ADA Style Aquarium Stand - Do It Yourself

[Danight1761]

best part about the audio of this vid was halo Music

[jbaliban]

@Danight1761 Love me some Halo!! Working on getting 1,000gp for CE Anniversary right now!

[0rgazmatron]

nice video bro, im thinkin of doing one of these myself but with brushed stainless laminate and shadow lines running through the end gables aswell, check my vids on custom tank stand builds coming soon :-)

[schtals]

What about the bottom? Clearly you put something under the cabinet, to lift it couple more inches off the ground.

[ProjectAquarium]

@schtals It is just another piece of plywood.

[schtals]

SOOO CASH

[zarethd]

Where did you get the Formica?

[ProjectAquarium]

@zarethd I got it at Lowes.

[SpearWieldingOctopus]

So no screws or nails were used on the body(except for the hinges)? Just wood glue?

[ProjectAquarium]

@SpearWieldingOctopus Yup, the key are the biscuits!

[SpearWieldingOctopus]

@ProjectAquarium Thanks for replying:) But to hold up a big aquarium? But for how long? Sorry I'm in a little disbelief over how easy this looks... Is this similar to ADA's stand construction too? this is blowing my mind!

[ProjectAquarium]

@SpearWieldingOctopus If the aquarium got over 75 or so gallons I would probly double up the plywood to create 1.5" walls, but that is probly an overkill. Keep in mind that Wood glue is stronger than the wood itself if there is enough surface area from proper adhesion. The biscuits allow for this. Use quality 3/4" OAK HARDWOOD plywood and it will hold anything you put on it.

[Interlocomotive]

Awesome Stand Build!

[egw999]

Very clean design. I'll be using it for my 30 gal tall tank. How is the top bar of doubled plywood is attached to the sides???

[ProjectAquarium]

@egw999 It is attached using just wood glue.

[thefrankygee]

great work! looks just like the real thing. how much did it cost to build aswell as the light stand??

[ProjectAquarium]

@thefrankygee I think it was about $80 after buying all the metal.

[lollerpoop]

Btw can i use this method to build the stand to a 120x40x40cm tank?

But with a board in the middle to make it stronger?

[ProjectAquarium]

@lollerpoop Yes, that was my first design. It can be seen on my site, under articles.

[lollerpoop]

Did you glue the front piece to the side boards?

[foxpuppet]

did you borrow this music off from HALO ODST? love your stand!

[ProjectAquarium]

@foxpuppet Yup!!  Love me some HALO!!

[TheUNCfan99]

can you make a video on a diy co2 system?

[SPN6i6]

awesome

[FlSHRFun]

Great video! Beautiful craftsmanship!