The Start of My 125g Tank Diary

[derickd]

I finly get to start to my stand. It will take sometime to finish. Becaus of lack of money. But I will post pics as i get it done. hope you injoy
The start of a cool stand

 

[derickd]

Cutting 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3/16 thick for top of stand. teaching my wife to weld. she not bad at it

 

[derickd]

Had to get a new toy to help out with cutting

 

[coolguy818]

Great start....... I love the DIY people.

 

[ameno]

That first pic looks like my stand for my 125. I started a month ago and got side tracked on other projects.
Are you building a steel tubing frame for the tank to set on and then putting wood around that?
Just curious, because I built a frame out of 1.5" steel tubing and am building a wooden frame around it and extending it out 2 ft on one end to give more room for the fuge.

 

[derickd]

I cut out the top of the 4x4 post so that the steel will sit in and on top of it

 

[azfishgal]

Originally Posted by derickd
Had to get a new toy to help out with cutting
Yeah, your diary has been started. It's down hill for your wallet here on out.

My husband had had the same thoughts you do, have to have new tools to do the job. Hey, some of your pictures look pretty familiar, I've seen that tubing and posts cut like that somewhere..........

. All I can say is once you get done with it you will be able to park your truck on it, VERY STURDY!

 

[derickd]

thanks your stand made me want to make mying. i knew it would hold becaus yours is still up. sorry i got some if the ideas from you

 

[derickd]

hey where did you get your MHS at azfishgal?

 

[azfishgal]

Originally Posted by derickd
hey where did you get your MHS at azfishgal?
I'll send you a pm.

 

[grubsnaek]

fishgal helpin another good stuff.

 

[azfishgal]

Originally Posted by grubsnaek
fishgal helpin another good stuff.
I don't see why I have to be the only one in debt up to my eye balls.

 

[grubsnaek]

that was good

 

[maxalmon]

Great project....One idea to consider, I would seal all the wood surfaces and joints with sometype of waterbased sealer. Pretty amazing how much a joint can swell up over time and cause a stand to warp or rot...

 

[addicted2]

can't wait to see your tank up and running!

 

[derickd]

i never thought of sealing the the stand on the in side

 

[derickd]

will i got to work on my stand today, with some help. azfishgals diay gave me the idea for the Joint work. I dont think the stand is going to go anywhere. but maybe throgh the floor.

 

[azfishgal]

I'm going to have to show my husband this thread, it looks a lot like the stand he built. Great looking piece of furniture!

The entire inside of our stand is melamine except for the support posts, which are painted white and sealed, and then the doors. I think my husband is going to take off the doors and add another coat on the inside, as the doors right next to the sump gets salt splash on them.

 

[derickd]

i put the floor on today

 

[triga22]

Looks great! Love the setup