SIR - THAT IS A SEXY BEAST!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the shout out and yes Anthony is a BEAST! That white car vinyl is beautiful! Awesome build I can't wait for this thing to have water!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stand looks great. I've been using a FT stand for a 180 for over a year and it's awesome. The outer flat side is a nice upgrade. Two upgrades I did with mine were to add FT 45x45x90 triangle braces for additional racking support. I also got some of the Tnut cable management hooks. @j's reefs do they sell the brackets you mounted the top with? I custom made some, but would be nice to just buy prefabs.
Nice! I’ll have to look into the cable management hooks myself. Yes they do sell the corner brackets on their site. If you get them make sure you choose with hardware so you get the fasteners as well. 👌
Been waiting on this video nice tank man. Remember what you said last time the price build please if you don't mind sharing. Thanks! I know this tank is gonna be awesome cause the last one says it all!!
Hey man yes the cost of a stand this size is around $1000 give or take what you add on to it. For example I got smooth front and side facing pieces which cost a little more. You can customize the build to your taste and the price will be according to that. I love it and for sure I would keep using these type of stands.
Good lookin stand!! Great idea with the car vinyl, I used a powder coated extrusion but I think yours looks cleaner. I used AluFab for my extrusion, they were great too I'd recommend reaching out to them if you're looking to save some cost
I know this is a few years late, i'm just starting to look at extruded alloy as a stand, but i'm just wondering how FT set up the weight distribution test in Solidworks?? As glass doesn't flex anywhere near as much as alloy, i dont understand how their finite element analyses (weight distribution test) could flex so much with a fixed weight on top of the stand?? Love the stand though!!
What is your plan in regards to preventing scratching of the acrylic? I know you mentioned before you had some methods/ideas on how to go about preventing damage. This is my only hesitation regarding acrylic tanks.
Right now I just plan to be very careful. Little things like aquascaping outside of the tank will go a long way. Also not leaving your algae scraper in the tank helps. You can prevent from letting algae grow on the scraper pads and potentially scratch the tank.
The cost of a stand this size would cost around $1000 but because these are custom every build is different. Shipping was about $100. It’s more expensive than diy but the great thing is I won’t need a new stand for a long time unless I do something crazy like upgrade. Lol!
Not as of right now. I’ve got a new light that I’m going to test out. This tank is 30” front to back so I think I would need about 8 primes to get good coverage. I wanted to try and keep the light sleek looking. We’ll see how it goes!
Man that's a nice clean looking stand. System will look awesome once its setup.
Thanks brotha! ✌️
Great video and love the way the stand turned out!
Thanks.
Very nice looking. Love the white color, looks super slick. Sump also looks good. I know tank will awesome when running
Thanks so much!
That stand is amazing. This build is gonna be amazing. Can’t wait to see it full
Thanks! 👍
Looks good can’t wait for the full build
Thanks we’re making progress.
Nice vid and awesome stand for sure.
Thanks!
That will be my next aquarium stand, absolutely incredible design
Thanks! I’d say go for it you’ll definitely be happy you did!
That shit look real nice I cannot wait until is up and running excellent video
Thanks Tee! We making moves! 👌
Making some nice power moves I like that 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 Keep up the great work
SIR - THAT IS A SEXY BEAST!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the shout out and yes Anthony is a BEAST! That white car vinyl is beautiful! Awesome build I can't wait for this thing to have water!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks! No problem! Yeah Anthony is awesome! Don’t tell anyone but we’re getting water delivered today!!!! 🤫🤫🤐🤐 hahahaha
Nice Video thanks for sharing! love it
Thanks! 👍
Wow, thanks for the vid. You've helped me decided which way to go. Subscribed to your channel, looking forward to updates!
Thanks! That’s awesome. I think you will be very satisfied with the quality! 👌
Awesome stand
I love how it came out. Thanks!
Very very good ❤️👍!
