In this photo I placed a 4 foot long, 2x4 screwed into the wall
When I was improving the stand, i placed this 4 foot long 2x4 on the back of the stand, Its purpose is too allow me to bolt the aquarium to the wall.
also in this photo you can see some of my plumbing i needed to run for a brief span outside of the stand.
and the third point of interest is the aquarium back side is painted. My girlfriend want to do the painting. She painted it such a way that it the top starts a lighter blue and then transitions to a dark blue the further down the aquarium.
The bolts I will use to bolt the aquarium, I will bolt the aquarium after the aquarium fully loaded with rocks and water.