How to build a basic aquarium stand Videos

Hi +Freakerss. Thanks for letting me know about that mistake. Yeah, I did follow his method to build the stand and it work well. But I'm just somehow worry if the floor will be safe in the long run or not...XD.. that's why I bring out the calculation.

+Tommy Le Just a note to your calculations, the water in a 90 gallon tank will weigh around 720 pounds, not 270. This could just be a typo on your part but maybe not.

+Pedro Parente lol he means inches, that's what he is using in the video. inches is the common way we measure lumber in the US. I wish we used standard though.

Too short or too long? Which ones?

+Kevin Hodgins Thanks for the reply, yea that was definitely a problem that I didn't know would be a problem when picking out the wood. Someone said to go with kiln wood, but I couldn't find any and I think I went with whitewood. Have the stand together now with the tank on it and everything seems to be fine. Gonna be filling it with water soon so hopefully it holds. They kept pointing me towards the stud 2x4s I think cause they were saying you wouldn't be able to see the knots and marks in the wood cause I would be covering it up. Will take your advice the next time I need 2x4s though.

+TheJupiterSailfish you accidentally bought the "builder grade" cheap shit that most builders hide inside the walls of the houses (and since the Homedepot guys don't care, and are used to most builders buying the cheapest grade of wood = they never bothered to ask you what it was for, or point you at the better stuff). Next time you want to ask for the "premium grade" or "#1 grade" or the "straight & flat grade" or the "milled flat grade" of 2x4's (everybody calls them something different). They are typically 2 to 3 times the price, but worth it, and don't have knots, or imperfections (because they've been milled or planed flat, and have been dried too so no warping!) so well worth it for accuracy in building small and precise items like this - hope that helps for future projects :-)

+Michael Compton Yea I probably should of checked out either of those but got everything together and a shim seems to fix it all though I'd rather have had everything straight.

+TheJupiterSailfishDefinitely would suggest Lowe's or a real lumbar yard locally. I have had the same issue.

+izimalta I did, I went and got an Irwin clamp that helped out a lot, but I learned that all the 2x4s at Home Depot aren't straight and are a little warped. That made it a lot harder to put together.

use some clamps mate

+bilal azhar I would use bricks in that case. Cheap and easy.

+jameshone1000 and them 2x2 or 4x4 waste of money they don't hold the weight I talking about the once in the corners

Agreed. People are so much less appreciative these days.

Yeah but we got to listen to another fellow fish lover shoot the shit. Don't be a fart head, worlds got enough already.

+Gary Furr You also took the time to comment which you could have just not done. See the point? Probably not

+Larry Juarez i would suggest 4 vertical beams on front and back 8 total.. much in the way how the guy in the video did it.. or you can go further and do 4x4 posts you are looking at supporting 1600 lbs 4 4x4 post can support up to 10,000 lbs vertically.. mind you its a HEAVY stand using the 4x4s lol 2x4s can support almost half that if you build it like in this video... kid knows what he is doing!!

+Odenny Siverio These are just standard 2" x 4" x ? (actual size is 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" remember this in your measurements) you will want to pick them yourself from the stack at your local store. Making sure there are no knots or nasty spots & they're not warped. The length will depend on the length of your stand. The wood you "wrap" it in will depend on what you want the stand to look like. Plywood? Cabinet grade plywood? Many types of expensive woods. oak, for example. Hope this helps. I see it was two months ago and you may have already gotten an answer. Take good care. :0)~

most tank bottoms sit on the other plastic frames and the weight is distributed onto the outer edges, so having a flat base is not needed. as far as I am aware.

+Briar Fox Yes but if you cover it with PVA it seals it. You do it your way buddy I'll do it mine. Thanks again for watching.

+Aarons Aquarium That way when it gets wet it will swell and start to pull apart. Good idea. MDF is the most unstable material to use with water. No doubt it looks ok, not amazing, and its not the best way to go and is cheap. And a common knotty board like that on top will show through if its painted. Stained would look good.

This one does and it looks amazing. Thanks for watching.

+David Poulson MDF is a bad idea for use around water. It will swell when it gets wet and become unstable. Use a marine grade plywood or suitable hardwood.

I've forgotten now. I think it was around 8mm

I think the total cost of the build was £80

+Colin Pheister Great advice. Thanks for sharing.

+3greatgreyhounds3 Great to have you on board.

+Rob Knox Stand is a tank there is zero deflection..

235G

LOL Thanks and good luck!!