"'Hope you found it interesting." Seriously dude?! No one ever talks about stands when setting up tanks. This video is pure gold!

Respects to you Joey! Love your videos and just to let you know, you're one of the main reasons why I got into the Fish Hobby and I'm loving it! I love your passion for everything you do in this hobby and the in depth details you go through in your videos. I can tell you love doing what you do!

Great video - thanks! Btw - never wear gloves at the table saw. Even a small thread can be caught up, and pull your hand into the blade. It's a big no no. I say this out of concern. Keep up the great work!

Ive seen this video 3x...... still impressed how you put that tank on the stand 3rd time around. Like a boss !

Thanks for the Inspiration Joey! Ordered all of my timber ready to get the stand built in the next week or so, then I can order the biggest tank I’ve ever had! Finally back into the hobby and I couldn’t be more excited.

Just finished building and staining a stand using your design. Thank you for the clear explanation and video!

I used his method. Went a little overboard on support but well worth it. The stand holds 4 tanks, a discus tank, an angel tank, an misc tank, and a goldfish tank. It worked out sooo well!

This video really gives a great perspective on how big this tank is! Another great vid!

I'm almost finished with mines doing this same style. Thank you Joey for what you do!

Always awesome Joey. I am on my 5th coat now for a rack that is going to hold 5 20 gallons long used your more fotified method with 1 middle support since they are 36 inches long 3/4 inch shelves as well. Agree staining sucks especially outside in the summer and always let them dry on wood I learned not t use plastic wrap this time the hard way It sticks right to it and you can't get it off, but its only one side so I am sure it will be ok. Been going 2 1/2 weeks on my 4 coats amazing you can do 6 in that short of a time. I have 72+ pieces a dozen 2x4's plus 6 eight footers around the edges which won't hold the weight so roughly 9-10 thousand for my 1000 pounds of weight i suppose

thank you so much i just finished making my diy stand with your method it was a great experience love your diy projects keep it up 😊

The King Of DIY says it all. I really liked the canister filter video. i will be building a version for my 55 gal that i picked up second hand n free ! Keep posting some of us rely on and enjoy these videos! thanks

Objectively one of the best guides I've seen on this site. Well done and thank you!

Thanks Joey, good explanation on the design of the stand.

Just wanted to thank you for the video, following your plan i now have my 220 gallon sitting pretty!!

New to this channel so just want to say hello to everyone. Great videos you have here, for a guy who is just getting back into Aquariums this is very helpful.

Awesome final result!!!! Awesome explanation!!!! Thanks for the tips 🤗

Awesome video and really helpful. I'll be trying this myself for my tiny 10 gallon.

Love the videos and all of the knowledge that you are so willing to share.

Happy Father's Day Joey. Loving the builds.

turned out great like always! you make these projects look so easy you inspire me to do them myself. happy Father's day btw.

My aquarium is 265 gallons. i never built an aquarium stand before. Needless to say, i could have started with something smaller. But I followed this video step by step and i Couldnt be more happy. Im so proud of the stand i built. Thanks to the guy in this video.

Thank you for your amazing videos, Joey. After watching many of your videos, I'm finally feeling confident about making my own DIY fish tank stand. :D

True to form DIY🙂. YOU BUILD...LIFT...STAIN...U THE MAN👍🏾

Wow beast mode Joey. You're simply the best on KZfaq.

i missed these type of videos and no the new Joey just to get attention.... this is an excellent pure video.

Good job Joey, you are so inspiring! could you do a video about store bought hob filters like ie aqua clear ,marine land and some diy modifications for them if possible. thanks again for the inspiration in the fish hobby.

You have made my mind up for me , i need an aquarium stand for a 75 gallon , it looks like I'll be building it myself . ( Thanks for the step by step video 👍 )

Absolutely Awesome Build !!!

don't know if you will get this but thanks for the video I made my 75 gallon stand the same way now I'm doing the canopy. I'm so proud of myself thanks for the help.

Hey Joey, Love your D.I.Y vid's mate... well everything you do. I am currently in the process of planning my next stand build for a 210g tank (BTW THIS IS EASILY THE BEST DESIGN "LOVE IT") Just wondering if you could PLEASE point me in the wright direction of where to find INFO on the structural strength of different size timbers like 2x4, 2x6 etc. Thanks From AUSTRALIA Keep doing you bro!

