Building A Fish Tank Cabinet

Then cut out these shapes with your jigsaw.

Building a fish tank cabinet.

Hide all the fish tank components and display your fish in style by building this wooden fish tank stand. This cabinet looks terrific and is not difficult to build. It s not their fault. Build sides of aquarium cabinet.

30 gallon fish tank stand. You will be bowled over by this dapper aquarium holder made of dimensional lumber and plywood. Meet the stands sold at a typical pet store. Make sure to cut spaces in the front piece of wood sheeting for any doors you plan to install in your stand.

Rather than take punches at my old stand which has seen better days i d rather use. 30 180 gallon tanks could be planned by tweaking the plan a little. 5 better than store bought stand. Measure the front and both sides of your aquarium stand then use a pencil to trace 3 rectangles matching these measurements onto a piece of wood sheeting.

This aquarium stand design befits 55 as well as 120 gallon aquarium tanks. Meet my old aquarium stand. With so many different tank sizes sold at a. Make a better than new aquarium stand step 1.

To help hold the weight in the middle i built another frame piece from. Check out my other video on how to build the frame. Now you will be able to build your special fish tank stands at home without getting puzzled and with all the necessary features. How to build an aquarium cabinet stand step 1.

Build middle support of aquarium stand. Complete plans for a diy oak aquarium cabinet including material and tool lists photos and graphics. The custom design looks like a high end piece of furniture and it s easy to build. Finishing off my tank stand.

While the description calls for oak plywood to be used any material will work just as well. This compact design is perfect for small spaces. A fish tank stand is not merely a stand that gives height to aquarium or just hold the fish tank but it is also white where all the plumbing setups and light systems are installed. Like i said i built this sturdy so the frame is mostly 2x4s.

Ideally marine grade if money is not an issue 1 poplar corner moulding.