I was never "in love" with the stand that came with my 150 tall, but it was functional and the previous owner had done a good job beefing up the base with additional 2x4 and 4x4 supports. I'm just not an oak man myself. There was also a weird cut out in the canopy, and some weird holes drilled in the bottom of the base. I'd also modified the canopy several times, so in it's final state here all it is really doing is raising my lights higher above the water line. So here are the before shots: