Everyone has the same boring oak stand

[sfilingeri]

After looking at my stand I realized that its boring, sure oak is pretty but almost everyone has it.........

So if you have a something different and want to show it off, nows the time....

[greenmonkey51]

If you look in most homes oak is most often used in trim and other areas. It wouldn't look very nice to have oak trim and cabinets and then your stand is cherry.

[rachelcb80]

I like the simple oak stands and canopies. The tank is supposed to stand out and be what the eye goes to first. If you have a flashy, decorative stand I think it takes away from the tank. But to each his own.

[Travis L. Stevens]

Mines not Oak. It's Pine with Birch doors. ;) It's still the same ol' boring stand though :lmao:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/TravisStevens/Aquariums/Saltwater/75%20Gallon/75gTankWithCanopyOnFull.jpg

[superswimmer]

Well generally, I think the reason most have the same stand design is simply becuase there is not much room for deviance in stand design because the stands most be strong and sturdy to support so much weight and distribute it over a large as possible area. I would like a cool wroght(sp?) iron stand, but it would not support the weight of a larger tank ( the legs would concentrate too much weight into too small of an area)

That's my thoughts, feel free to correct me if I am wrong

[davenia7]

I have standard black for my cichlid tank. My cabinets are dark cherry, with grey and black laminate tops; oak would look ghastly. My other tanks are small and nano. My 20L FW angel tank is on a metal stand.

[SDguy]

There's a big long thread with all sorts of custom stands in it, floating around somewhere...my searches came up empty though. Anyone have the link?

[LobsterOfJustice]

I've always preferred the boring black stands to the boring wood stands lol

[sfilingeri]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10558193#post10558193 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LobsterOfJustice
I've always preferred the boring black stands to the boring wood stands lol

LOL I think yor right, black is sexy.........

[kirkland]

I couldn't tell you what kind of wood our stand is made of, but it's purple! We bought our tank from a LFS that had painted all of their stands this shade of purple. This tank was housing their liverock before they upgraded to a larger tank. We didn't bother repainting it. There's no canopy, just the stand.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/kirkland_tank/92.jpg

[davenia7]

Hahaha!!! Now that's a custom job!!!

[Lightsluvr]

When the 95G Wave tank first came out, it offered an ugly black and stainless hood and stand. They just came out with a cherry stand that I am partial to...it looks good with our furniture...

I wish there was an easier way to post photos on this forum. A photo is in our gallery.

LL

[techigirl78]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10557235#post10557235 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by superswimmer
I would like a cool wroght(sp?) iron stand, but it would not support the weight of a larger tank ( the legs would concentrate too much weight into too small of an area)


I believe wrought iron stands can rust from salt deposits as well.

[gary faulkner]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10558056#post10558056 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SDguy
There's a big long thread with all sorts of custom stands in it, floating around somewhere...my searches came up empty though. Anyone have the link?


Peter,
I've been searching for some time now and came up with very little. Would be nice to find the thread you are talking about!:rollface:

[SDguy]

Yeah, I'm not sure what's going on. I tried all sorts of key words like "metal, stand, custom, finish" etc. and still came up with nothing. I know I posted in the thread, so I guess I could always search my posts, but ugh! over 7000, it would take a while, especially since I have no recollection of when it was....

[iansfishy]

my wife makes awesome custom furniture including stands. all out of pine logs. I cant post pics because they are too large but if you want check them out at leftcoastlogdesigns.com. i hope that doesnt violate any posting rules!!!

[Agu]

No boring stands for me...........


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/591/2DSCN1968.jpg


Got that at a junk store.

[Agu]

This is a bathroom vanity from Lowes. Bought it cheap with a broken drawer, which I didn't need anyway. The top is black marble...........

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/2DSCN2452.jpg

[virginiadiver69]

sfilingeri, I have never seen you on the local club forum. Here it is.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=335

[Der_Iron_Chef]

There's this: http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1105594

And this: http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1119435

That's all I could find.

[SDguy]

Nope. It was a multi page thread. Maybe it's in a random forum that I don't frequent?

[flfirefighter13]

My last homemade stand was rough cut cedar. Below is a pic but it doesn not have all the final trim pieces on it, there was piece wraping the top of the stand that covered the plywood edge and tank trim piece. It is a workbench in the garage now since I moved, the next big tank will be an inwall with pecky cypress trim

http://www.showfocus.net/DSC_6893.jpg

[Salamander]

Well mine is covered in diamonds, emeralds and rubies.



