Recent content by Colin_BC

Overbuilt is my goal when building stands. The original stand that drew these plans up for is still in use and perfectly stable over 19 years later 😋 As for the plans, yes, they are missing the vertical supports I added in as an afterthought. I originally drew those plans up in Microsoft Paint...

I recently picked up a new 75 gallon aquarium, so it was time to build a new heavy duty stand. This is based off plans for a 55g stand I made 19 years ago (Click here to see the original stand and plans), but with a few revisions on the fly. One mistake I made on the original plans I drew up...

Long term update: This stand is still in use today with a 55G on the top. The stand has help up perfectly over almost 14 years so far :)

Hi all. I'm in the middle of moving to a new place right now and am trying to figure out where all my tanks are going to be setup. I'm moving into basement suite that only has two possible rooms for tanks. In the living room there's a wood-burning firplace. On the right side of it there is...