225 reef build

[old salty]

Thanks a bunch for posting pics of your stand. I am buying a similar sized tank from a guy and no stand. The LFS quoted me at $799 for a nice Oceanic stand; way more than I am willing to pay. I was drawing up plans today and threw them away when I saw your pics. Would you mind giving a quick rundown of the sizes you use; it's hard to tell from the pictures.

 

[cioutlaw]

Old salty- the frame is 2x6 with 2x4 cross bracing, 3/4" Oak top & inside floor, skin is 1/4" Birch wood & the trim is 1x3 Oak. All joints are glued & screwed. The design is overkill im sure but most store bought stands are weak in my opinion. Let me know if I can help further.

 

[chrisqueenz]

Jumping aboard for this one!

Nice stand

 

[fefo23]

Any pic, and where do you order your tank.

 

[orlandobrian]

I cant wait to see your design for a canopy.

 

[cioutlaw]

Fefo- the tank is from www.glasscages.com & the only pics of the tank I have are at the top of this thread which is where it is still sitting.

 

[cioutlaw]

Finally some updates

Used steel knee braces to stiffen things up

Still have to mount lights & some touch up, sanding, stain & paint the inside...also missing a door on the backside, lost a set of hinges some how.

 

[Brandan]

Looks great, I don't know if I missed it earlier, but is the top going to stay open? I imagine it will be to tall to see over anyways, so you could let the heat rise out. I hope my new canopy turns out that nice.

 

[cioutlaw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10222688#post10222688 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Brandan
Looks great, I don't know if I missed it earlier, but is the top going to stay open? I imagine it will be to tall to see over anyways, so you could let the heat rise out. I hope my new canopy turns out that nice.

Thanks, the top will be left open & will be at 6'-6" when on the stand. Im going to wait & see how bad the light reflection on my room ceiling will be, if real bad I'll do something different.

 

[orlandobrian]

How tall is your canopy? I mean how many inches from the top of the tank? I dont know why I didnt think of leaving the top open. Very smart! I hope you dont mind me stealing some of your design.

 

[cioutlaw]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10224027#post10224027 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by orlandobrian
How tall is your canopy? I mean how many inches from the top of the tank? I dont know why I didnt think of leaving the top open. Very smart! I hope you dont mind me stealing some of your design.

12" tall, help yourself

 

[cioutlaw]

Updates...the wood finshing is done! been a really busy summer & this isnt getting done near as fast as I expected.

decided to make some small panels to cover the sides of the full width overflow, they velcro on.

Im going to leave the top open for now but we will see how it goes after 3 250w pendants & VHO actinics are on. thats a sliding light rack for the pendants.

Got bored at work & built this stainless pan for the bottom of the stand to catch any minor leaks or spills.

 

[fefo23]

Looking good, can't wait for more updates

 

[jgs107]

looks awesome...cant wait to see it filled

 

[gary faulkner]

cioutlaw
I really like your stand and hood and I'm sure that I won't be the only one to copy your idea. I searched a lot of threads looking for something really nice. Thanks for helping me to decide.

Looking forward to the rest of the thread.

 

[jgs107]

looking good...

 

[kamico]

Great Job on the stand! I was looking into getting a tank very similuar to yours and im working with GC too!

 

[old salty]

Looks very nice. Thanks for the extra pics of the stand. Once the temps start to fall, I will begin construction. Way too hot to be locked inside a garage in this weather.

 

[gary faulkner]

Updates please???

 

[aquataren]

cioutlaw - like your construction
<p>noticed you have a metal pan for @ the bottom. Did you weld that yourself? Thought it might a good idea for the accidental pill.
<p>Do you intend to have a drain on the pan just in case?