DIY 38g Stand

[sjm1978]

Me and my friend are building a stand for him and his wifes soon to be All-Glass 38g Reef tank. we decided to build a stand instead of buying one so we can make it the way we want it. it is gonna have two doors and molding top/bottom/sides its gonna be staind antique walnut with a couple of coats of satin polyurathane to protect it. it is 28"H 36 1/5"W 13"D here are some pic of the progress sofar.

and our supervisor making sure we build it to specs

 

[sjm1978]

heres an update today we put all the moldings on with gorilla glue and finshing nails and used putty to cover all screw holes and nail holes and sanded it. we still need to cut out two holes in the back and cut out the front and put the doors on and put a floor inside the stand. then after we are done with all that. were gonna stain it. heres some updated pics.

 

[sjm1978]

ok today we got the doors made and cut the door holes and we put a floor inside the stand. tomorrow we are gonna make some cutouts on the back of the stand for filter hose's and power wires to go thru. then were are gonna sand everything and start staining the stand. here is some pics

 

[sjm1978]

ok today we got the stand staind. all we have to do is put the doors on and its finshed. then we are gonna start doing the tank setup.

 

[sjm1978]

ok stand is finally done now were gonna start the tank setup.

 

[Cody Ray]

Very nice, don't forget to coat the inside to prevent rotting!