Again pls don't take any offence to my comments as none is intended. That laminate floor is VERY prone to water damage and any water on it when you service that Rena will cause you problems. :thumbs:Īlso just wondered why no bottom on the stand for the filter to sit on? You said you had extra plywood. Not a slam or slight at all dereks, just wondering out loud and trying to help out mikey mike with his question. In fact I kinda wondered why dereks placed his top 2x4's with the face up? They are far stronger and would have needed less beefy corners if he had done it that way. The plywood adds rigidity to the frame structure and there would be no need for supports in between. It depends on many factors including the structural makeup of the board itself, (how many knots in it, how tight are the growth rings, how dry is the wood, etc etc.) One 4' 2x4 will bend by me standing on it, while the next could hold a truck.īut I can say this, 4 2x4's assembled like the bottom part of dereks stand can easily hold ANY 4 foot tank, IF well supported at the corners, AND covered with plywood and well screwed to it, with NO supports in between the corners. There is no easy answer to how much weight you can put on how long of a span of a 2x4 on edge. Sand any imperfections and stain desired colour. Add trim to the sides of the false front and to the back vertical portion of the stand. Add moulding around bottom of stand but do not attach the bottom side mouldings to the bottom front mouldings (this will allow the false front to come out). Attach with wood glue and brad nails.Ĭut out a 25.25" x 23.75" sheet for the false front. This will make the stand very rigid.Ĭut out the 1/4" maple plywood into 2 - 24" x 13" pieces and attach with wood glue and brad nails to the sides of the stand.Ĭut out a 25.25" x 13.625" sheet from the 1/2" plywood for the top (you'll need it to hang over the top slightly for the false front). Be sure to screw all 3 corner pieces to the top, bottom and othe rcorner pieces. Two of the corner 2x4's are placed directly on top of the bottom rails while one rests on the floor on the inside of the corner. Top: (2) 13" & (2) 24.75" cut at 45 degree anglesĪssemble according to plan.Longest span without direct support from underneath is 14.75 inches. Corners of stands are actually a combo of 3 2x4 pieces.
Here's a drawing of the final stand plan. 1/2" maple plywood for top and front = $40.00.1 Your stand can comfortably be built up to 3 feet (0.91 m) high, while the length and width of the frame should be equal to the size of your aquarium with 12 inch (1.3 cm) added to each side. 2' x 4' x 1/4" maple plywood for sides = $10.00 1 Determine the dimensions of your stand based on your aquarium’s size.I came up with a quick plan and a list of materials (costs are approx as I threw out the receipts): False front for easy access to the canister filter and other storage.Stained wood (I've always liked the look of maple, never really liked oak).Low enough so my 2 year old daughter can watch the fish.
I decided to make a stand for my new 30 Gallon tall (24" x 12" footprint).
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