Right off the bat -
the stand is HEAVILY inspired by Brad's last tank stand that he built. (ID - Urbanek)
For anyone who hasnt seen his 365 images thread or his build thread - i strongly suggest you do. His tanks have been amazing and his woodworking skills are just epic.
I thank him for inspiring me to build my own stand - and I hope we hear from him soon because he hasnt updated his trio reef thread for a while now.
Just a quick run down.
The tank will be a 72 x 36 x 24.
The idea is to have no center brace for easy access to the sump and maintenance.
the RED planks are 2x4's -
the GREEN planks are 2x8's
the above two basically hold the weight of the tank.
the Brown is a 3/4th inch ply wood.
the BLUE are 2x4's that hold the FRAME of the stand OUTSIDE of the tank parameter.
the LIGHT blue are 2x4's that go on the INSIDE of the corner frames for support or screwing into.
For all those who are familiar with building stands - probably should be able to follow.
But happy to answer any follow up questions.
What i want to know.
Do i need to make any changes to this plan for a sound stand support set up?
Any suggestions from any one for cable management or plumbing that i should think about before starting this build?
Once the frank/structure is built - yall can be sure i will be back for guidance on the SKINNING part.
Front top View
Front bottom view
Front bottom right view
Back bottom left view
the stand is HEAVILY inspired by Brad's last tank stand that he built. (ID - Urbanek)
For anyone who hasnt seen his 365 images thread or his build thread - i strongly suggest you do. His tanks have been amazing and his woodworking skills are just epic.
I thank him for inspiring me to build my own stand - and I hope we hear from him soon because he hasnt updated his trio reef thread for a while now.
Just a quick run down.
The tank will be a 72 x 36 x 24.
The idea is to have no center brace for easy access to the sump and maintenance.
the RED planks are 2x4's -
the GREEN planks are 2x8's
the above two basically hold the weight of the tank.
the Brown is a 3/4th inch ply wood.
the BLUE are 2x4's that hold the FRAME of the stand OUTSIDE of the tank parameter.
the LIGHT blue are 2x4's that go on the INSIDE of the corner frames for support or screwing into.
For all those who are familiar with building stands - probably should be able to follow.
But happy to answer any follow up questions.
What i want to know.
Do i need to make any changes to this plan for a sound stand support set up?
Any suggestions from any one for cable management or plumbing that i should think about before starting this build?
Once the frank/structure is built - yall can be sure i will be back for guidance on the SKINNING part.
Front top View
Front bottom view
Front bottom right view
Back bottom left view