Newly Built Stand! - PIC-

[cichlid_guy]

this is my newly built stand for my 20 gal convict tank.
it still needs stain and sealed but so far not bad.

tell me what you think.

scottie
Cichlid_Guy

 

[firetank]

pretty sweet c.g.

any dimensions, or more specifically, how thick was the timber you used??

 

[cichlid_guy]

i used 1x4 white pine.
the stand is 34" tall. It fits a tank with a footprint of
30.5" x 12.5"
the top is 10" tall, has a hinge lid and i mounted my light strip in the top.

I plan to use a Honey Pecon stain, and Gloss clear.

Photo gallery

here are all my pics of the tanks that I built.

scottie
Cichlid_guy

 

[beviking]

Wow! Nice stand scottie!! I like the others too!

 

[ArkyLady]

Great work cichlid_guy! Looks better than the stuff my LFS sells

Do you put any foam padding of any kind between the tank and the stand when you build these?

 

[cichlid_guy]

Foam padding? no.

Thanks for the nice comments!
I spent a total of $50 to build the stand and top.
Alot cheaper then all the stands at any of my LFS and alot nicer!
most are that FAKE partical board.
I like building stands and other things out of wood.
and i'm getting better as i go.

I found a sweet cabnet i might try to copy.
I might build a new tank just for it. I'm thinking
8' x 2' x 2' = 240gal. pretty nice tank!
i built a 300gal but not to impressed by the looks.

here is the pic i found.

scottie

 

[gcvt]

Wow - very nice work Scottie; just imagine how much money you have saved by building all those stands & hoods yourself

That last stand picture you posted looks nice - would be nice to built something like that for your big tank. Post tons of pics if you do it!

 

[aljen]

Nice work. How can you access the interior compartment of the stand?

 

[tyler]

very impressive.

 

[cichlid_guy]

I didn't make a door on this stand.
its only 12" wide and i have a 75gal stand and a 300 gal stand for storage.

thanks again for all the nice words!

Scottie