Easy DIY Aquarium Stand - Universal aquarium stand
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- In this video I show you how to build a DIY aquarium stand that is very easy to build as well as super strong and the design can easily be modified to fit all aquarium sizes!
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I thought it was an outstanding video to begin with, but what really impressed me was that this man took the time to answer all of the questions below. Big thumbs up. Not a hugely important question here, but do you have any idea roughly how much time assembly should take with the wood cut already for someone who is not mechanically inclined?
Thank you, Probably about an hour, maybe two tops
Some people care ya kno 😎
What a dumb amount of info for a TH-cam video about a aquarium shelf.
@@Joey-Jdiwhat a dumb comment from a troll
Just get the measurements and tell the Home Depot guy to cut it for you
THANK YOU for your video!!! I was able to make my stand 100% by myself! As a 53 yo single woman, I was damn proud of myself!!
You deserve far more subscribers.
I like how:
You dive right into the subject.
No annoying music, intro etc.
Covers topics I don't see but are extremely useful.
Well done, VERY well done
I was just thinking the same. This guy got me started in fish keeping. Very informative and no flashy gimmicks
Learned a lot from your video. I'm a preacher, widow, and wiIl be 68 next month. My (39 year old single Mom) daughter, built 2 of these tanks today, following your directions. We would have finished them in maybe 1 hour... but we ran about 10 short of screws on each tank ... (totaling 20). We are so proud. Thank you and God Bless you.
I love this 😊
My brother and I built this stand with some slight measurement modifications for his 55-gallon turtle tank and it works and looks great!! Thanks a bunch for the detailed instructions, couldn't have done it without you!
Your very welcome!
Don't think anyone cares lol
Hi do you have the measurements for your 55 gallon??
@@morganjones1028 Hi Morgan! It was a couple of years ago that we built it, so I don’t have the original papers, but I do have some pictures of the diagrams I made and materials we used. It doesn’t look like TH-cam allows links in comment sections, but if you want to email, I can send them.
best stand tutorial. simple, super clear and no unnecessary crap. thanks for posting this!
Your very welcome!
I can not wait to rub my diy made aquarium stand in my husband's face lol. Thanks so much man, this was the best video I found and I looked at TONS! You explained everything perfectly, I feel like i could make a house now lol. Good looking man! 👌
I do have a question! How would you go about adding a shelf and some plywood doors/covering the frame? Could you simply cut the plywood to size and screw them in? (Coverings) And for the Shelf, would you need 2x4 frame for them or could you use more plywood?
Your welcome, and just you could just cut the plywood and screw it into the frame if you needed to build a shelf to hold extra weight you could cut some shorter 2x4s and install it that way as well.
I've watched lots of DIY aquarium stand builds recently, prepping to do my own and this by such a long long way is the best. It's simple to understand. Well done and thank you for doing this.
I just bought a Fluval Flex 32.2 and after looking at stands available online, I decided that my amazingly-capable-of-all-things-building-wise husband could build one!
Found your video and he's all fired up about doing it.
Thanks for the information!
Nice tidy design for easy construction. Simple is good, less is more. I love it.
Thank you!
Great video, thank you! My husband is very handy, he watched this video and then built my 40 G breeder fish tank stand in under an hour. Excellent resource
Best stand build video I've watched!
Thank you!
Thanks for the awesome and informative video! I only have a 20 gallon, but want my stand to last trough the test of time, and this will 100% do it!
This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you!
Your welcome!
Finally ! Someone who explains simply so i can understand
You're welcome
Thank you so much. We built our 55 gallon tank stand today. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Your welcome
Thank you so much for this video!
Your welcome
Incredible video.I just got all the materials to built two stand following your directions.Thank you for giving such detailed instructions!
Your welcome
Very easy to understand. And I like a lot that you answered peoples questions. You honestly deserve much more subscribers. Hands down best video to make a stand
Hey Travis great video always helpful and straight to the point.
Built this today. I spent a bit more on pine than you did, but it really is as easy as you made it look! Home depot made all the cuts I needed too. I built mine to hold up a 55g 4ft wide tank.
Awesome, glad it was helpful
Very clear & precise! No waste of time! Tnx.
I built two stands from this video, still going strong, thanks Travis!
LOL at the fish behind you in the time lapse...very interested in what you're doing! Thanks for the vid, about to make one for a new 36 gal.
