DIY 90 stand

[fishes2889]

How much did this all cost?? Im looking to do a 75g reef and need to know how much for the wood etc...

Steve

 

[jet_jer]

Uhm - probably close to $250 including stain and brushes. Its all pine though so if you used anything else like maple or oak - the price goes up reasonably higher.

jer

 

[heyfredyourhat]

for prices, i am in process of doing a 120 stand, i bought 2 sheets of good one side fir plywood .5 inch, and 2 sheets of mahogany .25 inch good one side, and it cost be 130 canadian! wow, you would think with all the trees in my backyard i could get a better deal....

 

[flfirefighter13]

Stand looks great, I only hope mine comes out that nice. One thought though, if your leaving the tank where it is pictured you may want to cover or close that ac vent, could wreck havic on trying to keep your temp stable with it blowing into the stand and messing with the sump.

 

[jet_jer]

The vent pictured is an OLD furnace return - nothing blows out of it.. Its purpose is to return air back to the furnace - however the new furnace I just had installed draws most of its air from the outside so it shouldn't be an issue.

Thanks for the comments.

jer

 

[horkn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8224769#post8224769 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jet_jer
AGA's Answer: As long as there are no high spots on the plywood in the corners - there is nothing wrong with having the plywood top on the base. I asked if this was for all AGA glass aquariums and the respose was yes.

So it seems that as long as the base of the aquarium does not get twisted when sitting in the plywood then all is well.

jer

yep, you will be fine.

 

[jet_jer]

Here is an update - the tank has moved into the house and I have a couple pics of the stand/tank and the entertainment center I tried to mimic.

Entertainment center:

Stand/tank

Thanks for looking.

Jer

 

[Liquid Hobby]

NICE!

 

[sleevasteve]

Very nice!

 

[keion_7]

GREAT JOB. i'm about do diy one for my 120 upgrade. what's the height of your canopy?

 

[jet_jer]

Just wanted to post some final pics of the completed setup and move. I moved all contents last Friday and by Saturday I had all the corals in place. I need to add some epoxy to some of the rock structure to help keep it in place, but I wanted to look at it for a bit to make sure I liked it. I'm really happy with everything and the fact that the sump is real accessable being in the basement.


Canopy hieght is 16" tall - the halides sit 10" off water surface.

Jer

 

[sleevasteve]

Looks awesome!! Please keep up updated with the growth of it!