Love this.....I'm planning on building my own so I can upgrade my tank. I'm surprised you didn't put some plywood on the inside to hold the filter(s), supplies and other aquarium equipment.

Nicely done, great video. I would have added edge banding to the plywood ends. The iron on stuff is durable enough and easy to apply on straight surfaces.

This is amazing ! i’m so glad i watched this before making my stand. I had no idea about the 4x weight recommendation.

Thank you very much! I am following this to make my 240g 8x2x2 tank just a 24 inch deep version. Might not stain it not sure. Wonderful tutorial!!

This was very nice, thank you!

Thank you for the video. I plan on building a stand for my 180gal glass aquarium (6.5ft). Is there a website to design our stands and get a list of how much wood we need and the exact dimensions?

Really looks nice Joey and Happy Father's Day. Yesterday my family and I went to our local pool in our town and and I mentioned that I would like to treat the water and put fish in it haha anyway have a great day I know that I will.

Thank you for teaching common sense. I always over engineer my builds & have a 200gal setup on a 3200+lb capable stand....haha. Moving forward I will save a lot in materials! Thanks again

Beautiful work!!

Really good video, am planning a stand for my 125 acrylic, but people need to remember to consider the top frame clearance if they have built-in weir's with bulkheads coming down for plumbing...

I used this as a base model for mine. 21 years old. Made it for a 70 gallon, yet im putting a 55 on top. (always plan ahead) Its 50 inches tall, 50 inches wide, and 24 inches deep. It wobbles on my carpet ever so SLIGHTLY, but it isnt twisted in any way. Im using 3/4 inch plywood on top, overkill, but planning ahead again lmao. The fence posts are flush with the stand, and it is perfectly level on top. Used over 120 screws in the frame alone. 4 in each fench post, when attaching those to the frame. I hope it holds, lmao it should. Thank you. Youre a powerful person

Great looking stand!

This video is what I needed great job!!!!

Building the filtration system: goo.gl/vJwZf7

great stand. thats the way i built mine for my 24x48 120 gallon. keep constuction simple and cover nice.

Just built one of these tonight for a 125! These tank videos are a gem!!

Thank you !!! helpful tips

Built a stand last night based off this design for my 75 gallon, absolutely beastly! Thank you good sir!

i love the stand design! ill def be doing this when i do my reef tank. in my basement there is an empty space under the staircase and i want to have the tank on one side and the filtration under the stairs, would a 55 gallon show tank and 55 gallon sump tank go well?

ABSOLUTELY IMPRESSIVE !!!!!!!!

Can you go into a little more detail about how to determine the holding capacity of a stand? Or is there a resource online you could recommend? I have a 46 gallon tank that I will eventually need to build a stand for, and my woodworking experience is all in construction, and I err on the side of over engineering but I've never calculated the capacity down as detailed as you did.

happy Father's day, this is very awesome

Rounded look!!!!!!! Looks sweet!!!!!

Thanks for the info it would look better if you stained then then the clear coat it in to steps worth it as it comes out better for most people though you did a good job

this is an awesome build...I would like to use this concept to build a 16 ft stand for Marineland 300 gallon and 125 gallon to be placed in one stand

Nice job...and thanks, I'm about to build mines

Joey is straight BEAST MODE carrying around his own tank!

Thanks for sharing your video and happy father day brother. Looking forward to see the next video.

thanks a lot man saved a lot of money. half price of a new stand but 10 times stronger than mdf stands that come flat packaged

tnx! you are awesome and brave! Have you ever had any water disaster, like a aquarium that got smashed?

Your corded and later on cordless drill made me wince in pain. Someone get this guy a nice Li-Ion Drill/Driver for fathers day! Another great project Joey, the stand is superb.

Hi, I really glad that i subscribed to your channel, content is really usefull. Question: why dont you use metal frame as a base for your stand? Thanks. Спасибо.

Just in time for me. I think my 75 gal stand that came with it is giving up. I don't trust the stand no more. I like solid wood. Like this one. I'm making one like this. Thank you for sharing.

Cool video... tons of information

I would recommend gluing your frame with a quality wood glue as well as your screws. Titebond II is waterproof and food safe and produces a much stronger joint allowing no movement. Small movement can eventually weaken the frame.

Thanks for the video! I have a 300gal tank that I'm going to build a stand for that will have two dog crates underneath. For the doors, I'm going to do the sliding barn style doors.