Sounds awesome!
Dude! This video saved me. I've been wanting to upgrade to a 75g for months and always have been afraid to get a petsmart stand + tank combo since I've heard horror stories about those stands but with this i feel confident enough to build my own!
Totally agree with you. I currently have the petsmart stand and it's doing good so far. Knock on wood. Lol but I've always thought about building one myself.
Just got all my lumber, blueprints are drawn- Wish me luck! Thanks for the great instructions.
From England, great vid and easy to follow. Building mine tomorrow 👍
Bro, love the design of your 180’s stand where the front sticks out a little bit. Much better access! 👍
Thank you for this nice and simple tutorial! I was able to build a couple of stands for a 40 breeder and a 20 gallon long by following this video.
Awesome! Thank you!
Your welcome
Good job, best 40 gallon build on You Tube.
Nice work. Very easy to follow.
Fantastic!!
Thanks buddy just did mine learning from your video
Very informative! Awesome video!
Thank you
Thanks so much for this wonderful video and explaining everything so clearly❤
Simple explanation, great video!
Thank you
Very helpful. Thank you
Man!!! I became your fan even more !! Your videos are SO instructive! Thank you, again! By the way, congratulations!! You have such a cute little girl 😍. Love that she showed up in the video. My baby girl is only 1 year old. Can’t wait to see her running around the house and back yard. 😄
Thank you!
I'm going to build this stand this week, but add a shelf and pallet wood for sides. Awesome tutorial. Thanks.
Sounds great, your welcome
Top notch thank you for posting!!
Your welcome
Awesome video, thank you
Built one today with your directions for a 20 gal tank. Thank you.
Very nice build brother, looks great also!
Thank you
Great video, you are a great teacher and explain things clearly. I also enjoy the way you made the video, perfect style.
I bought a bunch of lumber to start my 40gal breeder build. This was really helpful for more concise instructions than I have gotten from other tutorials. I might make mine a bit shorter since I'm only five feet tall and I can't imagine climbing into my fishtank to maintain it 🤣
For sure lol, im glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial. Thanks
Your welcome
You just helped me save a lot of money. Thank you!!
Your welcome
Thanks for the great video!
Awesome tutorial!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Your welcome
Nice work, I like the design.
Thank you
Nice. A lot easier than I thought
Thank Jim!
Thanks dude, appreciate it alot.
Thank you brother very useful information
Quality made in 30mins 👍👍👍
Thank you!
Looking good brother!
Thank you
@@TrafishAquatics Be sure to check us out on TH-cam, part 17 just released and 18 days away on 1000 gallon build-out series.
Thanks for this video! Built a mini version for a ten gallon... One for a 67 gallon is next!
nice idea, thank you brother.
Awesome video
Thank you for making this video!!! It’s so easy to follow I’m going to make one instead of buying they are so expensive to buy a stand at pet supply stores.
I wish I had the time, I would definitely do that, thanks, really nice video, blessings.
Thank you
You made me buy everything today hahahaha
1 question, I didnt get the #9 2 1/2
so I got #8 2 1/2 do that works?
Yep number eight is perfect
Ugh this is perfect. The shelving unit I bought scared me so I’ve been looking at building my own
Hit that 👍! Very informative.
Thank you!
Nice job, this looks and sounds very strong. my plan is to make a desk and fish tank stands seem to be the sturdy plan.
These are very sturdy, I'd be interested in seeing your final build
THX SO MUCH
Your welcome
With just seeing the teaser image and nothing more, i can attest to the fact that stand is strong.
Its erily familiar of the one i had to build for my old 55. That size? Its rigid as hell. You screw it right and those cornices? Oh hell yeah! You wont have a problem. 👍
I just wanted to say thanks. My brother and I just finished the stand and it was easy to build and it turned out great..
That's awesome to hear I'm glad the video was helpful!
How did you solve the fish tank stand surface balancing?
I'm not sure I understand the question, as in the stand is twisted and the tank doesn't sit level?
@@TrafishAquatics yeah the tank doesn't sit level with the stand surface and I could see gaps between it. Any tips on how I could fix it?
