Hello,
About 2 months ago I decided I wanted a fish tank for some reason. I have a 1000 gallon pond outdoors, and that formed the basis of what I wanted.
I didn't have many requirements, but here's what I started with:
I wanted to have live plants
I wanted to build the stand myself
I liked the goldfish in my pond, and wanted to have the ability to bring some of them indoors
I wanted it in my bedroom to create a waterfall like sound at night
From there I started asking around and doing some research online, which brought me here.
A visit to the LFS got me a quote on a 55 gallon setup. I liked the dimensions of it, and decided to use that for the basis of the stand I wanted to build. The tank was 48x13x18. I had a few boards around that dimension, so I used that to get to work.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2447323840060960171XHEhXG
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2933134110060960171uFQlYh
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2310270660060960171pmGzyF
I made this stand out of a maple tree that I felled a while back. While I really like it, I'm not sure that I like it as an aquarium stand. First, I think that the top of it is really pretty, and it's a shame that the tank hides it. Second, I'm not sure if I need to have any space on the stand to store/hide things, which this doesn't provide.
I could build a stand more like this one (but bigger, and more stable with doors):
Any thoughts on if I should just build a more traditional type stand?
About 2 months ago I decided I wanted a fish tank for some reason. I have a 1000 gallon pond outdoors, and that formed the basis of what I wanted.
I didn't have many requirements, but here's what I started with:
I wanted to have live plants
I wanted to build the stand myself
I liked the goldfish in my pond, and wanted to have the ability to bring some of them indoors
I wanted it in my bedroom to create a waterfall like sound at night
From there I started asking around and doing some research online, which brought me here.
A visit to the LFS got me a quote on a 55 gallon setup. I liked the dimensions of it, and decided to use that for the basis of the stand I wanted to build. The tank was 48x13x18. I had a few boards around that dimension, so I used that to get to work.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2447323840060960171XHEhXG
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2933134110060960171uFQlYh
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2310270660060960171pmGzyF
I made this stand out of a maple tree that I felled a while back. While I really like it, I'm not sure that I like it as an aquarium stand. First, I think that the top of it is really pretty, and it's a shame that the tank hides it. Second, I'm not sure if I need to have any space on the stand to store/hide things, which this doesn't provide.
I could build a stand more like this one (but bigger, and more stable with doors):
Any thoughts on if I should just build a more traditional type stand?