Need plans for large wood stand
 

I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for the best place to read up on building a large fish tank stand out of wood. The stand dimesions will be 84" long by 36" front to back and about 30" in height. I'd also like a 16" overhang around the back of the stand and 8" on each side for walking around the tank. I'm not putting the sump under the tank so I don't need to worry about that. Supporting the weight is more important. Thank you.

i've built many stands for large tanks.

basically if you use doubled up 2x4s to make 4x4 vertical posts ever 1.5-2 feet. it'll hold it no problem.

for the top use 2x4s on edge and brace them from the front to the back of the stand

heres a picture of a stand i build a couple months ago. the 4 corners of the stand had solid pillers that were 4x8 inches solid wood
http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/s...g?t=1323629327

That's beautiful. You went with 4X8 posts so you can have a lot of access under the stand correct?

Yes, there still needed to be room under the tank for a sump

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build it like your framing a house.2x4 on 16" centers,L corners,and double 2x4 headers over the doors.i put my "joists" at 12" centers.as well as my base to spread the weight