Hi all,
Here is a stand and hood I built for a guy that used to be in my local reef club. He recently moved further south and I was down his way the other week so I snapped some pics. The tank is 48†L x 24†H x 24†W (120 gallons). He wanted it to be at eye level, so I built the stand 42†high as opposed to the normal 30â€Â. All and all it is well over 7’ tall, which actually looks really nice at his place as he has 10’ ceilings. I built bifold doors for the stand and hood, so there is unobstructed access to both. There is a large header that runs under the front of the tank that eliminates the need for any center bracing. The top of the hood, along with the top rail of the face frame, lift up. So with the doors open you have full access to the tank from above. The stand and hood are oak, and the inside of the stand is finished in birch veneer plywood. We ran all the electrical behind the back of the stand and mounted all the controls through the back with brushed stainless steel face plates inside the stand, to match the door hardware.
I am a plant physiologist/botanist by trade, but I come from a long line of cabinet makers. So every now and again I enjoy building something like this.
Questions and comments always welcome,
Jay
Here is a stand and hood I built for a guy that used to be in my local reef club. He recently moved further south and I was down his way the other week so I snapped some pics. The tank is 48†L x 24†H x 24†W (120 gallons). He wanted it to be at eye level, so I built the stand 42†high as opposed to the normal 30â€Â. All and all it is well over 7’ tall, which actually looks really nice at his place as he has 10’ ceilings. I built bifold doors for the stand and hood, so there is unobstructed access to both. There is a large header that runs under the front of the tank that eliminates the need for any center bracing. The top of the hood, along with the top rail of the face frame, lift up. So with the doors open you have full access to the tank from above. The stand and hood are oak, and the inside of the stand is finished in birch veneer plywood. We ran all the electrical behind the back of the stand and mounted all the controls through the back with brushed stainless steel face plates inside the stand, to match the door hardware.
I am a plant physiologist/botanist by trade, but I come from a long line of cabinet makers. So every now and again I enjoy building something like this.
Questions and comments always welcome,
Jay
