Stand for aquarium with their own hands

aquarium in the house - it's calm and measured the world that even doctors recommend psychologists as a great sedative.Buy a glass cube and fish is easy for him, problems arise only in its placement in the apartment.If it is a small aquarium, around 20 liters in volume, it is easily placed on a normal desk or bedside table, only if the alignment surface.But the Aquarium with a significant amount of household table does not hold.That's why there was such a thing as a stand under the aquarium, which is a fortified structure, tailored in size and color.

stand aquariums, their variety and manufacturing rules

according species stands are divided by the type of material used and the shape.As a stand under the aquarium are not suitable for all materials.There are welded metal supports under the aquarium, they are not recommended for use as an aquarium is a humid zone, and the metal has a tendency to deteriorate from moisture and rot.It is also not recommended to use tables of lumber and wood, which are not water-resistant coating.

The shape of the stand is divided into rectangular and angular.The most simple in execution are exactly rectangular tables, they also represent the classical form of a standard aquarium.In the manufacture of cabinets of any size and shape of such rules must be followed:

• material for manufacturing must be resistant to moisture;
• thickness of the bearing elements at least 25 mm, it comes to the table top and the side wall;
• stand design is calculated specifically for the aquarium, and the need to provide for the possibility of the installation of the necessary equipment;
• obligatory installation of adjustable feet under the stand, they are needed to align the plane of the aquarium, exclusion pressure drop on the walls and damage the glass structure;
• cabinet have to repeat the form of an aquarium if its corners are rounded, the cabinet outlines repeats if the aquarium design triangular, then the cabinet is performed in an appropriate form.Stand fishbowl made circular, polygonal or similar to a bookcase;
• aquarium vertical seams are sealed to silicone their number should be at least two pieces;
• aquarium frame made solid rubber compound without intermediaries and plywood, the bottom frame under glass enclose a soft substrate.

Why do the stand under the aquarium with their own hands

When purchasing equipment for the glass container in her watery world, many stores offer to buy immediately and stand for them.In this case, there is confidence in the quality of the acquired structure, as specialty stores do not offer cabinets made of unsuitable materials.If you purchased only the aquarium, then do stand to order rather risky for him.Often used in the shops nevodostoykie materials that will not withstand the dampness of the aquarium.If you purchased already finished in cabinet is not a specialty store, it often does not meet all quality standards are not adequately reinforced to withstand the weight of the volume of water poured into the tank.Experts recommend

produce stone for aquariums from moisture-resistant chipboard stiff.Alternatively a material allowed for the upper part directly, which structure is installed.If you want to put the aquarium in the already existing furniture, all the walls, especially the upper part of the need to strengthen the additional supports and straps.In larger enclosures, walls beautiful aquarium in volume from 200 liters looks very impressive, but the design of the cabinet at the same time have a little bit broken.

Selection size stand under the aquarium, creating a sketch

Before starting work must be done on paper drawing or sketch of the future of design and to dimension it.Dimension tables are calculated as follows:

• height pedestal is chosen so that the sitting person had a good view of the water world, thus it is necessary to take into account the height of the legs, which should be between 50 to 100 mm.The optimum average size - 600 mm;
• width selected for the aquarium size, look beautiful stand, the width and the length of which is equal to or slightly greater than the size of the aquarium.For example, if the tank sizes 415h412 mm, the better to make a stand in the form of a regular square - 420h420 mm.

After calculations thumbs size, it is necessary to identify all the internal partitions - their size and number.Curbstones is recommended to make the internal lockers, as it creates extra storage space, which is often used to store the various accessories required to feed the fish and aquarium maintenance.

also take into account the need for vertical fortification walls, which are located on every 30-40 cm length of supports.If the amount exceeds 150 liter aquarium, it is necessary to use at least chipboard 22 mm thick.During the entire construction very strong and should be verified worktop, as it not only takes on the basic weight of the water, its duties also include evenly distribute the load on the glass surface.The table top is made of the most smooth and strong material.Under aquarium on the table lay a soft material, which helps to distribute the weight evenly.

Another structural difference between conventional pedestal and stand under the aquarium - the rear wall.If the furniture domestic purposes is permitted to make a back wall of a thin material, it stands for the aquarium are only making a thick chipboard.This is done for the entire construction of the fortress and as an additional support for the vertical side panels.The best option fixing the rear wall - between the extreme strengthen its sidewalls, rather than on top of them.

legs can not be made of plastic and thin aluminum.Ideal Steel, thick aluminum, the more legs the better.When buying legs need to ask their maximum permissible load.When calculating the amount necessary to rely on the legs, the figure, and also that there must be no less than 2 units at each vertical partition.

