I've got myself a 160l tank upgrade (36x15x18) and it needs a cabinet to sit on!
As I already have a Habitat 'Max' AV unit, I want the cabinet to match it (picture below).
I had two options- either spend £500 on the matching sideboard (AV unit was £400
) and then spend more time (and effort) making it strong enough to hold 250kg of aquarium, or build something myself. The latter is the reason for this build thread 
So far I've got the design sorted for the carcass. Doors will come later when I can sort out access to a friend's, friend's workshop. For now this will be done in my garage. Like the Habitat furniture, I'm building this from MDF veneered with white oak, with solid oak for the doors when I sort them out.
Frame made from 44mm x 44mm redwood;
Outer skin from 25mm MDF (to be veneered);
Off to B&Q in the morning- comes to £50 with my trade card
As I already have a Habitat 'Max' AV unit, I want the cabinet to match it (picture below).
I had two options- either spend £500 on the matching sideboard (AV unit was £400
) and then spend more time (and effort) making it strong enough to hold 250kg of aquarium, or build something myself. The latter is the reason for this build thread So far I've got the design sorted for the carcass. Doors will come later when I can sort out access to a friend's, friend's workshop. For now this will be done in my garage. Like the Habitat furniture, I'm building this from MDF veneered with white oak, with solid oak for the doors when I sort them out.
Frame made from 44mm x 44mm redwood;
Outer skin from 25mm MDF (to be veneered);
Off to B&Q in the morning- comes to £50 with my trade card