@@TrafishAquatics I know some people place styrofoam on the stand to counter the untrue or unbalance of the surface so the fish tank could distribute the weight evenly on the fish stand since it has gaps between it but I never seen youtuber does that
Your earlier stand build video made me want to build a riser/drawer to put under my 20 long and 10 gal tanks which are about the same height. They're on a sturdy wood credenza now, which is kind of low, and even sitting you don't get the full picture, hence my desire to build a riser for them and incorporate drawers, just because, you know, DRAWERS. LOL you can never have enough drawers especially with the plethora of tools and supplies needed for this hobby :-D
That sounds like it would be an awesome DIY project
Thanks!
I have a project to work on this weekend. I'm not a diy kinda person having adhd. But I just started the hobby with 3 goldfish and I like it so far.
I'm determined to do this.
It's very easy just make sure the boards you get are nice and straight!
Thats interestinf i also have adhd but i am quite. Diy peraon
Thanks for the video liked and subscribed!
P.S. Action Bronson lookin......
You know what's funny, your not the first person to say that 😂
Great video, everything was clearly explained and easy to follow. I wanted to ask, if you are building a stand that you want to have a sump in, what would be required? Do you add an extra shelf in the middle? Can you get some thick plywood and put it across some beams across the bottom? Thanks!
Thank you very much for making this!
Going to use your design for a 90 gallon stand
Awesome, it should work well!
I’m just finding your channel and you do a great job at explaining step by step how to build the stand. I appreciate it. I have a 28 gallon bow tank and I was wondering will this work for me?
I thinking of trying a corner tank stand out of reclaimed scaffold boards, not quite sure how I'll do it yet, but it seems like an interesting project
This stand is overkill for the 40 gallon aquarium, but I like the concept of better be safe than sorry. Thanks for the idea. The only thing I will do differently is pre-drilling the screw holes (to prevent splitting).
Overkill is a good thing lol, and yea predrilling is always good
@@TrafishAquatics I've built my first 40 gallon breeder +10 gallon (same level) stand using your guidance from this video. Used the entire 2'x4' 3/4" plywood for a stand that has the 40 gal and the 10 gal tanks next to each other. Speaking about overkill 🤣🤣🤣 I've used Titebond 3 Ultimate wood glue for extra strength. lol 🤣🤣🤣
Is it okay if some of the screws split the wood on the top frame for the stand I built? Or do I have to start over?
@@Mante310 I’d remove the screws splitting the wood and apply Titebond 3 Ultimate wood glue and clamp it in place. After the glue cures you will have stronger than the original state of the wood and can screw the screws back in place.
Really nice to have the numbers - 8000lbs weight capacity. I think that will hold my 20 gallon just fine, I'll sleep well at night! 😄
Yep and that 8,000 lb is at the point of failure since a vertical 2x4 can hold 1,000 lb at failure point So I would figure the safety rating on this would be about half of that at 4,000 lb, which is still about the weight of a car 😆
Will definitely hold a 29 gallon That I’m planning to get (300 pounds)
Absolutely
using this as a guide to build a CRT TV stand for my 40" 250lb beast. i just wasn't sure how to configure the wood so that it doesn't sway side to side and snap over lol. mine's supposed to be a cornered unit, will have to look into it...
This stand is solid when built this way, a 40 gallon tank weighs 400lbs when filled
Thanks for this! new to aquatics and dont like that my tank is on MDF and we all know how well that holds up to time.
Yea MDF boards are very sketchy when it comes to aquariums, any water contact and they fall apart.
@@TrafishAquatics Indeed! we're about to move into a house and time for me to expand and I don't want to come home to a pond in my house
Yea that wouldn't be good
1:55 that’s funny. I’ve tried to get some 2x4’s cut at Home Depot and lowes. At both places they completely ignored me.
I remember waiting around for someone to come help me for near an hour at the home depot. I went to the cashier and told her I needed assistance there. She called for assistance at wood cutting, and then I ended up waiting another 30 minutes until I stopped an employee. He told me “can’t you see they’re all busy right now”. And I left.
Similar experience at lowes
Same story, I went to both of those locations and they refused to make any cuts to length, even when offered money. Unfortunately these hardware stores are full of employees who only stay for ~6 weeks before quitting, nobody wants to be there which I understand completely, but it really affects the customer experience. I'm totally out of luck as no store in town would make the cuts for me.
