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09/30/2008, 04:42 PM
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Looking for simple plans for aquarium stands...
I want to get started on the stand for my 120 this week, and was wondering if anyone could throw me a link to some simple plans.
I remember seeing some really good plans on here in the past, but i cant find anything browsing the archives. Thanks! |
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09/30/2008, 05:09 PM
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i think there is a tank stand calculator somwhere... i will look for some...
but it is pretty simple if you just want a simple one... here is one calculator, http://www.garf.org/tank/buildtank.asp another i found but never used, http://www.fishandtips.com/index.php i personally used the garf one to get started and kinda took off on my own... garf has a few, just check out their diy pages... |
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09/30/2008, 06:18 PM
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I design the top half.
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09/30/2008, 07:33 PM
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Thanks RocketEngineer, thats the thread i had in mind!
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09/30/2008, 07:33 PM
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Here is a picture of the stand and canopy I built for my 120
 I don't have plans but I did document the entire construction process with pictures in this thread http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=787189 |
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09/30/2008, 11:54 PM
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Proud Member of the Idaho Marine Aquarium Society America will only be the Land of the Free as long as it is the Home of the Brave. Current Tank Info: AGA 180gallon tank, VHO/MH lighting, DSB, calcium reactor, Also a 7 Gallon Nano softy tank, and a 32 gallon cube |
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10/01/2008, 08:47 AM
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Kgross, that is a most excellent site - I know how I am building my stand for my new 100g acrylic.
Thanks, Matt
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10/01/2008, 11:23 AM
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Glad it is of help.
Kim
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Proud Member of the Idaho Marine Aquarium Society America will only be the Land of the Free as long as it is the Home of the Brave. Current Tank Info: AGA 180gallon tank, VHO/MH lighting, DSB, calcium reactor, Also a 7 Gallon Nano softy tank, and a 32 gallon cube |
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10/01/2008, 11:30 AM
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bowfronts
any one have a thread for a build on a bowfront? 46g...want to build one, have seen alot of tank stand threads, and that "modern tank" thread these have been useful but still VERY limited resources on building a NICE tank stand for the bowfronts....
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10/03/2008, 12:50 PM
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Move Don
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Thanks for this thread -- it's exactly what I needed, too!
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Fish are nitrate factories. Remove them and watch your nitrates come down. Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef |
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10/03/2008, 12:57 PM
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It is my understanding that you have to steam wood in order to bend it to fit a bowfront. I don't know much more about it than that, but I would think that anything with a convex/concave face would be infinitely more difficult to build than square...
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