I have been in freshwater hobby like 10 years ago and this year decided to start reef tank.
It was a great help by looking to others designs and discussions so I hope this build will help somebody else.
I liked the view of 72g but most of the stands available were not good looking at all. On top of this I wanted to match the stand with the rest of the furniture which is kind of red cherry.
I did some research on the builds and made the stand based on eric-c (from Boston reefers forum) design. I did few changes in the design and finished it differently.
here is the original build:
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?81295-72Bow-Stand
I bought 29g AGA aquarium for sump so made my design to accommodate it which led to some tweaks from similar build.
Construction materials:
- 2x4 studs for frame
- 3/4" plywood for top and bottom
- 1/4" maple plywood to skin the stand
- maple moldings
In order to fit 29g I had to shift the middle back leg off center. The rest is kind of self explaining. I glued and screwed studs to L blocks, then glued and screwed them to 3/4" plywood.
It was a great help by looking to others designs and discussions so I hope this build will help somebody else.
I liked the view of 72g but most of the stands available were not good looking at all. On top of this I wanted to match the stand with the rest of the furniture which is kind of red cherry.
I did some research on the builds and made the stand based on eric-c (from Boston reefers forum) design. I did few changes in the design and finished it differently.
here is the original build:
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?81295-72Bow-Stand
I bought 29g AGA aquarium for sump so made my design to accommodate it which led to some tweaks from similar build.
Construction materials:
- 2x4 studs for frame
- 3/4" plywood for top and bottom
- 1/4" maple plywood to skin the stand
- maple moldings
In order to fit 29g I had to shift the middle back leg off center. The rest is kind of self explaining. I glued and screwed studs to L blocks, then glued and screwed them to 3/4" plywood.