DIY stand design - hopefully REALLY strong

[kwirky]

I'm starting the construction of a combination plywood/2x4 stand tonight. It will consist of 3/4" plywood in combination with a 2x4 frame. I'm pretty sure it'll be plenty strong enough with the combination of 3/4" plywood and 2x4's.

The stand will be 48Lx24wx30h. The 2x4 frame will nest inside the plywood box. the 2x4's will be joined together by screwing the 2x4's to the plywood outside. It think this will be a very strong stand for the 90 gallon going on top of it. I chose a 90 instead of a 120 to give a 6" section of the stand to put junk on that'll need to be handy (food, liquid fry food, etc etc etc).

It's going to be a 90g malawi cichlid breeder tank with small tanks underneath for fry, juveniles and the canister filter. I'll be breeding haps and peacocks.

I plan on making my hobby completely self sustaining, cost-wise. Dennis and the bunch are gonna guide me through it for the first bit as I've never bred fish before. Looking forward to all the learning and parenting