@@peterh5417 yeah. It’s pretty frustrating. I managed to build one aquarium stand for my 40 gallon tank, but because of that experience, I’m not sure if it’s the only one I’ll ever get to build 😅
Took me 5 2x4's to get mine put together for my 29gal tall.
About to screw the boards together as we speak.
and it only cost me $43!! Thanks so much!
Your welcome!
@@TrafishAquatics I had some uneven Ness on my fish tank stand. to fix that I figured I’d just move the leg down a bit more to compensate for it right? Other than that it might need a good sanding.
Yep that will work
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This is perfect! I'm going to use the same measurements so I can build a stand for my snake tank. Love the tutorial man!
Can you please tell me what they are? Thanks!
If you get more than 1 snake you can get a snake rack system like 6 high and each rack you pull out is big enough for a 6ft boa. I like those better than a reptile tank for a snake. Uses less space in the room unless your fine with a reptile tank.
Planning on making my own stand when i go to setup a 75 gallon 👍🏻 Hard to find any decent prebuilt stands that aren’t super expensive lol
And even when they are expensive they still made out of cheap particle board. Don't know why at those prices they just don't make it from real wood.
Such a good build. I am going to attempt this. Do the top need a plywood cover or 2x4 cover or can the Aquarium just rest on it as it is? I never used stands like this so I am worried about the weight distribution
I thought he was great 👍
Thank you
I am only 3 minutes in and I know this is how I am going to build mine. 1. He measures while sitting down 2. It is a 40B build Thanks brother!
You're welcome!
This was so helpful! I'm planning to build this for a 10G nano and was wondering if yellow pine wood would be appropriate, and what kind of wood species you used in this video?
This is pine 2x4, it is plenty strong enough, I used 2x4 pine for the stand for my 300 gallon also
Great video! Do you have any videos or advice on modifying for a 150 gallon tank? 60”x24”. How did you calculate how much the stand would support? Thanks so much!
Essentially you would build it the same way but add vertical braces every two feet across the front and back as well as cross braces every two feet on the top and bottom shelves of the stand, general construction code has two by fours rated at a thousand pounds at the point of failure for each vertical 2x4
Wow this looks super feasible, and would save a whole lot. But I would it wobble, and I'm curious how other people kind of made it prettier it in the end?
So far this is the plan liking the most, do you think it'll be good for a 60 gallon? Same dimensions as a 55 just a little taller..
making this stand in clase for my betta with a 10 gal, it looks good so far
Thats awesome!
@@TrafishAquatics quick question is the wood on the outside of the legs there for looks or support?
Support
Thanks. The video is very clear. I have a very small tank with a base of 7.5x14”. Can i use 2x2’s instead of 2x4’s since they are too big for this small tank? Also, would it be unstable if it’s 28” high with this small base?
Great video and great design. Where'd you learn it?
I went to school for engineering and this is what i came up with
We just made a stand using this video, it was so easy, well explained. It’s our first time making a stand. The results are great. I do have a question, our stand is for a 48 inches long 55 gallon tank, we didn’t add a middle leg because it’s not over 4 feet, but do we need too???? I wish I could share a picture of the final results.
For 55 gallons you may not need to but a little more support never hurts.
Do you still have those measurements? I plan on making this stand as well for a 55gl. I just don’t have the tank itself yet .
48 inches long is the size for a 75g. I would get the 75g over the 55g and then I would add the middle support then for sure.
How would you suggest adding a shelf of some sort to house fish accessories?
Love the video. Is there a safe way to add feet? I don't want to accidentally scratch my would floor.
I don't know if I would add feet to this stand necessarily, But you could get sheets of felt and cut it to fit along the bottom of the stand to provide a soft contacting surface between the wood and your floor It should prevent scratching
Just got a 29g with the black rim that creates a gap in between the bottom glass and the rim itself. I'm wondering if it would be better (or worst/unnecessary) to rather have the stand fit for the bottom glass rather than having it sit on the black rim (so as the rim would come around the wood)? I'd of course cover the top of the stand with wood and a thick foam mat.
You may have answered this in the comments but would you mind sharing the board sizes needed for the 40 breeder that your building in this video. I tried screen shorting the paper you held up but it’s not clear. Thanks and great video
i think i'm gonna build a scaled down version of this for my 10 gal tank
Just built one using your method, just taller, 36 inches, got my daughter a axolotl, took 1.5 hours to build , 29 gallon
Awesome!