20 Gallon Long Frag Tank Stand

Now here was a fun project. I built this up a few months ago because I was running out of room in the 10 gallon frag tank I had and wanted to upgrade to a 20 long. The thing I like about this stand is because I custom made it to my needs, I got to built it out of whatever I wanted. So I decided to go with pallet wood except for the 4 4x4's for the corners.

Dimensions were a little hard to decide on. I wanted something that was going to be sturdy enough to handle the amount of weight I was going to put on it, yet look nice and even possibly be used for an upgraded tank later on in the future. I decided that I would make it big enough that, if I wanted to later on, I could put up to a 40 gallon breeder on it. 

It sits at just about 72" in height and about 37" wide and 18" deep. 

The inside can hold two 5 gallon jugs and the shelf on the inside is holding fragging supplies and chemical tests.
Total Price on this stand was around $25- $30.

Putting the top on.

Putting on the sides, bottom, and support for the shelf.

Shelf is in and front sides are on.

Front top and bottom are done as well as the shelf inside.

Doors are put together and hinged on. The hard part with this was that fact that I was using pallets and they didn't like to line up. I had to keep sanding the doors down so they would fit together properly.

Doors are done and trim is up on the sides.

Lighting supports are put up.

The "almost finished" project. I still need to enclose the top. this will turn into another shelf/ storage area for whatever as well as a spot to hang the lights from.

The next addition to this after the top is done will be to make a fragging table that will sit on the doors when they are open. Right now I am using the top to the TV stand that I had my 10 gallon frag tank in. I should have some extra pieces of wood left over from the desk I'm building so we will see how that works out.

 

Problems with this build:

A couple problems that came up during this build include board size/ straightness, underestimating the amount of stain needed, not having enough pallets fo finish the top, built in the garage which was just a little unleveled.