Time To Get Rolling - 100 gallon SPS Dominant Tank Build

[Reef Hammer]

Looking to document a 100 gallon build...I am not a beginner but not an expert. Any interest in following and participating, let me know. You can learn from my mistakes and maybe even some successes. Are you along for the ride?

 

[Reef Hammer]

Getting ready to roll. Come along for the journey. Give me your thoughts, tips, suggestions so we can all learn together!

 

[littlefishy]

Tell us more about what's planned
Shallow/tall, macro/lps/sps and fishys

 

[Reef Hammer]

And so it begins....
This tank build is going to be a 100 gallon sps dominant reef tank. Will have some DIY projects along the way as well as share the equipment we are going to use. Tank dimensions are going to be 48x24x20. Our start will be a DIY aquarium stand...I know, there are a million of these out there and the design is nothing new but a good foundation is extremely important! Thanks for coming along!

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Following!

 

[Reef Hammer]

Tools and materials needed for the DIY aquarium stand frame. I am no expert at media but hope you find these videos informative. Please forgive me, I forgot to mention a level in the video. Definitely an important tool in this build.

Tools:
Power Drill
Miter Saw
Tape Measurer
Square
90 degree clamp
Pencil
Level

Materials:
2 lbs - 2 1/2 inch wood deck screws (9 gauge)
10 - 2x4’s (8 ft in length, prime cut)
2 - 2x4 ft ply wood sheets (5/16 inch, sanded on both sides)

 

[Reef Hammer]

2x4 cut lengths for the DIY aquarium stand. Stand is going to be 4ft length, 2ft wide, and 3 ft tall.

2x4 Cut Lengths:
4 - 48”
4 - 35”
8 - 29”
10 - 21”

 

[Reef Hammer]

I will be posting a bunch of stuff on the stand soon! Life got busy but stand is almost completed! Hope you will like what you see.