aquarium stand

[littlelil]

does anyone know any requirements of wood like size/density/type to make a stand for an aquarium? i just want it like a rectangle from how high it's going to sit to the floor. very basic.
Does it have to be a certain type of wood or thickness so that it doesn't crack upon an extended period of load? Does the grain of the wood have to be horizontal or vertical?

I ahve never made anything out of wood and i dont' have a woodshop. Would anyone discourage me from making one?

can anyone recommend a website with directions on how to build one?

Thanks!

[Mettle]

I've only made one of my own. I did a simple frame out of 2x4s with my corners being two 2x4s screwed together. I got the miscuts that were about half the price of the other ones, if not even cheaper... Cost me less than $20 for the wood. I had the screws and stuff on hand, so don't know how much that'd cost.

Seems sturdy enough to me.

[repeej]

darkdep and I built mine out of regular 2x4's this past weekend.

The stand is 48x18x30 and will be holding my 75 gallon without any problems.  I need to snap a few pics and post them up for people to see.  I believe I used 6 full 8 foot 2x4's and is boxed it in with knotty pine wainscotting.  Total cost will be under $50 once trimmed and stained.

Home made is the way to go for big stands.

[repeej]

Mine looks very similar to this one...except the middle uprights are positioned differently.

[littlelil]

wow that looks really cool. Thanks for the advice. I'm probably not as handy as any of you but i'll give it a shot this summer and take pictures to let you know how it goes!

THanks!