T-Slot aquarium stand build

[FullerReefs]

Okay, all you do it yourselfers out there who have built your aquarium stands.

I have been trying to research this but quite frankly I'm sick of looking. I am going to order a Custom Aluminum T-Slot 80/20 Aquarium Stand but I an not going to pay what they want to cover it to make it look like a would stand.

Questions
¹ For those of you who have done this what brackets/hinges did you use and where did you get them?
² what material did you use to cover the T-Slot frame in that was saltwater resistant or what did you do to treat the wood?

Thank you for your advice, suggestions, and comments.

 

[Pistondog]

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[RocketEngineer]

Honest question: Why do you want doors instead of panels? I’ve had 3 stands with doors and one without. I can honestly say, the one with panels was the easiest to work with. If I needed to get in, I pulled off the panel, slid it out of my way, did what I needed to, then put it back in place. The doors always seem to get in my way in one form or another. Just a thought.

 

[vtecintegra]

I used 80/20 lift off hinges for my doors. The door panels are a composite aluminum covered with instant granite vinyl.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I used 80/20 lift off hinges for my doors. The door panels are a composite aluminum covered with instant granite vinyl.
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That is really neat! Good easy access to everything too

 

[FullerReefs]

I used 80/20 lift off hinges for my doors. The door panels are a composite aluminum covered with instant granite vinyl.
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Awesome were did you get the panels? And did you just slid it in the channel?

 

[vtecintegra]

They slide into the t-slot slots. I got the panels while I was is Singapore from an acrylics shop. It's aluminum sandwhiching a polycarbonic or acrylic.

 

[FullerReefs]

They slide into the t-slot slots. I got the panels while I was is Singapore from an acrylics shop. It's aluminum sandwhiching a polycarbonic or acrylic.

Thank you

 

[Troylee]

Thank you

Find some acm panel that’s most likely what the guy got in Singapore.. it’s pvc laminated with very thin aluminum on each side.. any sign shop supplier will carry it. Other common names
Acm
E-panel
Alucobond
B-bond.
all the same stuff just different manufactures.

 

[TheAgileSlug]

I've built a 3030 stand and I'm using Buttonfix to secure my top shelf and will be using them for the side sleeves too - they are magic.

I've been thinking about using hinges for an access panel, but with the buttons, you can easily pop off the panels and I think it will work for my case for the short term.

 

[chrishet]

Following...ordered stand parts for 80gal