Height of stand for a 75 gallon tank?

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I am in the planning stages. I am sitting in my recliner looking at my 29 gallon and dresser and envisioning them both in my spare bedroom with a 75 gallon replacing them…

But first I need to build a stand.

So? How high should the stand be?

Ideally I would like my 20 lb CO2 tank hidden away in the cabinet. Sinking it below bottom shelf means at least 32 inches of height on stand.

It is going to be a dutch aquascape so I will be in the tank a lot…. Tank will be 21 inches tall, and 18 inches depth to get to the back of the tank….

I might need to build a bit of a step in font of the tank to give me some height, or opt to build the stand lower and stow the co2 tank outside of the cabinet…

I see commercial stands being 29 or 30 inches tall…

Any thoughts or guidance?
 
Think ADA stands are around 27~27.5" tall.

Think I was able to slip 20lb co2 tank into my old 32" tall stand but I had to angle it on the way in. It was a basic 2x4 stand wrapped with 3/4" ply.

From my experience with 24" tall tank, I dont think I'll ever build a 36" tall stand again lol. I'm only 5' 6" and reaching in the tank is a pita without a step stool or a ladder
 
Unexpected said:
can get my 20lb tank in a space of 27 inches.
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Sure, but there is the thickness of the top, and there is the front beam that supports the front of the top of the cabinet to contend with. And possibly floor height of bottom shelf unless I make a hole in the shelf that the tank descends into…

The front beam and cabinet top accounts for at least 3 inches, so that puts you at 30 inches of height minimum. And a few inches more height to allow less struggle putting it in and taking it out puts you at 32 inches of height…. Resting it on the bottom shelf and not having to deal with fitting it down into a hole and pulling it out of the hole adds another 4 inches roughly.. of course the tank would be 20 pounds lighter pulling it out of the hole…. And it would be nice if we had an alluminum tank each time, but sometimes I leave the shop with a steel tank…

A 36 inches tall high stand with a 21 inch tall tank is 57 inches. My arm pit is about 54 inches above the floor to say nothing of reaching to substrate at the back of the tank. So, I would definitely be looking at that hole in the bottom shelf….

As I ponder it, a good part of me is leaning to keeping the tank outside of the cabinet. I will have plenty of room to the right of the tank and it would be out of viewing line of sight from my recliner..
 
Amused by perusing online listings of aquarium stands available commercially. “ Rustic Oak Aquarium Stand”. Made of MDF and Particle board….

In whose mind is it a good idea to set a glass box filled with water weighing upwards of 800 pounds or so on top of mdf and particle board? It just boggles my mind to think of using mdf and particle board to support an aquarium…. Specially coated to resist moisture damage…. Yeah. Hard pass on that….
 
I use one level of an aerobics stepper. It’s pretty light, so not a big deal to get out and put away on maintenance days.
 
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