Kitchen Base cabinets for a stand?

[ohioreefer]

Hello, my first post on here....I was wondering if anyone has used the kitchen base cabinets for a stand. It would be two 36" base cabinets with a 6 foot counter top on them for a 125 gallon tank.
I was planning on a little 2x4 re-inforcement of the cabinets and was curious as to what you guys thought?
Thx for any replies or ideas.

 

[revhtree]

I don't see anything wrong with it if you make sure it can handle it.

We need pics when you get done and welcome to R2R!

 

[Cuda]

Welcome to R2R! It could work but might want to beef them up

 

[cee]

Watch the particle board. Solid wood and/or solid wood ply should be fine but particle board isn't good wet. 2X4 reinforcement will def help. My stand is solid oak 3/4" w/ no bracing and has been holding a 6' tank for years.

 

[ohioreefer]

Thx for the reply...I didnt think there would be a problem....they are better built than most store bought aquarium stands. I will still add some extra framing, for peace of mind.
The only drawback I see is that the bottom will not all be one opening. I plan on using a skimmer sump that will be connected to another sump/ macro algae. I will just have to cut holes in the sides of the cabinets for the plumbing to run through......Hope it works like it does in my mind...lol

 

[ohioreefer]

got the cabinets done,,,and the sumps. thought I would post some pics. I still have to do the canopy for the t5's. I got the lights all wired up, just need to build the canopy and finish the plumbing.

 

[iani]

Looks nice. Good job.

 

[gilmour01]

i might just steal that idea...lol!

 

[revhtree]

Very nice! LOL! It looks great!

 

[ohioreefer]

i might just steal that idea...lol!

go ahead....I stole it from someone else.....lol

ianiwane...thx

 

[ohioreefer]

Very nice! LOL! It looks great!

thx rev..........all I need now is that Scoly you have in your avatar!!:bigsmile:

 

[CoralBandit]

Thats what i used you can sand the crap out of them to strip and then stain them any color also... too bad I cant afford a good camera, I need ridiculous corals instead lol One day I will post pics.. one day

 

[ohioreefer]

I didn't have to sand them. I bought them new at Home Depot, they were leftovers. I got both cabinets and the countertop for $112. I couldn't pass em up.

 

[J&O'sdad]

You can't beat that with a big olstick

 

[Russellaqua]

Awesome idea and the stand looks great. Definitely a better deal than a new aquarium stand.

 

[mfinn]

That looks great.
I did something similar on a much smaller scale.
I bought a 12 gallon bio-cube and needed something to put it on.
I found a single door upper cabnet that with a piece of plywood on the top worked perfect for me and it was only $46

 

[ficklefins]

You should use matching cabinets for the canopy. The small kind that go over the space above the fridge. Nice work BTW

 

[livingstone]

Very nice!

 

[Wy Renegade]

You shouldn't have any issues, I've had several 100 gallon tanks sitting over similar cabinet sets for years in my classroom w/out reinforcing them, and I've never had any issues. In fact, one run of 4 cabinets has two 100 gallon tanks sitting on top of them.

 

[sprinklerdudes]

looks like a nice project