Stands.

[bruce 1]

Post some pictures of your stands. I am building a 240 gal tank and need ideas for my stand and canopy. Tanks Bruce

 

[gar732]

this should help you out. https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/do-yourself-diy/57685-show-off-your-custom-wood-canopies.html

 

[swannyson7]

And here's one for all the metal fabricators out there....
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/do-yourself-diy/57686-show-off-your-custom-metal-canopies.html

 

[bruce 1]

thank you

 

[revhtree]

Bruce what did you end up buying bro?

 

[bruce 1]

I am having a 240 built. Close to what you had.

 

[1mbrews8]

this is mine i built! it is for a 180g, but might give you an idea.. it is a 2x4 and 2x6 construction (and plywood on top of course), with red oak as the "covering". 3 coats of stain and 3 of poly. did take a while because i could only work on it a bit at a time, but i think it turned out nice. the things i would do differently the next go around, is that i would use less oak. i ended up using quite a bit accidentally as nailers..

 

[bruce 1]

That is nice. How did you make the pillars on the corners?

 

[CTMarinelife]

I got a steel shelving unit from a friend that measures 8x4 and has a shelf underneath, my tank is only 24" deep so I put a 55 gal tank behind it for observing new fish before entering 240.

 

[1mbrews8]

That is nice. How did you make the pillars on the corners?

just "built them out".. kinda stacking different layers of wood on top of one another. I have a thread somewhere on atlantareefclub.com
thanks
mike

 

[nixer]

just "built them out".. kinda stacking different layers of wood on top of one another. I have a thread somewhere on atlantareefclub.com
thanks
mike

sounds heavy. i thought it was just crown molding and trim