Project by robscastle | posted 07-28-2017 07:37 AM | 1899 views | 1 time favorited | 14 comments | ![]() |
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This is a project made for family friends, the frame is recycled materials apart from the ply shelves and sides the top and hardware.
Picture 3 shows the concept I had to work with with the additional requirement of the door and finish, picture 5 was to match existing furniture.
All held together with pocket hole joinery and glued in panels.
Finish was satin with Jarrah stain
The detailed construction can be found here as a series of blogs.
Once the fish arrive I will take a in service picture as an update.
-- Regards Rob
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woodworm
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#1 posted 07-28-2017 07:54 AM
Very nice one.
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BobWemm
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#2 posted 07-28-2017 08:31 AM
That is really good looking Rob, great job.
Love to see it in place with the fish in it.
Bob.
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CFrye
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#3 posted 07-28-2017 09:59 AM
Good looking stand, Rob! The color is really rich.
-- God bless, Candy
ZAGREB
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#4 posted 07-28-2017 10:14 AM
very nice stand,Robert
no one can tell that is made from recycled materials
I hope it is enough strong…
-- bambi
doubleDD
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#5 posted 07-28-2017 12:57 PM
Nice looking stand. The jarrah stain looks great. Reminds me when I built my stand years back.
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DreganTepis
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#6 posted 07-28-2017 02:21 PM
Very cool!
Wife has been asking me to do one, but I’m leary… How do you ensure it can take the weight of the tank?
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#7 posted 07-28-2017 02:27 PM
Nicely built.
Filled fish tanks are extremely heavy and I have had some bad experiences with low quality fish tank stands so I can appreciate the 8 square legs distributing the weight nicely across the stand and vertically into the floor.
Well engineered, well done.
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#8 posted 07-28-2017 02:49 PM
Very nicely done! Yours is much better than the concept. The finish turned out well. I really enjoyed your blog. Thanks for posting. I was on the verge of building our own fish tank stand until I found out we had to move.
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#9 posted 07-28-2017 04:50 PM
This is a very nice aquarium stand.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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Joe Lyddon
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#10 posted 07-28-2017 08:54 PM
It STILL looks fishy to me… LOL
Looking good!!
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#11 posted 07-29-2017 01:43 AM
out of the park buddy!!!
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robscastle
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#12 posted 07-29-2017 08:04 AM
Well whats a LJ to say, but thanks everybody for your kind words.
I can however provide some answers:-
woodworm You provide me with some very interesting reading on your Posts
BobWemm yes the fish will make a guest appearance.
DreganTepis The owner upon realising it would be supporting about 400 Kgs designed the timber post dimensions
There is a cover to be finished which sits on top of the actual tank its being worked on at the moment
-- Regards Rob
Boxguy
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#13 posted 07-30-2017 08:09 AM
Rob, you really stick with the projects and move them along. Nice job here. I like and appreciate the sturdiness of the construction. How did you move the tank around? I presume you put the fish into bags, but still it is a lot of weight and work to move the tank. What is the top made of? The finish turned out well. I like your design and use of pocket hole screws.
-- Big Al in IN
robscastle
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#14 posted 07-30-2017 08:54 AM
Hello Al
Funny you should ask about the tank, It was originally all going to be disposed of as it had been empty for some time then the wife requested a decent stand as she wanted to reactivate everything.
The top is more blockboard it will be finished to match the stand.
Here is a sneak peek.
-- Regards Rob
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