My DIY Tank/Stand

I have pics of my tank/stand. Im really happy the way it turned out. The tank itself I bought at a lfs. The stand was build by my Dad who is a carpenter and I did try to help however. The decor of the tank was of course done by me. The driftwood is from my parents forset. The gravel from a local landscaping company. Any questions/comments are welcome.

[arcab4]

that's a really nice stand. i'll be adding your tank to the list as soon as i can.

oh. u forgot to add a link to your pictures.

When you open my yahoo album, you can select what pic you like, then right click on the pic, open in new window and it will give you the jpeg link (I hope). It works for me anyways. Let me know if it works.

[arcab4]

i meant that you forgot to include a link so people can view your stand. i viewed it cause it was in the email.



great looking stand btw. i was kinda confused about the backpiece that flipped out. but then i got it very cool.

n/m. if u click on the www you'll get to it.

[clothahump]

I have got to ask. What is the plant with the serated leaves? looks like a cheese plant.

LoL. Which one, the red ones? Im not sure. I cant remember them all. The ones I do know are Amazon Swordplant, Giant Asparagus, Floating Philodendron
and Cabomba.

[clothahump]

Just had another look,they are slightly right of centre, almost like tree vines, they look like they could be plastic. 8)

I think they are called Floating Philodendron.

[Cillana]

That is so cool. All the little contraptions on the stand are so neat. I love the frame around the tank sides too. And you did an excellent job on the aquascaping. It looks like a real stream somewhere. What fish do have in there so far? I saw some white clouds.

I wanted to make my own stand for my 55 gallon but my dad is not very good with wood. I ended up buying a metal stand and had to suck it up. It's not that pretty but it's all I could afford. I'm going to put some potted plants down there to make it look better.

We did manage to design and build a canopy for the tank so that I could have 4 4-foot fluorescents. He is very good with electronics. I'm going to take some pictures soon and put them up here.

I have two different kinds of philadendrons, but I've never seen one with slits in the leaves like that. It looks so cool.

[scrimman]

'Lo Ronrca
WOW! Tell your dad he's a fabulous carpenter, and you did a great job aquascaping that puppy.  The tank corner trim is a great idea, and I like the back-tank foldout door.
Nice idea with the differnet sized rocks, too.  
What's the tank down below about?  Is that a sump or a sick tank?
Thanks for sharing.