Show me Your Fancy STANDS!!!

[davocean]

I do agree you have to be careful not to upstage the cabinet over the tank.
Originally I wanted my octo cab stained glass to be an amethyst/purple color, but decided that was too close to tank color, and I didn't want anything brighter than the tank as your eye tends to draw to the brightest color first.
IMO the darker cabinet colors do seem to frame the tank better.
I think thisguy's just looks like a nice built in wall piece, and w/ that stain color your eye should go right to lighted tank first, then you observe the nice cabinetry.

 

[feh]

I do agree you have to be careful not to upstage the cabinet over the tank.
Originally I wanted my octo cab stained glass to be an amethyst/purple color, but decided that was too close to tank color, and I didn't want anything brighter than the tank as your eye tends to draw to the brightest color first.
IMO the darker cabinet colors do seem to frame the tank better.
I think thisguy's just looks like a nice built in wall piece, and w/ that stain color your eye should go right to lighted tank first, then you observe the nice cabinetry.

Thats partly why I went with a two tone stain and so forth. Granted extra space is nice, but I didn't want a huge stand. My tank is a cube which already makes space valuable because of the footprint, but I've managed to pull it off.

 

[ThisGuy12]

I did the darker stain and stainless steel trim and pulls for two reasons. 1. davocean you are correct when the tank is lot your eyes are drawn to it first. 2. When the tank isn't lit or it's a sunny day (granted this is in my rec room so that's a moot point) it looks like one big piece of art.

Okay third reason, my wife loves this colour, I like it as well but she was talking about redoing the kitchen to match...

 

[mhucasey]

If the cabinet makes the wife happy, I think you did well Its hard enough getting our better halves interested most of the time so every little bit helps:lol:

 

[davocean]

Okay third reason, my wife loves this colour, I like it as well but she was talking about redoing the kitchen to match...

That is the most important factor right there, happy wife = happy life!
May all our significant others be reef safe!

 

[feh]

I guess I should consider myself privileged for now. Not married yet and she and I don't live together.

 

[ThisGuy12]

If the cabinet makes the wife happy, I think you did well Its hard enough getting our better halves interested most of the time so every little bit helps:lol:

The wife isn't near as excited as I am, but she definitely was excited when we visited the LFS and she got to pick out what fish we are stocking. In fact I just picked out the 2 clownfish

That is the most important factor right there, happy wife = happy life!
May all our significant others be reef safe!

"So shall it be written, so shall it be done".

My wife puts up with a ton, I have many many hobbies! :lol:

 

[reefgeek110]

Shabby chic inspired. Just finished, canopy will be built eventually.

 

[ThisGuy12]

Vurry nice! Like the antique finish look. A mixture of roman style that has been wasting away in the sun.

 

[mkjohnson1990]

My DIY Stand

My DIY Stand

I decided to jump in the discussion and show off my newly finished stand (Matching Hood Still to Come!). Before I get bashed for such an unestablished tank, let me say that it is still finishing up the cycle before adding fish. The stand's internal structure is framed out of 2x4's and the tank is sitting on three 2x6's running left to right standing on their sides and on top of the 2x4 frame.

I also decided that magnetic doors would be easier to seal up for light purposes than hinged cabinet doors (also much easier to build).

found this fancy looking panel board at home depot and some crown molding and voila! Fancy Stand!!

 

[Kpotter2]

I built these for some local club member's! I like DIY anything, but building great looking and functional stands is fun for me.
This one is a four door 75/90gal stand

A few others 29Gal

And another for a 40breeder

Hope you like
KP

 

[Tautog]

My newest addition. 7 gallon deep blue cube. Pic is before it was stocked. Not "fancy" per say, but I don't know anyone else that has a tank stand that had lobsters in it last fall.
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[ThisGuy12]

I like it, very innovative, as long as you washed the lobster smell out haha!

Nice cube tank, think I'm going to get one like that for our kitchen.

 

[Tautog]

It was one of the cleaner ones from the stack. Plus my wife and kids are used to the fish smell living with me. From April till November my hands usually have some sort of remnant on them.

 

[Rognin]

Might as well give it a go also. This is for my custom 145gal penninsula build (it's going in the living room).

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[Centralreefs]

Very unique stands, will deff be coming here for ideas on my next build

 

[dattack]

Might as well give it a go also. This is for my custom 145gal penninsula build (it's going in the living room).

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Nice. What kind of woood is this?

 

[davocean]

Might as well give it a go also. This is for my custom 145gal penninsula build (it's going in the living room).

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I like the look, but w/out knowing what you have for support or what that tank requires I'm wondering what kind of support you have for the center, and does that tank need support at just corners, or overall?
It looks like trim at bottom, just not top.
Does tank manufacturer say what is needed?

 

[maddmaxx]

I like the look, but w/out knowing what you have for support or what that tank requires I'm wondering what kind of support you have for the center, and does that tank need support at just corners, or overall?
It looks like trim at bottom, just not top.
Does tank manufacturer say what is needed?

looks like 4x4s on the corners. that should be plenty of support for a tank that will go on there...

 

[davocean]

looks like 4x4s on the corners. that should be plenty of support for a tank that will go on there...

Yeah corners alone are fine on trimmed tanks, non trimmed often need support across entire bottom.
Just a cautious observation, I saw a tank similar recently that did call for joist type support every 16-20"