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Ok. I'm in the middle of building my stand for the 200g DD. Am I crazy of is 43" way too tall for the stand height? I would like to make it so people don't have to bend down too far to see the sand bed action, at the same time I want a sturdy stand. Let me know what you think! Thanks. No pics yet. I will try to get some up asap!

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  1. austin93's Avatar
    I have a 40" stand and it is great, the only issue I can see is that doing maintenance is a real bit(h. If I remember, your tank is 27" so it would be even harder. Now imagine having to reach all the way to the back of that 36" deep monster. There is also a brace along the bottom, so you will be even higher than the 43" you are talking about. Are you going to use a canopy? If so, will the tank (60"+ at the top) look funny with a big tall canopy on top? Can you even get the top open to do any maintenance. Not trying to be a debbie downer, but these are all issues I am having with mine. Don't get me wrong, I would never do a stand shorter than 40" again, just know that there are a lot of other considerations. I was at the LFS this weekend and it made my back hurt to have to hunch down to look at the frags in a standard height tank. I will be following your build, gotta love those deep tanks.
  2. cdmorrison01's Avatar
    It's great to get some feedback from someone that has a tall stand. I have read that maintenance is tough on DD tanks. As far as the aesthetics of a tall stand/canopy, I live near a LFS here in fl called "world wide corals", they have some pretty tall stands and canopy's and they are awesome. BTW, if you're ever in orlando, stop by that place. Probably one of the nicest stores I have ever been to. Anyway, I plan on eventually building a canopy as well, but for now I will use a light fixture. My main concern was the stand/tank being too top heavy. It is braced well and I used 2x6's to help me sleep better at night. Thanks again for the feed back! Like I said, pics will come asap.
    Austin: BTW, were you ever in the Marines?
    Updated 05-17-2010 at 09:28 PM by cdmorrison01 (added info)
  3. melev's Avatar
    I had my 29g on a 42" stand and loved it. I hated the stock stand that came with my 55g that required me to bend down anytime I wanted to look in it. My current reef is on a 36" stand, but my tank is 30" tall. The angled tank is on a shorter stand, but the front panel is angled to allow me to gaze down and view it.

    Grabbing a chair or bench to work on the tank is what you'll want to do, but since you don't work on the tank all the time, I don't see the issue. Even if you had to tinker for 10 minutes daily, that leaves you with 23 hours and 50 minutes of just viewing it at a higher height. Go with your taller stand.
  4. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    Depends, are you planning to put a couch in front of it?
    the lower stock stands are nice if the tank will be viewed sitting most of the time.
  5. cdmorrison01's Avatar
    No couch. I kinda had a problem finding a place for this DD in my new house. The dimensions make it rather difficult to place.