building tank stand questions.
 

I'm in the process of building a stand for my new 65 gal tank (36x18x24 high) and was going to build the tank 40" so I can have a bit extra room for a fuge in there sump willl tank up 24" and then fuge 12" with some room then for wires and what not.

Anyways my question is if I build the tank with 2x6's would I need a center brace ? I'm trying to see if there is any way that I can keep the whole middle area open but if everyone things its needed then I can always use 2x4's and put one in the center front and back.

Any advise is greatly appreciated.

Cheers !

for my 75g sump used 2x4 and no vertical center brace.

I have a 150 gal. tank (48"x 30"x 24" high). I build the stand 39" high with 2x6's with no centre brace.

My stand for my new 75G frag tank 48X18X24 is built on 2X4's and 2X6's with no center brace. No problem.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...k/IMG_0349.jpg

Tom R

does anyone have some stand build picks? as i want to build a new stand for my 120 but with the canopy and some storage space on the side, as 1 unit.

I have used 2 layers of 3/4" ply doubled up (making a 1 1/2"x4" beam), screwed and glued on most stands I have built, I find it to be more dimensionally stable than solid wood stock (no warp or twist) and plenty strong. On my 180 I originally installed a center brace but did not need it as there was no deflection at all.

Here is a link with some really good building tips.

Im interested in your stand because my tank has the same dimensions as yours.

Please post a pic when you are done. I want to see how you do the fuge.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1169964

I built my 225 Gal stand out of 2x4's . i upgraded the edges strength by doubling up on them. here is my build thread http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=49037
hope it helps...
Cheers JC

WOW ! Thank you to everyone for all of the posts. I feel comfortable building one now without the center bracing. I'm also throwing th eidea around about making the stand an L shape this way putting the tank in the corner and having the smaller L part section as the fuge. Still playing around with the room and where I would like everything to go but if I go ahead with the L shaped stand it will actually give me a bit extra room for the fuge/goodies under the tank.