Aquarium Stand
I recently “found a 20 gallon fish tank”:http://www.flexistentialist.org/archives/2003/11/20/the_big_score.shtml by the side of the road, and it has been needing a stand strong enough to hold it. I decided that the best solution would be to build one myself, both for the fun of it, as well as to save money. This is the design I ultimately came up with in Autocad. The whole thing is built out of pine 2x4s, and 3/4 inch plywood. Lumber has recently gone up a lot in price, so it cost more than I was hoping. The plywood was 30$ for one sheet, which is quite high. But that is the price we pay when we cut down all the trees.
The design includes an open front, though I will be covering that with a fabric drapery, instead of traditional cabinet doors. The whole thing is ludicrously strong, and slightly oversized for the 20 gallon aquarium. The top space is 37″ by 19″, when the tank is only 30″ by 12″. The reason for this is the fact that a large number of tanks come in the 36″ by 18″ footprint, and a stand of this size leaves me a lot of flexibility for upgrading tanks. Say I want to move to a 30 gallon, or a 30 gallon breeder, or a 37 gallon, or a 38 gallon, or a 40 gallon, or a 55 gallon, or a 65 gallon. All of these standard sized tanks will fit quite nicely on the 36″ by 18″ footprint. I like flexibility. I’m also fairly certain that the stand is strong enough to hold as much as a 65 gallon tank, despite the fact that such a setup would weigh around 700 pounds.
I’ve built the main frame of the stand already, and all that remains is a final sanding and leveling, staining and varnishing, and the drapery. Then I need to figure out the filtration system for the new tank, and then move things over. How fun that will be!
3 comments Friday 02 Jan 2004 | Sam | Misc. Technical
Sam,
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