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  1. 03-10-2016, 11:14 PM #1
    Jesse Brown
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    Aquarium stand

    My wife asked for something to put an aquarium on that had lots of room underneath, looked visually light, and didn't necessarily look like a purpose-built stand. My best effort below.

    I used home-store plywood for the carcass (I hope somebody talks me down next time I try to save a buck that way), and poplar for edging and web frames. The doors are sen over baltic birch. Hardware is mail-order Ikea

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  3. 03-10-2016, 11:20 PM #2
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    Some random WIP photos:

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  4. 03-10-2016, 11:31 PM #3
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    I like it it's kinda classy looking.I used to make stands for reef tanks.So at first I thought your stand wasn't gong to fly.But then I saw the size of the tank. Nice !
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  5. 03-10-2016, 11:43 PM #4
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    Thanks! It's sturdier than it looks, but it obviously wouldn't hold a 180g full of live rock. Fortunately, she's into small, planted fresh-water tanks, and that particular one is a 22g.
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  6. 03-11-2016, 12:40 AM #5
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    Nice work!
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  7. 03-11-2016, 5:59 AM #6
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    Nice piece. The fronts look amazing and flow nicely.
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  8. 03-11-2016, 7:52 AM #7
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    Very nice. The face veneers look really nice with the light colored and thin appearance of the frame.
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