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Sounds good, I'll try to source those. Thanks againI have used deck screws on my boat in salt water for decades and they look brand new.
Polymer-Protected
Polymer-coated steel screws, nails and bolts rely on a thin zinc plating covered with a non-reactive organic polymer coating to fight corrosion in copper-treated wood. The polymer coating acts like a plastic wrapper to keep water and dissolved copper from reaching and reacting with the zinc and steel.
I just have a handheld saw however I can get wood cut to size at my local hardware store but I'll need to do corner cutouts etc myselfHey, I need to know what kind of tool you have at home. Router? Table saw? Track saw?
True, I would not use those screws for anything but aesthetic planking on the outside. The structure needs bolts and I would use through bolts rather than lag bolts that have screw threads.
An alternative to consider...
I've built many large wooden aquarium stands. Works fine, no reason not to go that route, and lots of good info above.
Before you make your final decision, call a local steel fab company, and ask what a 1.5" square tube welded steel stand would cost. For my 60x30 footprint tank, it was under $600, and cost another $100 to have it powdercoated.
Now... I could have built a 2x4 stand for way cheaper, but if you're going to do a nice looking cabinetry grade stand, you're going to spend close to that $600 on materials anyway, and steel makes so much sense. Powder coated, it'll outlive the tank by a generation, it's way strong, so you can span larger distances, leave more open room under the tank, etc. Easy to 'skin', or whatever you want to do to make it attractive... Steel just gives you so many more options
18 ply Baltic birch (BB/BB) here in Nashville (and anywhere really) is all marine grade. And it’s $78 a sheetCan leave it in water bathtub and it would shrink or warp.
I didn't know that. Thanks, good to know.