Well ok, the diamonds are only rhinestones.









LOL :lolspin:

[SDguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10561401#post10561401 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Salamander
Well mine is covered in diamonds, emeralds and rubies.



Well ok, the diamonds are only rhinestones.









LOL :lolspin:

You bedazzled your aquarium stand?! :lol:

[sfilingeri]

wow thanks to everybody and I do mean everybody for the replies....

[sfilingeri]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10560791#post10560791 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by virginiadiver69
sfilingeri, I have never seen you on the local club forum. Here it is.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=335

Thanks i will def. check it out.....

[sfilingeri]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10559865#post10559865 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gary faulkner
Peter,
I've been searching for some time now and came up with very little. Would be nice to find the thread you are talking about!:rollface:


Now thats what I am talking about.....

[Lytehouse]

still oak.....

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/lytehouse/120/IMG_1946.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/lytehouse/120/IMG_1944.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/lytehouse/120/IMG_1943.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/lytehouse/120/IMG_1942.jpg

[sfilingeri]

Lytehouse that looks sharp........

[sirjohn]

Maple stand and canopy:


http://bellsouthpwp2.net/j/a/jaaz/3.jpg

[sfilingeri]

Sirjohn, nice corner to smoke a cigar and some drink brandy....lol

[sfilingeri]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10563304#post10563304 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sfilingeri
Sirjohn, nice corner to smoke a cigar and some drink brandy....lol


Sorry I meant drink some brandy

[LaurentSeattle]

The RSM stand is pretty nice, and rock solid...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1284/1055546615_388a5fc870_o.png

[hopper75]

90g, 2 months

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52969392@N00/1133234109/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1056/1133234109_a9aac4d9d5_b.jpg" width="768" height="1024" alt="DSC02938" /></a>

[sabodish]

i guess im partial to my boring white stand..lol

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/sabodish/170%20gallon%20cube/complete.jpg

[JmLee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10563304#post10563304 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sfilingeri
Sirjohn, nice corner to smoke a cigar and some drink brandy....lol

Your avatar makes me want to run down the street while gouging my eyes out....

Oh and wow, Some of these stand are sick. especially sabodish's and lytehouse's.

[marino420td]

Here is my stand and canopy for my 120 gal. Made from solid maple.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/marino420td/120%20Gallon%20Set%20Up/Full%20Tank%20Shots/mini-IMG_5788.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/marino420td/120%20Gallon%20Set%20Up/Full%20Tank%20Shots/mini-IMG_4917.jpg

Here is a link to a thread about cool stands. Some very nice ones in this thread.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=625053

[thor32766]

wow you guys have some beautiful stands out there!

[SDguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10564947#post10564947 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marino420td
Here is a link to a thread about cool stands. Some very nice ones in this thread.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=625053

Ugh, finally! Thank you!! I was beginning to think I imagined the whole thing :D

[Lytehouse]

[QUOTE]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10564947#post10564947 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by marino420td
[B]Here is my stand and canopy for my 120 gal. Made from solid maple.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/marino420td/120%20Gallon%20Set%20Up/Full%20Tank%20Shots/mini-IMG_5788.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/marino420td/120%20Gallon%20Set%20Up/Full%20Tank%20Shots/mini-IMG_4917.jpg

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marino420td

notice any similarities, although different wood and trim?

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb234/lytehouse/120/IMG_1946.jpg

[sfilingeri]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10564746#post10564746 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JmLee
Your avatar makes me want to run down the street while gouging my eyes out....

Oh and wow, Some of these stand are sick. especially sabodish's and lytehouse's.

LOL dont do that, that would hurt.............

[Misled]

Here's mine, an old pic,( notice the Christmas stuff.)


http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/jllndmb/PICT0002.jpg

[ccorpse27]

SKULL CRUSHING BLACK METAL!!!!!!!

[Scissorhand]

Oh man back in the days when I was an active member at nano-reef.com heh heh.

I saw this one guy who obviously was very handy with metal work. He made a stand out of twisted metals in the shape of a guitar/palm/fish or whatever, I don't quite remember. But all the geometrics were sound, so it was leveled and could easily support the weight of the tank.

sorry this is worthless w/o a pix but I just spent a few mins searching for it but couldn't find it.