[AaronT]

Finally finished this one. I used a wipe on poly in satin finish and did 3 coats. The inside is a gloss white enamel and the doors have 170° Blum soft close hinges and magnetic tot locks to keep the little guy out.

Construction is 3/4" MDO, rabbeted, screwed, and glued. The header is doubled up for extra support. I did the veneering myself using raw figured cherry veneer and old school hammer veneering using hot hide glue. It's hard the tell in the picture, but the doors are bookmatched.

There are a ton of mistakes, but overall I'm pleased with how it turned out.

From the right side...

This pic is a good representation of the color.

The inaugural hardscape...

 

[Viper]

Tank itself has changed a ton since these pictures were taken.

 

[brooksie321]

Just finished it last night, forgive the crappy bottle caddy, I'm going to get a nice stainless steel deal..

 

[HydroMan]

This is one that I just built for my office tank. Solid maple with the exception of the plywood panels which have a maple veneer.

 

[Hoppy]

Very classy! And the proportions look perfect. But, I just happen to love maple as a material for furniture.

 

[HydroMan]

Thanks Hoppy. I'm fond of maple too. I decided to challenge myself with this one so the doors and sides are all tongue and groove and the top is fastened using dowel pins. The only place I used nails or screws were to support the floor of the cabinet and to attach equipment inside the cabinet.

 

[TankFreak420]

I don't wanna, actually I do want to share but my camera SUCKS!

Just built this for my new 120g. I have since put a plywood top on and used the rest of the sheet on the back and a little on the sides, will get a better pic when its outside.

Cost me $30 in screws and 2x3's, had the sheet of 1/2" ply kicking around. I will cover the sides and front with cloth before its done.

Next comes a stand to stack my 40g breeder and 38g tanks.

 

[sooflyfisher]

I realise this thread hasn't had any action in a while. But figured I'd post my home built stand here instead of starting a new topic. Bought a used 80 gallon a while ago and although I got a stand with it, I wasn't thrilled with it so decided to build my own.

Still gotta build the doors and put them on but figured that can wait, I'm anxious to get this tank running!

 

[rafini]

You can buy DIY kitchen cabinets from places like Home Depot, you could always find matching sized doors (30x15 or something similar) and you can actually get large 32x91 panels for going next to fridges etc.
They’re all designed to match color and stain so thats an interesting way to make a stand that actually looks like cabinetry.

So you basically build the skeleton and then skin it with fancy finishes.
I haven’t done this per se, but I’ve designed plenty of Kitchens and I don’t see why it couldn’t be done.

In fact some of our custom cabinetry companies would happily price out a spec for a stand. Which gives you unlimited options if you have the cash