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Thank you for the tips and suggestions. As for the plastic feet, will I need more than just putting them on the 4 corners? Maybe like spacing them every few inches around the bottom?1. I would leave your original idea of raising the bottom a few inches inside the stand. This gives you a little space under the stand for air flow in case water does spill under there a little. Then, you can leave the bottom few inches open in the back to allow air flow under there. You could put really low profile plastic feet around the bottom edges of the stand, or that thick felt people put under furniture legs... this would also allow you to slide the stand on the floor without damaging the floor beneath (doesn't work with carpet though)
2. I built my stand so the aquarium sits slightly down into the stand to hide the edges of my rimmed tank. That's a little harder to do with the plywood design without doing a second skin all the way around the stand! So, that really only leaves you the option to build the trim up to hide your tank frame.