Plans for a 125 gal. Tank Stand

[Muuurgh]

I want to build a 125/150 tank stand. Does anyone have any plans floating
about, or know where I can get plans that I might use?
Perhaps a book I could check out at the library?

Thanks,
Muuurgh

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[CanadianCray]

Just do a search for DIY aquarium stand.

"Muuurgh" > wrote in message
reenews.net...
>I want to build a 125/150 tank stand. Does anyone have any plans floating
>about, or know where I can get plans that I might use?
> Perhaps a book I could check out at the library?
>
> Thanks,
> Muuurgh
>
> --
> "He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes
> wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it."
> -Douglas Adams
>

[NetMax]

to get you started...
http://www.aquariacentral.com/diy/stand.shtml
http://www.garf.org/stand.html#STAND
http://www.kaotica.com/frag/diy/stand/index.html
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"CanadianCray" > wrote in message
. ..
> Just do a search for DIY aquarium stand.
>
> "Muuurgh" > wrote in message
> reenews.net...
>>I want to build a 125/150 tank stand. Does anyone have any plans
>>floating about, or know where I can get plans that I might use?
>> Perhaps a book I could check out at the library?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Muuurgh
>>
>> --
>> "He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes
>> wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it."
>> -Douglas Adams
>>
>
>

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Thanks as always for the great help... I "found" some scrap lumber in a
dumpster with lots of 2x4's and ply (or chip) board... I've got another
55 tank and lamp so this will be for that... I really like the cabinets
designs, lots of great plans that can adapt easily to any size.

Cheers, Karl.

NetMax wrote:
> to get you started...
> http://www.aquariacentral.com/diy/stand.shtml
> http://www.garf.org/stand.html#STAND
> http://www.kaotica.com/frag/diy/stand/index.html
> --
> www.NetMax.tk

[Jim Anderson]

In article >,
says...
> Just be arare, a 55 g tank will weight about 400+ lbs. with water and
> decos. Your stand has to be able to support that.
>
>

Not to nit-pick but a 55usg all set up weighs 625lbs
<http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/tipsandtables/l/bltanksize.htm>

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[Koi-Lo]

"fish lover" > wrote in message
...
> Just be arare, a 55 g tank will weight about 400+ lbs. with water and
> decos. Your stand has to be able to support that.
===================
Someone else said they weight 625 lbs. This is why we had a few extra
support pilings put under the sun-fishroom floor when we built the house.
The weight of these larger tanks should be taken into consideration when
deciding where to put them in one's home. And as you said when building a
stand for them. I only have one homemade stand for a 55g and the guy made
if out of 2x6's and used carriage bolts to hold it together.

Koi-Lo....

[Larry Blanchard]

Koi-Lo wrote:

>
> "fish lover" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Just be arare, a 55 g tank will weight about 400+ lbs. with water and
>> decos. Your stand has to be able to support that.
> ===================
> Someone else said they weight 625 lbs. This is why we had a few extra
> support pilings put under the sun-fishroom floor when we built the
> house. The weight of these larger tanks should be taken into
> consideration when
> deciding where to put them in one's home. And as you said when
> building a
> stand for them. I only have one homemade stand for a 55g and the guy
> made if out of 2x6's and used carriage bolts to hold it together.
>

For all of you going the 2x4 or 2x6 route. Try this. Get 3 or 4
friends together and sit on your kitchen counter. Did it collapse?
I doubt it. Now open it up and look at the construction. See any 2x4s?
Or 2x6s? I thought not.

Now go down to the LFS and look at their stands.

IOW, you don't need to build a fortress. Normal cabinet construction
techniques will work fine as long as you put in vertical dividers every
24 inches or so.



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Larry Blanchard wrote:
> For all of you going the 2x4 or 2x6 route. Try this. Get 3 or 4
> friends together and sit on your kitchen counter. Did it collapse?
> I doubt it. Now open it up and look at the construction. See any 2x4s?
> Or 2x6s? I thought not.

Except when the 2x4's are free! :)

[Todd Carini]

<snip>
> For all of you going the 2x4 or 2x6 route. Try this. Get 3 or 4
> friends together and sit on your kitchen counter. Did it collapse?
> I doubt it. Now open it up and look at the construction. See any 2x4s?
> Or 2x6s? I thought not.
>
> Now go down to the LFS and look at their stands.
>
> IOW, you don't need to build a fortress. Normal cabinet construction
> techniques will work fine as long as you put in vertical dividers every
> 24 inches or so.
>
>
>
> --
> It's turtles, all the way down

I built the stand for my 55 gal tank out of one 4x8 sheet of 3/4 plywood,
gorilla glue, and drywall screws. It looks just like any other cabinet.

Todd Carini

[Gill Passman]

Larry Blanchard wrote:
> Koi-Lo wrote:
>
>
>>"fish lover" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>Just be arare, a 55 g tank will weight about 400+ lbs. with water and
>>>decos. Your stand has to be able to support that.
>>
>>===================
>>Someone else said they weight 625 lbs. This is why we had a few extra
>>support pilings put under the sun-fishroom floor when we built the
>>house. The weight of these larger tanks should be taken into
>>consideration when
>>deciding where to put them in one's home. And as you said when
>>building a
>>stand for them. I only have one homemade stand for a 55g and the guy
>>made if out of 2x6's and used carriage bolts to hold it together.
>>
>
>
> For all of you going the 2x4 or 2x6 route. Try this. Get 3 or 4
> friends together and sit on your kitchen counter. Did it collapse?
> I doubt it. Now open it up and look at the construction. See any 2x4s?
> Or 2x6s? I thought not.
>
> Now go down to the LFS and look at their stands.
>
> IOW, you don't need to build a fortress. Normal cabinet construction
> techniques will work fine as long as you put in vertical dividers every
> 24 inches or so.
>
>
>

LOL - we actually jumped up and down on the cabinet to test it - didn't
shift an inch...

As for plans they were pretty much scribbled on a scrap of paper after
taking all the measurements (woodworking is one of hubby's hobbies).

Mine is for a 6 foot tank - around 130 plus US gall capacity. It is
constructed as 3 18mm MDF cupboards (varnished and waterproofed) screwed
and biscuited together (so that is 36mm struts). The top is one full
length piece of 18mm MDF - again screwed and biscuit jointed - then
there is a piece of 18mm (varnished and waterproofed) Plywood again
going across the full length of the cabinet (screwed and biscuit
jointed. The whole thing is then tied together with a full length trim
which is also biscuited and screwed on - it forms a "lip" for the tank
to sit behind (it also hides the 25mm Polystyrene block).

For the cabinet doors we used kitchen cabinet doors (that didn't look
too kitcheny).

One thing that I would suggest is that you think about the contents that
you will eventually put in the cabinets, including power. I have six
individually switchable sockets in the two side cabinets (can never get
enough power sockets IMO). They are in the side cabinets to keep them
away from potential leaks from the filter. They are on either side for
convenience - for example I have a heater at both ends of the tank. We
measured the filter and even my water change buckets to make sure that
they would fit, along with all the pipes and even the plugs for the
heaters etc. Also consider shelving for food, meds and all the other
fishy stuff that we all tend to accumulate - my shelves are adjustable
and removable. One of the reasons for this was so that we can easily
accomodate another canister filter if needs be.

The tank itself is set a little away from the wall to give easy access
to the pipework etc.

Next project is the tank hood and lighting...

Gill