Nice vid Brody real polished, hi def🙏🏽👏🏽
Thanks OG! 👍
Great video! I'd get front and side panels / door. Don't want the mess to be seen underneath.
Stand looks great. I've been using a FT stand for a 180 for over a year and it's awesome. The outer flat side is a nice upgrade. Two upgrades I did with mine were to add FT 45x45x90 triangle braces for additional racking support. I also got some of the Tnut cable management hooks.
@j's reefs do they sell the brackets you mounted the top with? I custom made some, but would be nice to just buy prefabs.
Nice! I’ll have to look into the cable management hooks myself.
Yes they do sell the corner brackets on their site. If you get them make sure you choose with hardware so you get the fasteners as well. 👌
@@jsreefs5576 the cross cable binders is what I used.
@flashkan So I googled, "Tnut cable management hooks" and I saw a huge array of different things. Could you be more specific? It sounds really cool.
Been waiting on this video nice tank man. Remember what you said last time the price build please if you don't mind sharing. Thanks! I know this tank is gonna be awesome cause the last one says it all!!
Hey man yes the cost of a stand this size is around $1000 give or take what you add on to it. For example I got smooth front and side facing pieces which cost a little more. You can customize the build to your taste and the price will be according to that. I love it and for sure I would keep using these type of stands.
Very nice stand. What type of panels did you use for the top and bottom? Anthony helped me design a stand for my 180g.
Thanks. For the top and bottom I used a premium wood panel from Lowe’s. Pretty inexpensive, I think the sheet was $39 for a 4x8. Anthony is great!
Man got his cafecito stand right next to the tank 💪🏽
Yep! Nothing better!
Nice. Looks good. Its not the cheapest, but def good value for money especially since its so strong.
Yep! I couldn’t agree more! 👍
Good lookin stand!! Great idea with the car vinyl, I used a powder coated extrusion but I think yours looks cleaner.
I used AluFab for my extrusion, they were great too I'd recommend reaching out to them if you're looking to save some cost
Thanks
I know this is a few years late, i'm just starting to look at extruded alloy as a stand, but i'm just wondering how FT set up the weight distribution test in Solidworks?? As glass doesn't flex anywhere near as much as alloy, i dont understand how their finite element analyses (weight distribution test) could flex so much with a fixed weight on top of the stand?? Love the stand though!!
What is you top back and bottom panel? is it with Framingtech also? Thank you
I am using a premium wood but FramingTech does offer top and bottom panels that are completely water resistant.
What is your plan in regards to preventing scratching of the acrylic? I know you mentioned before you had some methods/ideas on how to go about preventing damage. This is my only hesitation regarding acrylic tanks.
Right now I just plan to be very careful. Little things like aquascaping outside of the tank will go a long way. Also not leaving your algae scraper in the tank helps. You can prevent from letting algae grow on the scraper pads and potentially scratch the tank.
Do you ever get any scratches?
WOW
Curious what Circulating pumps are you going to run? I see in your control panel you have the AI controller. Are you going to run the Nero 5’s?
That’s the plan right now. I will probably add a third one along with a gyre if some sort.
7 × 2 × 2 feet aquarium used for aluminum frame stand yes or No ....
where to purchase the panels?
May I ask how much did this cost?
A stand this size would cost you around $1000 depending on what accessories you add on.
That’s a very sleek stand.
Thanks! That was the goal, glad you agree! 👌
what was the cost of the stand if you dont mind sharing?
The cost of a stand this size would cost around $1000 but because these are custom every build is different. Shipping was about $100. It’s more expensive than diy but the great thing is I won’t need a new stand for a long time unless I do something crazy like upgrade. Lol!
You’re not using the AI anymore?!
Not as of right now. I’ve got a new light that I’m going to test out. This tank is 30” front to back so I think I would need about 8 primes to get good coverage. I wanted to try and keep the light sleek looking. We’ll see how it goes!
You have always done a great job w your reef, I’m sure it will a success :)