Extending Height of Tank

[FarmerTy]

I have a standard height tank stand for my 125 gallon (long) tank and was curious if anybody has ever tried to raise the height of the stand by building a 1.5' base for it to sit on. I would have figured for sure that someone has tried this but after searching online for a few hours and on this forum, I can't find a thing. Anybody?

I want to have the tank as a backdrop for my bar in the gameroom but standard bar height is almost 4' and I'd be afraid it would take away from the view of the tank. Any help would be appreciated.

-Ty

[diabeetus]

my dad and i raised his stand from like 40 inched to i think 52 inched using southern yellow pine (2x12) under the stand in an "X" in the middle and around the edges. here is the link (although it doesnt really show how we did it)

we hid the gap with some trim that matched the stand as best as we could.

so, the answer to your question is yes it can be done, but i would be cautious with a 125 because thats alot of weight up top.

link to our custom stand

[caferacermike]

Yeah I'm sure a subfloor a little larger than the stand dimensions would work well for you. I'd consider making it about a foot larger on the 3 viewable sides so that you could step up there when working on the tank. The height could affect your ability to reach into the tank.

[chrisfowler99]

I was afraid you were going to ask if you could add more glass to the top to make your tank deeper.