what Victorians do for fun when the rain stops
 

http://members.shaw.ca/stircrazy/stand3.jpg

seriously thought Brad was over and we built a stand and most of a canopy for his new tank.

http://members.shaw.ca/stircrazy/stand1.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/stircrazy/stand2.jpg

Steve

I thought the house number was 666 for a minute there.... :lol: :mrgreen:

Who needed the stool to getup onto the stand ?


Note for file, "rubbermaid stool would make a good stand"



Wendell

hmmm yup you two.. power tools.. nails... still scares me!

I did as I had to get up in about 5 seconds befor the camera took a pic.

Steve

We're actually testing the weight bearing capacity of the stand. We're now fairly certain is will hold a 40g tank. :razz:

40G tank huh ? ... lets see .. approximately 10 LB per Gallon X 40 = 400LB and you 2 are a slim what ? ... 180 each ? :razz: ... so lets say 360 combined ... so your testing aint done yet fellas ... however if you were slightly more than 180 each at oh < scratches head > 200 maybe ? then your testing is done :mrgreen:

Stand looks great btw

Cheers

Let's just say, without any numbers, the tank will be more than fine on that stand!! :razz:

Did you include 1-2 lbs of liverock per gallon? :biggrin:

Sam, this is a frag tank. A small bed of sand and maybe a bit of rock under the trays. But ya, it still would have been fine full of rock!

Good point Sam but I think Brad is confident his test is adequate for the load bearing capacity of that stand :mrgreen:

Cheers

Nice looking sturdy stand.

Did you use screws? Did you glue the joints?

Screws, yes. Glue, no. The sheathing is glued onto the frame though.

Ah, I like the no brace for the sump idea. Whats this tank gonna be for Brad?

That was my first guess actually after seeing the picture. I didn't think you'd have use for a 40gal show tank. :lol:

Ah, frag tank. Gotcha. That was my guess anyways :lol:

Here's a pic of the project further along. I ran out of wood to finish the front, but you get the idea.

http://www.islandreef.ca/post/40g.jpg

:eek: Holy cow it looks so good. You make it look easy.

...oops one more question. Where did you get the tank from and the dimensions?

Well, it isn't too difficult if you have the tools (like Steve does). And a closeup would show you how much is really left to do. Since this is just a rough setup, I won't put too much into it, but so far it took about 3 hours.

no, cuse the rock will actualy displace its mass in water (sence we are on earth the mass is = to its weight :mrgreen: )

so a 40 gall tank with 40lbs of wet live rock should still be the same weight as a 40 gal tank with just water.


I was going to ask how the hood ended up fitting but it looks pretty good from that pic.

Steve

Re: what Victorians do for fun when the rain stops
 

Hi.

Nice tank stand, well i'm a Victorian too but i'm in Australia, (State) Victoria.
iJust thought i'd put that in, hehe.

Re: what Victorians do for fun when the rain stops
 

Welcome to the board. I was wondering why some one was digging up this old thread :mrgreen:

Steve

heh, i actually never saw this thread before...
*scratchin head* i thought you were gonna set up another tank!

but i like the stand. now that i think about it, i may need one in the near future. :cry:

but thats a whole new thread.