Local stand builder

[jddaniel]

I am looking for someone that is willing or does build stands locally. The tank will be setup in Medina and should be ready in anbout 2.5 months +/-. This is going to be a gift for my dad and would like to get him something custom made that will work nice in his new home. The tank is narrowed down to 2 sizes at this point, 60 x 24 x 24 or 72 x 24 x 24 both acrylic. I would just like a ballpark from a local DIYer that is up to the challenge. I am not looking for anything crazy, just a good quality stand for the new tank. PM me if you may be interested and I can provide what details you may need.

Thanks

 

[itZme]

I hope my sons will be like you someday :lol:

Good luck with your quest. It may be more help to know what type of materials you want to use (mahogany, pine etc... ) also what type of stand (raised panel doors, open bookcase style etc...)
That should be able to get you a better estimate and may deter some people from contacting you if they are not up the task of creating custom raised panel doors or something.

HTH
-- Kevin

 

[jddaniel]

I am thinking oak would be my number one choice for material. I am open to suggestion as I have seen some framed with different material and "skinned" with oak. I am not looking for anything fancy, this will be going into a newly built contemporary home set against a large wall. The type available in the store is ok, but this will probably be his last big tank purchase and wants something that is really just his. I would also like to have a matching canopy that will be fitted with T5 bulbs that is low profile in height. I would like to see some custom builds out there and this would help me give some better ideas to what design would work best.

 

[Morgandy]

Here is a sample pic for you, the solid oak 6' for our old 210 that my husband did. Dead strong stand! There was some nice corner work, and the middle posts between the doors could pop out (safely) to do maintenance under there. Because of the downward slant of the wall/ceiling on the left, the biggest issue was the stand was way too low to work inside it easily enough. Also, I didn't want a canopy, so can't give an example of that. Sorry these don't show closer detail. There 'might' be more in my gallery, I didn't go through it very much.