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Ok here is the stand that I build this afternoon , it was 17C out what a great day to get building
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Get the outer frame of the stand
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used all 2x4's and that is a better way to build cheaper and easier ..this stand will hold a tank. PARDON THE BUND!!!!!!!!:lol:
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I think it will hold 2400lbs:idea:http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...4/DSC05711.jpg
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GOTTA Half a taste test to see if its REAL...
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This is where its going on that wall. I'm thinking of how big of a cabnet on the left 12 " its just going to be for the ballasts and maybe some food and odds and ends and the Vortech's 40 and the new 60 once i get some other stuff..

how wide would you make it the one on the right will be 36 " i was looking at either 12 -24" is what i can put there.
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How the HELL were you able to build that in the garage and maneuver it into the house?! Amazing!

That stand certainly has my stamp of approval looks strong as heck Mike.

And I really didn't wanna see you gnawing on wood ya know?

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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 562827)

ha hah hah that is my signature taste TEST.

Wow, it looks like you could park a battle tank on that thing. Wait.. Have you already tried? I'd like to see pics of that!

PS. Why are you always eating your gear?

LMAO! You soooooooo look like an army dude.

I don't really Know its a trade mark..... me just being a SPAZ.

Never saw anybody so exited over a skimmer.....must be why your the king!(of skimmers)

Looks pretty darned solid to me, those 2x4s will take loads of weight when they're under compression (seriously, you should see what we balance on a pair of them regularly). Assuming you were going to have sumps in underneath you might want to sheet in the back so any splashes/water vapour don't get to your drywall, although you're probably ahead of me there. That would also have the side effect of stiffening the uprights so they can't bend over sideways but that's probably unlikely anyway.

2400 lbs sounds like a beast, but the all up weight of the tank is a bit misleading, yes your tank will be heavy, but it's spread over a larger area than most, so I wouldn't be surprised if the load per square foot isn't that far from that of a much smaller tank. As long as you maintain the spacing in the supports, stands should be scalable..

As for the biting thing, as long as it's not treated lumber.. :mrgreen:

Well got home and I would tackle the tower its going to be 36" long 24wide and 78"high
it will house the sump and Skimmer Can't tell ya what one :mrgreen: its a Secret. the Kalk Stirrer KR3020 Barr's, and the refugium for the mangroves and other goodies
there will be a few shelfs for the skimmer to sit on its going to be External too.
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This is looking down from the tower still have to build a few braces...
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