making a stand

[Palster]

I built my own metal stand for my 135 Gallon out of 1 inch square tubing and angle iron. Like Holywood said square and level are the key to pretty much any project. When welding metal it is always a good idea to do a tack weld and double check that everything is square before laying down the final bead of weld (with a tack weld you can always re-adjust). I painted my stand with the stone look spray paint and it has held up surprisingly well to salt water (much better than regular spray paint). One other thing that I did was lay down some thin rubber between the stand and tank to more evenly distribute the load of the tank on the stand.