5:30 Joey in Beast-Mode. :)

Good evening Joey, what type of lumber do you recommend to build an stand for a 8’x4’x2’ and 700 lbs empty. Thank you for you help. God bless you.

I love these older videos.

Man this video is golden!

Good call on the routering, TOTALLY transformed the look from a college kid slapped this together to a finished product.

Hey! I'm really impressed of your work and so I want to built the stand for my 158 gallon aquarium the same way you did. Now my question is, what dimensions does the wooden beams, of the stand in this video, have? Or which wooden beams do you recommend in my case? Thanks a lot!! :)

Hi thanks for this video it's very help full. I'm making a stand for my 4x2x2 tank and I've chosen 3x2 dressed timber is this going to be able to hold my tank I'll be building it exactly like you're video but my screws are 6 x 80mm

great build....inspiring structural design. going to apply design for a little 55 gallon stand I'm planning to build ... thanks for the share

I had 240 gallon i picked up on craigslist years ago, the stand always amazed me, whole thing was just half inch oak on end, with like 100 coats of paint, always amazed it was as strong a it was, because with out the tank on it, felt super flimsy

Great Video man 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼I need to built for my two 20 Gal aquariums.. Alan

Can't afford your book right now, but I will come back to get it. Love the videos...

Awesome video!

Hey buddy luv the video's wonderd if u had any on raised pond with view window .. would ur big plywood tank do same job

Great job Joey.

This the video which inspire me to my own aquarium stand i made my self by scratch 5 years ago

Hi, Excellant video, thank you. Only one recommendation. You wrapped only 4 sides out of 6 in 3/4 inch plywood, top, two sides and front, not the back or bottom. Whilst the 2 short sides are most important to supply a diagonal bracing vector, the rear is not wrapped in the 3/4 inch ply. (I can see the rear painted wall when you opened the doors at 9:47. ) For a static load, this looks perfectly fine and this stand is strong as heck, but if it should turn to a dynamic load for some reason (yes we get 3.0 tremors on the east coast too), I'm concerned the moving 350 gallons, 2,800 lbs+, may deteriorate the integrity of the lateral strength.... but you have the two short sides covered with the ply, which is more vulnerable to dynamic loads. This is a minor consideration unless you live in an earthquake prone environment. Thanks again, it is an excellent video I will use as a guideline for my future stand.

Building my 3rd or 4th major fish tank stand using this method. Thanks again for the video.

Looks good!; going use a similar build this weekend. Like the simplicity of the design; no pain in the "arse" jointing. What was estimated cost and time (be good for summary notes)? Couple notes; Pre-washing with TSP or other would of gotten rid of fish eyes on the first coat. Birch plywood is a pain to stain; as it over absorbs; pay close attention to what would you use for base wood. Your technique only applies to birch; not pine and definitely not hard maple. Typically i;d hit it with a pre-stain conditioner so it didn't absorb so much stain and takes less coats.

I like the way you mrs is worried at 5:20 when you lift the stand. You probably should of had some help there m8.

Good job , and i like

Beast mode wow madd work

Hey king 👑 I just built a stand following this setup. I measured everything twice and one of my 4 vertical post that dictate height is of by like a 16th or 8th of an inch. I just cover top my 3/4 plywood and plan to also use a foam yoga style leveling mat as well. Will this cause a problem for me once I put my 100 gallon tank on top of will the plywood and yoga mat kinda work it out?

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thank you for inspiring me to create one for mine

This is a good video but I would recommend getting a plunge router. Get a bit set and you can make designs in the door. You can also get a router table. But good video. I need to build a stand for a 220 gallon tank that I plan to install in the wall. This process seems very easy. Maybe a weekend project. Material cost would be about $200. Better than paying $1400 for a prepaid stand. Great video!

This is very interesting. Have you ever used resin for applications like this? It seems like resin would permeate the wood and further reduce the chance of water damage.

What kind of screws and paint is that. Amazing amazing job

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I go through your building videos quiet often. Was think to make a triangular aquarium for a corner where two adjacent wall meet. Kindly make a tutorial giving some ideas about the glass edge and assembling.

My truly respect for you by doing all the job by your self! Question is metal better option? (Pipes With tread?

love the video.just wondering how I would work around a dual corner overflow for a design like this

Great video

great :D tnx for sharing