Homemade stands

Mommy2Julianna · 06-08-2008, 10:17 AM

Well heres the scoop. i need to build a stand for my 75gal, and i dont know where to start. i'm not a carpenter or anything but i have built a few dog houses and rabbit cages in my life. lol.. Anyways what i am asking is for anyone who has made a homemade stand and wouldnt mind me checking it out for idea to post some pitures on here. and..... pictures during the build and possibly what was your approximate cost. I would also like to know what type would you used and stain would be great!!

I got an oak stand with my tank when i bought it but it is really short, and wouldnt hold a sump..

I also would like canopy pictures and ideas!!

thanks alot everyone!!

Cassie

crvz · 06-08-2008, 10:30 AM

check out the thread in my signature. The first post has links to all the various stand and canopy building steps that I used to put my tank together.

Mommy2Julianna · 06-08-2008, 10:33 AM

AWESOME THANKS A BUNCH....

Anyone else... i want lots of ideas!

Cassie

bigdeeezy · 06-11-2008, 02:42 AM

my stand and canopy for my 75 gallon (still in the works):

you can click on my build thread on my sig for more pics

OneDummHikk · 06-11-2008, 04:30 AM

I built one for my 90G tank. The stand dimensions for a 90 and a 75 are the same. The only difference in the tanks are the height and that doesn't matter for the stand/canopy part of it. Mine is built with drawers in the stand (the stand is 36" tall). The canopy also has a drawer in it for the lights to mount on. I think I have about 300 dollars in it but I am not sure.