Show off your DIY stand!!

jzenob · 10-30-2009, 12:34 AM

So I am currently working on my 150 gallon stand and almost to the part where I need to get some molding and stuff to put around the edges....I think it would be helpful is everyone can post some pics of there stand so I can see what styles you guys went for!! Thanks guy

catz · 10-30-2009, 04:10 AM

I would love to see some too, I currently have a 150 cichlid tank and I really don't like the stand and would love to make a new one. come on folks, send in those pictures and help the rest of us that really don't an imagination so we can copy your style... LOL

bluewhite4 · 10-30-2009, 05:50 AM

Here's ours:

The top trim is a oak waynes coating topper trim. We used 1/4" oak plywood to skin the stand, and the topper fit perfectly onto that 1/4" lip. The bottom is some plain oak base trim. Found both at Menard's for a decent price.

jzenob · 10-30-2009, 10:40 AM

Good stuff bluewhite4 looks sweet!!

jzenob · 11-04-2009, 11:09 AM

bump

Ultraner · 11-04-2009, 11:51 AM

This stand is for a 90 gallon so a bit smaller in scale. Its all 1/2" oak cabinet grade plywood. I cut all the moldings except the 1/4" trim molding that goes around the top, on my table saw. I originally had stained it with an all in one minwax, but I would highly recommend not using it if doing anything bigger than a breadbox

. I ended up not happy with it and put a super high gloss paint on it.

PackLeader · 11-04-2009, 02:00 PM

Here's mine! I did mine in a fashion to use the seperate fuge tank as a secondary display. Also, ALL of the external paneling is removable, and I can strip the stand down to the bare frame in less than a minute, which makes it very easy come maintenance time on the sump and fuge.
Pica are before the stand was painted black:

And the fuge:

Iraf · 11-04-2009, 02:05 PM

my DIY stand didn't take long to build, I went to a DSA authorized store and traded greenbacks for it

10-30-2009, 12:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
jzenob Coral Banded Shrimp Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: cleveland, ohio Posts: 371 Skin: Mint Karma: 740	Show off your DIY stand!! So I am currently working on my 150 gallon stand and almost to the part where I need to get some molding and stuff to put around the edges....I think it would be helpful is everyone can post some pics of there stand so I can see what styles you guys went for!! Thanks guy

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10-30-2009, 04:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
catz Fire Shrimp Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Katy, Texas Age: 47 Posts: 327 Skin: Classic Karma: 1973	I would love to see some too, I currently have a 150 cichlid tank and I really don't like the stand and would love to make a new one. come on folks, send in those pictures and help the rest of us that really don't an imagination so we can copy your style... LOL

10-30-2009, 05:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
bluewhite4 Astrea Snail Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 61 Skin: Mint Karma: 463	Here's ours: The top trim is a oak waynes coating topper trim. We used 1/4" oak plywood to skin the stand, and the topper fit perfectly onto that 1/4" lip. The bottom is some plain oak base trim. Found both at Menard's for a decent price.

10-30-2009, 10:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
jzenob Coral Banded Shrimp Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: cleveland, ohio Posts: 371 Skin: Mint Karma: 740	Good stuff bluewhite4 looks sweet!!

11-04-2009, 11:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
jzenob Coral Banded Shrimp Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: cleveland, ohio Posts: 371 Skin: Mint Karma: 740	bump

11-04-2009, 11:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ultraner Peppermint Shrimp Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Carolina Age: 28 Posts: 449 Skin: Mint Karma: 139374	This stand is for a 90 gallon so a bit smaller in scale. Its all 1/2" oak cabinet grade plywood. I cut all the moldings except the 1/4" trim molding that goes around the top, on my table saw. I originally had stained it with an all in one minwax, but I would highly recommend not using it if doing anything bigger than a breadbox . I ended up not happy with it and put a super high gloss paint on it.

11-04-2009, 02:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
PackLeader Giant Squid Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Reno, NV Age: 28 Posts: 5,482 Skin: Mint Karma: 54695	Here's mine! I did mine in a fashion to use the seperate fuge tank as a secondary display. Also, ALL of the external paneling is removable, and I can strip the stand down to the bare frame in less than a minute, which makes it very easy come maintenance time on the sump and fuge. Pica are before the stand was painted black: And the fuge:

11-04-2009, 02:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Iraf Snowflake Eel Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 30 Posts: 2,382 Skin: Classic Karma: 16311	my DIY stand didn't take long to build, I went to a DSA authorized store and traded greenbacks for it