Super exited!! Need Stand

[kien]

The blocks do look cool, in a ghetto kind of way, but one thing I don't like about them is how much space the take up! You will quickly find that real estate underneath the tank is precious :-) You could easily replace them with a very sturdy stand of 2x4s or 2x6s (if you're paranoid). Here are plans that many reefers around the world use -> stand plans

My 150g is held up by $75 worth of support materials.. hehe

P.S. Personally I would sort out the stand situation before you've filled the tank. Not sure if a "temporary" stand is ideal. Down the road you'll be like.. "man, i wish I had a refugium.. darnit, there's no room under the stand..", or "man I wish I had a bigger skimmer, but I need a bigger sump.. darnit, there's no room to put in a bigger sump". Would be major pain in the arse to do the stand over down the road when you've stocked your tank and have everything running smoothly. Just my 2 cents.

[MikeP]

Originally Posted by kien

The blocks do look cool, in a ghetto kind of way, but one thing I don't like about them is how much space the take up! You will quickly find that real estate underneath the tank is precious :-) You could easily replace them with a very sturdy stand of 2x4s or 2x6s (if you're paranoid). Here are plans that many reefers around the world use -> stand plans

My 150g is held up by $75 worth of support materials.. hehe

P.S. Personally I would sort out the stand situation before you've filled the tank. Not sure if a "temporary" stand is ideal. Down the road you'll be like.. "man, i wish I had a refugium.. darnit, there's no room under the stand..", or "man I wish I had a bigger skimmer, but I need a bigger sump.. darnit, there's no room to put in a bigger sump". Would be major pain in the arse to do the stand over down the road when you've stocked your tank and have everything running smoothly. Just my 2 cents.

I have to agree with Kien here. He's brought up some very good points.

PS Welcome to Canreef

[banditpowdercoat]

Building a wooden stand is easy, and probibally lighter than the cinder blocks. There are a few plans but I built mine from these designs for my 150g

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ht=stand+plans

you don't need a center support leg, especially for your tank size, they just get in the way anyways.

[Dez]

Kien brings up GREAT points. It's all a matter if you're a DIY kind of guy or not. I would go 2 x 4 as well if you can and you can live with it ghetto until you find time to skirt it with wood or cupboard doors etc. When I had my cinder block stand, I think I was making $7/hr, so that's all I could afford and I put my $ toward livestock instead. As for dispersing the weight - no problems. I have rested a 75 gallon 4' tank just on the 2 ends (1" square metal tube) without any sort of support in the middle before without any wood. But wood is good and foam is good.

If you have the time, build a stand. Glad that you have entered the hobby! You won't regret it, but your wallet will