Another Custom Stand Construction Thread- 120 Gal.

[marino420td]

I just finished construction on the stand for my 120 gallon tank. It is made of maple and will be stained cherry to match my bar. Raised panel doors will be ordered for the front and sides.

I have pics of the entire construction process if anyone is interested.

 

[carpetride]

Very nice!

 

[marino420td]

Thanks Trent. As you can see, I am about to upgrade. I bought a used tank from another RC member and have been working quite a while on this stand. I'm just ready to get it completed now.

 

[doox00]

wow, that stand is very nice.. I am about done with a stand I am building for my 90g.. mine looks like complete *** next to that thing lol.. This is my first wood project though hehe

 

[doox00]

I notice on alot of diy stands the top is always covered, was wondering why that is?

 

[cerreta]

I notice on alot of diy stands the top is always covered, was wondering why that is?

for added strength of the stand and supporting equipment below the stand, like for mounting refugium lights. It is not necessary to have it covered though, just optional in most cases.

 

[BigManBud]

Hats off to ya guy...thats one great looking stand

 

[tbass]

how much do you charge? great lookin stand

 

[Russ Braaten]

Re: Another Custom Stand Construction Thread- 120 Gal.

Please, I would love to see them

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6835318#post6835318 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marino420td
I have pics of the entire construction process if anyone is interested. [/B]

 

[Marker]

Wow that is nice!

Congrats! I wish my woodworking skills were that good. How did you do the bumpouts? Are they structural or just cosmetic?

I'm in the early process of building a stand and tank and now I feel quite inadequate.

Marker

 

[mcegelsk]

I would love to see the entire construction process too! ...but I bet more would love to see them posted here! Thanks for sharing its gorgeous! ~Matt

 

[bigdee65]

Awsome looking stand. I too would love to see the process details :thumbsup:

 

[gobygoby]

thats beautiful!

 

[doox00]

yes, I would love to see the entire process as well, email em to poofph @ balancedblade.com please.

 

[OldmillXxX]

I, too would like to see the construction. I am about to start one for an AGA 125 gal and it would be similar to what you have done. I want mine to be simple, but jazzing it up a little couldn't hurt either!

Thanks in advance.

 

[CaptainDave]

looks very nice. i'm thinking of building a stand for an upgrade soon, and would love to see construction pics.

 

[marino420td]

I have gotten several request for pics of the construction process so I will post pics in this thread. Feel free to ask any questions.

I wanted to say first of all that a lot of my ideas and inspiration for this project came from a stand that sonofgaladriel built and documented in a thread on RC. I really liked the look of his stand and copied many of it traits into mine.

Here is the 2X4 framing going together with wood screws

 

[marino420td]

Here are pics of the finished framing

 

[marino420td]

The framing was then "skinned" with face frames made from solid maple. These frames were made using wood glue and pocket holes

These were attached using wood screws. The holes will be hidden by trim attached later.

 

[marino420td]

Next step was to build up for the columns. I attached some 3/4" Birch plywood and some solid maple for this.

Column structure now taking shape

I did not want any plywood edges or any endgrain visible.