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Re: Building an aquarium stand

Richard Bennett — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:16:15 -0000

Have a ball, I'm sure welding is a fine method of woodworking.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

crap tank plan — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:02:45 -0000

thats rubbish, if you've got more time than sense to build a tank then you can do ur fancy puzzle bullshit but i'm gonna weld me a fat steel frame tank covered in light oak

Re: Building an aquarium stand

Richard — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:26:38 -0000

Right, that's the method of choice for those with limited tools.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

riddiculous — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:45:55 -0000

Instead of doing that, easier method is to double up on the 2x4's. 2x4's are cheap and doing that jigsaw puzzle takes too much time.

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Re: Building an aquarium stand

DAN — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:40:05 -0000

I WAS GIVEN 120G TANK WITH A METAL STAND FROM A FRIEND. I DECIDED TO USE THE METAL STAND AS ITS PRIMARY SUPPORT AND BUILD A WOOD SLEEVE SURROUND FOR THE STAND. WHEN IM DONE BUILDING THE SURROUND ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SLIDE THE CABINET RIGHT OVER THE METAL STAND AND IM DONE.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

MyndPollution — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 20:34:59 -0000

Hello Richard,

I was wondering if you might have some time to devise a plan for a 120 gallon 24x24x48 aquarium.

I would like to make it out of white washed oak. I just need to know dimensions, cuts and what glues to use.

I appreciate your time and thank you in advance for any help you may suggest.

Kind regards,
Mynd

Re: Building an aquarium stand

Richard Bennett — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:28:14 -0000

Not a bad idea, and with steel you can build a cantilever design that would be totally impractical with wood. But don't forget to rust-proof it.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

Michiel — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:56:09 -0000

Why not just weld a steel stand. Everyone can weld a stand. Or have someone that can weld it for you. Then you can encase it with wood.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

Paul — Sun, 11 Jan 2004 06:34:17 -0000

I have to build a stand for a 125 gallon floating bottom tank. The 'floating bottom' refers to the fact that the bottom horizontal plate of glass is about an inch higher than the bottoms of the glass plates of the sides of the tank, thus only the outside edges of the tank come into contact with the stand. The tank itself measures 4 feet long by 2 feet wide by 2 feet high. What type of wood should i use? how many legs are nessecary and what kind of support should I use. This is the first real woodworking project that i'm embarking on, and am probably going to need assistance with. I have a digital camera and could keep an online journal if there is any interest. Any info you could give would be helpful.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

dee staten — Sat, 01 Nov 2003 22:57:43 -0000

Thanxs for the pointers and plans & links!!
I was given tools to "keep me busy"...but none to help me learn how to use them!

Thanks to your info and total lack of jargon, I understand excatly how to do it...

Thanks again.I have 50 gal tank. YOu are excatly right $100 for a stand, and three years later, its gotta be replaced.

Ddee

Re: Building an aquarium stand

Steve — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 17:25:05 -0000

Stop being a gay Hitler.
Thanks.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

James P. — Sun, 01 Jun 2003 17:01:24 -0000

Nice design. However, when you notch a 2X4 in half, you turn it into a 1X4 or 2X1 1/2. Use this design, and add a stud to either side of the corner, under a whole part of the 2-by, and it works nicely.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

John Weidner — Sun, 02 Feb 2003 12:26:25 -0000

Neat! I hope you will be post pictures of the finished product. It looks very strong vertically, and I assume the veneer layer will protect against racking.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

Richard Bennett — Sun, 02 Feb 2003 04:37:56 -0000

Glass aquariums generally extend the vertical sides below the bottom, so you need to have load-bearing surfaces all around the perimeter of the tank - that's why all pieces have to be notched.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

Jahaziel Maqqebet — Sun, 02 Feb 2003 03:45:48 -0000

There is no reason to notch the blue piece, from the perspective of vertical stresses.

If you must notch the blue piece, I would have notched the red piece on the inside instead of the outside, thus trapping the yellow piece.

Re: Building an aquarium stand

Steve — Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:57:30 -0000

Plywood And Lumber Sales (4th St. in San Jose, and in Emeryville) are also good for dimensional lumber -- at any rate, they sell quartersawn oak for noticeably less than MacBeath.