Cabinet 1
I needed two strong stands so I scoured the web for good stand designs. I found a simple but very durable design from Joey Mullen. I went out and got several lengths of 70mm x 35mm treated pine. I knew one of the tanks was going to be acrylic so I didn't want small children to be able to scratch the tank :) , so I built the stand 110cm from the ground. Firstly I made the bases/tops, then the uprights. Each of the corner uprights has three uprights and the mid section ones have two uprights. I put the bracings across the top and because I wanted a large sump/refugium I also put braces on the bottom. Just to be sure the cabinet was as durable as possible I also installed braces under the top braces.
I needed two strong stands so I scoured the web for good stand designs. I found a simple but very durable design from Joey Mullen. I went out and got several lengths of 70mm x 35mm treated pine. I knew one of the tanks was going to be acrylic so I didn't want small children to be able to scratch the tank :) , so I built the stand 110cm from the ground. Firstly I made the bases/tops, then the uprights. Each of the corner uprights has three uprights and the mid section ones have two uprights. I put the bracings across the top and because I wanted a large sump/refugium I also put braces on the bottom. Just to be sure the cabinet was as durable as possible I also installed braces under the top braces.