Bubba the Gump

anybody know where to find a good priced stand for a 55 gallon, other than internet shopping? I like to see it ant take it home when I purchase and not but online.

agabr123

building a stand would definitely be cheaper for you if you're willing to do that and you'd be able to see it for sure i'm in the process of building a stand for my 29 (on hold right now ) and surprisingly it isn't that hard, even for someone like me who has NO woodworking experience at all. here's the blueprint that i used, the only thing i would do different for a 55 (aside from the dimensions) is using 4x4 posts for the legs instead of 2x4s, and putting two 2x4s about a third of the way in from the top and bottom pieces (see the first picture in the thread) to help distrubute the weight

Building A Stand for a 29G

capekate

I bought my 55g stand at Petsmart and it really did not cost a lot at all, I was surprised, it was less than 100.00 for sure, exactly I dont remember tho some where around 79.00 I think. It has two glass doors and three open shelves in the middle. I think its a nice one. They have other styles there too.

Bubba the Gump

Yeah I wanna build but all my tools are in storage in another state, I also dont have a whole lot of free time so It would take a while, I work as an industrial electrician so i usually dont feel like labor after a day of labor diggin trenches to lay out conduit.

Bubba the Gump

yeah wal marts got one for 89.00 was yours pre assembled?

agabr123

i definitely understand that, my stand will be on hold until at least this summer, i managed to finish the top and bottom frame in about an hour (had the people at lowes cut all the wood to the dimensions i needed so it shaved off quite a lot of time!), the only problem i ran into was that i decided i didn't like the height that i had them cut the legs too (it was too tall and i was worried that the center of the tank was too high and would cause it to be less sturdy) so i need to take it back to have them cut the legs to the proper size and then just attach the legs to the frame. when i can afford it (hahahaha that may take even longer!) i'll end up covering it in plywood and trying to get some semblance of doors on the front as well

capekate

it came in a flat box.. but every thing was pre cut and pre drilled so it wasnt hard.