Metal Stands: Where can I buy one ???
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Asonitez
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Depends on your version of scary.
A stand from marineland will cost you as much as the tank and be short, with vertical braces in crap spots and made of particle board.
A wooden stand you make is subject to materials cost, your time and labor, and the fact that depending on your tank manufacturer void your warranty if you don't use their stand. If you don't use the right materials, wood, screws and seal it will over time it will weaken.
A steel stand is subject to material cost, a welder that is familiar with, or has possible done a stand before. You will still have to wrap the steel stand and pay some one to powder coat it. Thats more material cost and the expert labor of a skilled welder and tradesman. Theres a reason welders make decent money if they are good at their craft.
On the other hand the aluminum stand you can build yourself using the pre-cut pieces that they send you. You can choose to wrap it. Or not. It looks good both ways. Heck you might even choose to velcro a black cloth around the base of the stand and make it really easy to work on. Or you might choose to use some cheap plywood cut to size painted and again velcroed to the stand. It will outlast your tank. Not only that if you choose to upgrade in the future you can send the measurements back to framing tech and have them re-cut you additional pieces of aluminum in order to use pretty much the same fasteners as before to build your new tank. Something you can't do with wood or steel.
Here's a video I did of my stand for my frag tank
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My build thread has a diagram of my new stand for my 350 Gallon
Either way good luck with your search!
A stand from marineland will cost you as much as the tank and be short, with vertical braces in crap spots and made of particle board.
A wooden stand you make is subject to materials cost, your time and labor, and the fact that depending on your tank manufacturer void your warranty if you don't use their stand. If you don't use the right materials, wood, screws and seal it will over time it will weaken.
A steel stand is subject to material cost, a welder that is familiar with, or has possible done a stand before. You will still have to wrap the steel stand and pay some one to powder coat it. Thats more material cost and the expert labor of a skilled welder and tradesman. Theres a reason welders make decent money if they are good at their craft.
On the other hand the aluminum stand you can build yourself using the pre-cut pieces that they send you. You can choose to wrap it. Or not. It looks good both ways. Heck you might even choose to velcro a black cloth around the base of the stand and make it really easy to work on. Or you might choose to use some cheap plywood cut to size painted and again velcroed to the stand. It will outlast your tank. Not only that if you choose to upgrade in the future you can send the measurements back to framing tech and have them re-cut you additional pieces of aluminum in order to use pretty much the same fasteners as before to build your new tank. Something you can't do with wood or steel.
Here's a video I did of my stand for my frag tank
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
My build thread has a diagram of my new stand for my 350 Gallon
Either way good luck with your search!
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