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					Originally Posted by  banditpowdercoat
					 
				 
				centerbraces are not needed,  My 150g stand has no center legs.  Ive built a few other 6' stands for others with no center legs.  But then,  shallower tanks, like a 12" tall frag tank,  They need more legs on the stand 
			
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					Originally Posted by  Dez
					 
				 
				Sorry to hijack your thread kien.....my 150 sits on a 76" stand only supported on either end with 2 x 6 as a top rail.  (My 150 is only 5' long).  I don't think there's a concern with 2 x 6.  My very first tank was a 90 gallon (4') and all I did was stacked cinder blocks 3 high on either side, slapped a piece of wood on the cinder blocks and that's what the tank sat on - NO top rail at all.  Hope this helps. 
			
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 Sweet!  I am a lot less worried now and won't be employing those 2x2s, thanks guys! :-)