DIY Tank Stand (36"L x 18"D x 30") for 40 Gallon Breeder Tank

[GeoPappas]

I'll be diving into some DIY lighting here in the next few days, so that should be fun...

How ironic. I was just searching the forums for DIY hoods and canopies. Now that I have some plants, I need some more lighting.

Good luck with your new project.

 

[BoredAgain]

How ironic. I was just searching the forums for DIY hoods and canopies. Now that I have some plants, I need some more lighting.

Good luck with your new project.

Thanks. I'm just going to be modifying the existing canopies to fit a CF bulb or two...nothing big.

 

[Reddog80p]

This tank ever get fish? update?

 

[GeoPappas]

This tank ever get fish? update?

Yes, it has had fish since November of 2007.

There are currently 14 fish and 5 shrimp: 8 Neon Tetras, 2 Zebra Danios, 1 Leopard Danio, 1 Guppy, 1 Sunset Coral Dwarf Platy, 1 Fire Red Dwarf Gourami, 2 Japanese Amano shrimp, and 3 Ghost Shrimp (2 of them were born in the tank). Everyone seems quite happy.

I still haven't finished the doors on the stand, but that will hopefully happen in the next month or two.

 

[Marcotte]

WOW, that is a Herculean (sp?) stand, how much does it wiegh, do you know? It is a beautiful piece of work though.

 

[GeoPappas]

WOW, that is a Herculean (sp?) stand, how much does it wiegh, do you know? It is a beautiful piece of work though.

I have never officially weighed it, but my guess would be about 60 lbs. I carried it myself up the stairs on my back, so it can't be that heavy.

It is a beautiful piece of work though.

Thank you very much for the warm compliments.

 

[happybob59]

sorry to dredge up such an old thread, but I was wondering where you got those rafter ties? I've looked at menards lowes and home depot and cant find them!!

 

[GeoPappas]

sorry to dredge up such an old thread, but I was wondering where you got those rafter ties? I've looked at menards lowes and home depot and cant find them!!

I got all of the metal ties at Home Depot and Lowe's.

They are NOT located in the hardware section of the store, but back where they sell lumber. They are called Simpson Strong Ties.

I just did an online search at both homedepot.com and lowes.com and both of the searches show results for Simpson Strong Ties.

To connect the pieces of the base together, I used Angles (A21):

http://www.strongtie.com/products/connectors/A-Z.asp

To connect the base to the legs, I used Rigid Tie Angles (RTA22):

http://www.strongtie.com/products/categories/rigid-tie_diy.html

The company makes lots of other connectors as well. See here:

http://www.strongtie.com/products/category_list.html?source=topnav

I hope that helps.

Have a great day.

 

[happybob59]

AWESOME! now i can start working on this!!! thank you!!

 

[biggdadyapisto]

whats funny is i was looking for a thread like this and couldnt find it so i started my own now this one pops up lol. awsome job papas once i get my designs for my stand finished im starting right up on building it "on the designing thank you subxero".