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Hello All!
I have been lurking on here for a LONG time reading and studying and gather as much information as possible, I am also a Junior in college studying Zoology with a emphasis in Herpetology. I am building a vivarium as a hobby tank/research tank. I feel that it is time to start a tank build given my new knowledge of herps. I looked around for tanks and had a huge acrylic tank given to me, but it needed a lot of help and wasn't exactly the size I wanted, so I decided to make my own tank and stand. I started today with the stand. Here are a just a couple pics of what I have in mind...
Here is the framing of the stand.

Here is the finished project. Sorry I didn't think to start taking pics for a build thread until afterwards. What my goal is, is to have the stand connect with the room divider in the pic and the custom made tank, which is going to be 48"x24"x48", is going to go up almost to the ceiling. I will make a canopy for the tank to extend it the rest of the way to the ceiling so that the entire area is the tank. It is going to be a peninsula style tank so that it can be viewed all around.
I go and pick the acrylic up tomorrow after class, so I will update again tomorrow when I get back. I will take a lot more pics of the tank build as well. Any thoughts or ideas on the tank or any ideas on ways to make the tank viewer friendly as well as research friendly?
I have been lurking on here for a LONG time reading and studying and gather as much information as possible, I am also a Junior in college studying Zoology with a emphasis in Herpetology. I am building a vivarium as a hobby tank/research tank. I feel that it is time to start a tank build given my new knowledge of herps. I looked around for tanks and had a huge acrylic tank given to me, but it needed a lot of help and wasn't exactly the size I wanted, so I decided to make my own tank and stand. I started today with the stand. Here are a just a couple pics of what I have in mind...
Here is the framing of the stand.

Here is the finished project. Sorry I didn't think to start taking pics for a build thread until afterwards. What my goal is, is to have the stand connect with the room divider in the pic and the custom made tank, which is going to be 48"x24"x48", is going to go up almost to the ceiling. I will make a canopy for the tank to extend it the rest of the way to the ceiling so that the entire area is the tank. It is going to be a peninsula style tank so that it can be viewed all around.

I go and pick the acrylic up tomorrow after class, so I will update again tomorrow when I get back. I will take a lot more pics of the tank build as well. Any thoughts or ideas on the tank or any ideas on ways to make the tank viewer friendly as well as research friendly?