Preparations

There are two ways to become the owner of the stand under the aquarium - buy or make your own hands.For independent manufacturing instructions, see below, here describes how the preparatory work.For example, consider the production of tables with the following dimensions:

• vysota - 106 cm;
• shirina - 100 cm;
• glubina -. 45 cm

This design with a pair of doors opening wide open, and the upper folding box in the form of a parallelepiped which is fixed to the high side walls mounted lamps and other equipment therein.Material production - stolyarnaya plate.

can use not only the carpenter's slabs, but also chipboard and MDF coated with laminate.Care must be taken, and a protective coating for the ends, mating parts and nests with screws, as water has gotten to them will lead to deformation and fracture tables in the aquarium.All of these areas is covered with a special varnish.For the manufacture of cabinets you need the following tools:

• mounted on the bench circular saw;
• milling machine;
• drill;
• screwdriver;
• strubitsy.

Materials and supplies:

• plita stolyarnaya tolschinoy 18 mm izgotovleniya stenok and polok;
• plita stolyarnaya tolschinoy 38 mm nesuschih elementov;
• shkanty of wood;
• petlya royalnaya;
• handles, screws and samorezy;
• kley stolyarny;
• lak mebelny or vosk dekorativny.

By drawing parts are cut required size, selected holes and ridges are formed for mates.Is used to shield the sidewalls 38 mm thick.In the absence of the necessary tools, cut-to-size boards ordered in providing such services organizations.

The procedure works on a rectangular pedestal assembly for aquarium

• most convenient to carry out such work in a pair, as some elements must be fixed at the same time or weight;
• saw cut holes and ridges at the bottom, they will be inserted into the rear wall, and a rear vertical holes cut in board sredney kryshke, bokovinah and zagotovkah verhnego koroba if no circular saw, it is replaced by a milling machine;
• connect two parts of the upper bracket and the rear of the board, they will take place from the back of the module for illumination equipment;
• boards shrink strubitsami and deposited for a period of drying glue;
• dock attached to the bottom 38 mm basement bars, on which the whole structure is established;
• 18 mm plate is attached to the inner storony bokovyh stenok, which established srednyaya kryshka, zadnyaya will treasure ustanovlena nA nA urovne vnutrennego paza zadnyuyu cover;
• dnische and srednyuyu cover skreplyayut with tsentralnoy chastyu with glue;
• lower back chast stenki vstavlyaetsya in the bottom of the groove;
• one of the side boards mounted to the bottom and the middle cover shkantami who sit on the glue, at the same moment the board is directed to the rear side of the groove;
• simultaneously attached to the top of the sidewall area, also with the help of dowels and glue, it will draw the top module, then repeat all the operations from the top of the side wall;
• folded top box, which is installed on all the necessary lighting parts, the bottom of the box will be drawn to the water, because it is made of frosted glass, which is inserted into the grooves of the longitudinal sides;
• ready module is attached to the cabinet, mounted Piano hinges, to tilt the structure;
• Molds cut of the shield doors, their dimensions are 433h494 mm, the panel door of the selected bars;
• pattern are marked places of the loop, they are made sverlom Forstner;
• doors are attached to bokovoy stenke on petli with chetyrmya sharnirami;
• further necessary to install all the necessary equipment for the aquarium - kompressor for podachi than air and sistemu Cleaning of water at, here zhe razmeschaetsya backlit remote control, cable and tube output via a groove in the cap 25x50 mm;
• stand covered mebelnym lakom in neskolko sloev.

equipment and aquarium lighting

Stand is not only used as a stand for the aquarium, but also as an element that conceals all cables, equipment and items necessary for the maintenance of the aquarium.Equipment which is in the cabinet depends on the volume of the container and the animals that are in it.The first heater is required, which is the case with a built-in temperature control and without it.The most optimal option is a heater with the presence of automation, since it will maintain a constant water temperature.Heater often attached to the rear wall and the corner cover plants.

Another necessary device - a compressor that supplies oxygen to the water.For this equipment, take the tube dispenser which is placed under the soil below the surface for a few centimeters along the entire back wall of the aquarium.Air bubbles will be sprayed over the entire surface, which will be an additional decoration.

third important detail - the filter, which is of two types - internal and external.Exterior design is used for large volumes of water, they are more expensive, but show a higher rate of work.It is important not to forget about the lighting, which must be provided at time of manufacture covers for aquariums.It is also recommended to install the reflector lamps used fluorescent.To ensure a sufficient level of lighting plants, it is necessary in the selection of lamps come out of proportion - 0.5-1 watts per 1 liter volume.For aquariums are sold and special lamps, which have a range of special radiation - from warm yellow to purple and blue.