Oak Stand for my 75g

[johncl]

Boy tough crowd. Those four corner pieces alone would support a 75 if you could get them to stand up by themselves.

 

[spaulding]

Boy tough crowd. Those four corner pieces alone would support a 75 if you could get them to stand up by themselves.

i have to agree. not everyone feels the need for mass amounts of overkill. just think about what a typical purchased stand is made from, mdf and brads.

 

[IrnGynt]

I'm very confident it would do fine as is. It is extremely sturdy and dead-on square. But I'm not done yet.

This is my second stand. The first was for a 110 gallon and I SERIOUSLY overbuilt it (rated to hold over 3000 lbs). I also made it to hold a 27" TV and a VCR. If looked fine, but after all that work and planning, everytime I looked at it all I could think was -> rectangular box with a TV in it and an aquarium on top.

I wanted to go a different route with this one.

 

[IrnGynt]

A little more progress today:

All I have left is to mount the doors, sand, stain, and get the floor in.

 

[phillydog1958]

great job! i will certainly appreciate your final product because you're allowing us to see your progression. it's a great story.

 

[johncl]

Beautiful Can't wait to see the finished product.

Oh and btw I'm pretty sure t will support a 75

 

[IrnGynt]

Thanks for the complements!

Got everything sanded and the 1st coat of poly-stain down. I usually suck at this part...

Here are the doors with one coat:

Shooting for tomorrow after work to get the 2nd on.

 

[chrisstylez1]

looking good

 

[jimolds8862]

i work at a sawmill 4 20 years .oak is very solid wood.very pence. will work just fine. we make oak flooring. will uphold what you give it.

 

[IrnGynt]

Some updated pics. The stand is done!! Just painting the back of the tank now. Please excuse the pics. My shed is kind of cramped.