Almost Finished

OK everyone, here is my stand in its almost finished state. It is functional now as it is, but the stain needs to dry. I still may put a piece of plywood on top and I still need to install a shelf above the ten gallon. I am using the side braces to anchor some shelf holder things to set the shelf on. That way I can remove it when I need to do a water change. This is basically the same as John's stand from his post(that's where I got my instructions.) It was pretty easy to build even for a girl. Of course my wonderful husband helped me when I needed it too. Anyway, this is basically the same except for the placement of the side braces which are a little higher. I will post another picture when I get it set up with the twenty gallon on top.

nice was this cheap because i would like to do somthhing like this

Yeah it is pretty cheap. The wood was only ten dollars total and the glue and screws were another ten. It is a lot cheaper and a lot more fun than buying one from a pet store. Plus you can make it any way you want.

Wow...You go girl !!
Great job there Megham !!

Looking good!

Here it is in a finished state with both tanks full of water and running. Actually, it isn't really finished yet since I still need to find something I can use as a shelf above the ten gallon. Right now it is just a big empty space and looks a little weird. Anyway, I am pleased with the results and am glad my favorite pair is no longer tucked away in a corner below the table.

Wow! That looks really good. As for the shelf, why not use a piece of pine shelving material? I think most 2by4s are made of pine or a similar wood, so you should be able to stain and finish the shelf to match the rest of the stand.

OOOOOPS! I almost forgot. If you buy a so called one inch by ten inch pine board, you actually get a 3/4 inch by 9 1/2 inch board or something close to that. In fact, plywood is not even what it used to be. Instead of selling 1/2 inch plywood, they now sale 15/32 plywood.

Thanks John . I had thought about using something like that, but I keep hoping to find something around the house I can recycle. The search will end soon I think.

Wow Meg!

Great Job!

That Looks FABULOUS!!!

Thanks Angela! Have you had a chance to start building for your fish room yet?

I haven't, but I'm collecting tanks to get ready! LOL!

I've actually super lucked out... not this weekend, but next I'm trading my 55 gallon wooden stand for a 29 and 3 10's! YAY!!!

Right now as it stands... I ABSOLUTELY NEED 2 more 20s or 1 20 and a 30... UGGG!

I'm so overstocked right now!

If I turn all the stand building stuff into a blog, I will include some of Megan's experiences. Her aquarium stand looks much better than mine.

Ha! Thanks John. It actually looks better in the picture than it is in real life. I believe yours had the opposite effect. Weird. Anyway, that sounds fine. I think it is pretty cool you want to use my experiences in a blog. No ifs about it; go for it.