Realtree
Fish Addict
I am doing a major makeover on a 100USG tank (54" x 24" x 18")
Due to requiring a stand which was high enough to accomodate 2x Fluval 405 I have had to make one from scratch.
My objective is to make make a visually pleasing piece of furniture as this is going to be my Display tank in my dining room.
My aim is to do this on a tight budget - the cheaper the better. Therefore I will be using all available resources I can find.
First things first I had to get a picture in my mind of what I wanted the finished article to look like. So I spent quite a few hours and trips out looking at large fish tank stands and large pieces of furniture.
I eventually got a vision in my mind of a light coloured solid wood cabinet (to match in with dining room floor).The idea is to make the tank and stand be part of the dining room furniture.
As you can see from the tank dimensions it is going to be a large bit of furniture
The stand must be made with materials and in a way to bear an extreme amount of weight ( the tank when complete will be carrying upto a 100kg of rockwork plus water and fish)
Therefore the framework for the stand was made from 3" x 2" wood with loads of cross braces.I also placed a shelf in at one end. The bottom of the frame and shelf were made from a piece of laminated chipboard I had in storage.The cost of the frame was £18.75 for the timber from a well known DIY centre.
As you can see the famework alone is quite substantial and heavy to lift but very solid
To create te cabinet I now decided to use reclaimed kitchen unit doors( £1 per door 8 in total 3 for back to be permanently attached for eveen more added strengh - All the doors were in light oak (see pic)
which has required me to strip them and I will then lime them to make them even lighter (see pic)
The whole thing is coming together now - my arms are dropping off from sanding but the plan is coming together
Due to requiring a stand which was high enough to accomodate 2x Fluval 405 I have had to make one from scratch.
My objective is to make make a visually pleasing piece of furniture as this is going to be my Display tank in my dining room.
My aim is to do this on a tight budget - the cheaper the better. Therefore I will be using all available resources I can find.
First things first I had to get a picture in my mind of what I wanted the finished article to look like. So I spent quite a few hours and trips out looking at large fish tank stands and large pieces of furniture.
I eventually got a vision in my mind of a light coloured solid wood cabinet (to match in with dining room floor).The idea is to make the tank and stand be part of the dining room furniture.
As you can see from the tank dimensions it is going to be a large bit of furniture
The stand must be made with materials and in a way to bear an extreme amount of weight ( the tank when complete will be carrying upto a 100kg of rockwork plus water and fish)
Therefore the framework for the stand was made from 3" x 2" wood with loads of cross braces.I also placed a shelf in at one end. The bottom of the frame and shelf were made from a piece of laminated chipboard I had in storage.The cost of the frame was £18.75 for the timber from a well known DIY centre.
As you can see the famework alone is quite substantial and heavy to lift but very solid
To create te cabinet I now decided to use reclaimed kitchen unit doors( £1 per door 8 in total 3 for back to be permanently attached for eveen more added strengh - All the doors were in light oak (see pic)
which has required me to strip them and I will then lime them to make them even lighter (see pic)
The whole thing is coming together now - my arms are dropping off from sanding
but the plan is coming together
