Furniture quality stand for 55-75g

[Doug G]

I'm looking for a furniture quality stand for my forthcoming 55-75g tank. I found a company called R&J in Jacksonville, FL that have a pretty nice selection. They even do color matching which is a bonus since I have a custom Cherry A/V cabinet and bar with corner curio that I'd like to match to. Anyone know anything about them or can suggest other good mfrs of similar quality stands?

I was also planning to get the canopy to give it that nice "finished" look. Or are these more trouble than their worth?

Thanks!

[Incredulous_Ed]

I haven't heard of the company, but is the furniture specdially made for holding aquariums?

[Doug G]

Yes, it is. You can see them at [Only Registered Users Can See Links.] but earlier I missed the part which said they don't sell direct to the public.

Still, I found one site which sells them and the prices were reasonable (~250-400) for stands in this size with canopies included.

Guess I need to keep looking....

[Chrona]

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The Sedona looks nice. Only thing is that, because of the way the supports are, you really only want to put it on flat, solid ground (ie, not on carpet)

[Lady Hobbs]

My son got me a canopy for my 55 gallon but for me to mess with, it's just too heavy. I still have it stored and haven't used it yet. For one thing I can't get to the HOTB filters with that canopy on even with the cut outs for them.

I think I saw a place that makes them from fiberglass. Now for me, that would be great. But the wood ones, if made solid, are very heavy.