Local Makers of Custom Tank Stands/Canopies?

[FishyIdea]

I'm not looking for fine furniture. I want a simple, solid, well-finished set.

On a related note, is there another manufacturer of nice wood stands other than AGA, Perfecto, and Oceanic that one can order through LFS's?

Thanks,

Joe

 

[Piscevore]

A whole bunch of us reefers have been successfully building all our furniture. Its a lot of fun, and pretty darn rewarding too. All ya need is a screw gun, a table saw, maybe a compound miter saw if you're getting real crazy, and some stain or durable paint. Piece o' Cake (i may have used a few cans of krylon on version 1a and several subsequent versions of my DIY halide canopy)

 

[NeO]

This is my DIY stand and canopy for my 120g.

Joe Scavo took this pic right after we finish to setup the tank, about 7 months ago.

 

[delta]

Although the stand is oceanic i made the hood to match

 

[Kim]

Greg do you have plans for the hood? And I would love to know what color stain you used for the top. I got a hood I need to build for a cherry oceanic 135 as well.

Looks real good, in the picture it seems to match perfect. I like it and would love to steal some ideas.

As to not steal the thread, if you have plans you can start a new thread or send them in PM or email. Email aneille at beld dot net.

Thanks,

Kim

 

[FishyIdea]

I may have enough skill/patience to build a canopy. So, all these posts about DIY are certainly of interest ot me. So, no flag on the thread-stealing.

The key is the off-the-rack canopies are not tall enough for MH. I want jawfish, so with a 6 inch substrate in a 90 that leaves 18" of water column. I figure the canopy needs to be 12" to end up with 250w mh 24" off the substrate. I believe that will allow me to keep a little of everything.

 

[FishyIdea]

Can't beat this with a (Tonga) branch

Decent looking oak plywood stand and roomy canopy combo--stained--shipped=$355.

All I need is a screw gun and a tape measure. Check. This is the kind of DIY that even I can master.

http://www.daytonaquariumstands.com

 

[delta]

Greg do you have plans for the hood?

no but i can make some up i will try to put it together this weekend