Here is a pic of one I built for my 75 gallon.
Anyone interested? If so let me know the width and depth and I will give you a price. Also let me know if you need a canopy and whether or not you would need lighting in it. This would be much cheaper then stores and MUCH sturdier.
Wow VERY nice.....actuallly almost identical to my 100 gallon stand.
You use Pine I assume?
I have a 36" long 55 gallon....give me an estimate?
How deep is it? Yes I use pine and 2X4 framing.
Quote from: "Tim"How deep is it? Yes I use pine and 2X4 framing.
Now youre asking a lot :).
Come on people Im too lazy to go downstairs and look, a 36" long 55 gallon, what would the depth and height be?
Height doesn't matter just depth.
I *THINK* its 12" deep, dont know if that sounds right for a 55 gallon.......
For the stand alone it would be $180.
For a canopy add $80 without lighting.
Will be in touch! ;)
That is a beautiful Stand I would love to have one from you for my 45 gallon since it is on a cheapmetal crappy looking stand! Would it include a top as well..cause that would be the bomb ;)
Quote from: "Pisidan"That is a beautiful Stand I would love to have one from you for my 45 gallon since it is on a cheapmetal crappy looking stand! Would it include a top as well..cause that would be the bomb ;)
For an additional cost he builds the canopy as well.
36*18*20 gives you a 3 foot 55 gallon tank
So there ya have it! ;)
I would double check your aquarium measurements to be sure before making an order. The standard 55g is 48"(length) * 12"(width) * 18"(height).
That is really an impressive looking stand. Unfortunately I am very happy with the stands I have right now but I may want to free up my 6' cabinet for a larger aquarium so I will need somewhere to move my 75g.
What would it cost for 48" x 18" with and without the canopy?
just wondering how you vent that hood - I built a canopy somewhat similar and was always having problems with humidity. (the flourescents wouldn't fire) now granted I was using cheap old fixtures that were 100 years old and the endcaps were not sealed
I know that this sounds like "black magic" but I have been told that sometimes fluorescent lights won't fire because they need metal around them. When I build a 12 foot long strip to fit under a window valence I put a strip of metal alongside the tubes.
Quote from: "artw"just wondering how you vent that hood - I built a canopy somewhat similar and was always having problems with humidity. (the flourescents wouldn't fire) now granted I was using cheap old fixtures that were 100 years old and the endcaps were not sealed
I use high output outdoor ballasts and bulbs so I have no problem.
i have also found that flouescents may not light unless mounted near metal. In one case I solved the problem my lining my hood with some aluminum foil.
david we are speaking about the same fixtures.. (your old ones from Big Als, and the cheapies at Home Depot)
sometimes when I touch the lightbulb, just touch it, not press on it, it turns on.
art - i had this problem with some fixtures 25 years go which i resolved with aluminum foil.
The old Big als fixtures if mounted whole, with their metal box, have never had a problem starting for me - otherwise i fixed this by changing the bulbs