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Old 12-04-2011, 03:08 PM
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re: the support - I have a carpenter friend who said that what I have will likely do the trick. I still am thinking about cross-bracing some of those legs. Quick calc puts the weight of water at ~1300 lbs!quote]



hes prob right it looks like the strongest stand ive ever seen and 1300lbs is nothing im sure it will hold up for years to come its ony water and weight what harm can they do.....cheers
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Old 12-04-2011, 03:44 PM
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re: the support - I have a carpenter friend who said that what I have will likely do the trick. I still am thinking about cross-bracing some of those legs. Quick calc puts the weight of water at ~1300 lbs!quote]



hes prob right it looks like the strongest stand ive ever seen and 1300lbs is nothing im sure it will hold up for years to come its ony water and weight what harm can they do.....cheers
do i sense a little sacasm? lol
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Old 12-04-2011, 03:53 PM
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do i sense a little sacasm? lol

haha sorry not having a good morning lol


in all honesty in needs to be beefed up a bit i would def go with the supports for the bottom legs and add studs to the corners creating an " L " this will help be sure there are beams across the middle as well

one little shift and game over mate cheers
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Old 12-04-2011, 06:25 PM
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in all honesty in needs to be beefed up a bit i would def go with the supports for the bottom legs and add studs to the corners creating an " L " this will help be sure there are beams across the middle as well

one little shift and game over mate cheers
I would agree, that's one nightmare that you don't want to deal with. Overbuild the crap out of the stand for peace of mind.
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Old 12-04-2011, 08:21 PM
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Okay lets do it together at my house.
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Forget beefing up a wood stand and just go METAL, never worry about your stand again
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Thanks everyone for the tips. I really appreciate it.

I am just finishing off the plumbing and starting to think about lighting. I have to buy new stuff, and am 99% convinced I want to go with LED (I know they are expensive).

Here is the question: how many do I need? Specifically, I am looking at the Radion LEDs - what should I be thinking about? Does the watts/gallon apply with LEDs? ... advice please.

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Old 12-19-2011, 03:11 PM
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alot of people put eggcrate under there rock and then fill in and around with sand afterwards...
Thanks reefwars. you mention in another post about glueing down the eggcrate. If I get one big piece I presume that will not be necessary (the rock will hold it down). but just in case what kind of glue is ok?

also, should I be treating the water to remove organochlorines?

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Old 12-19-2011, 05:45 PM
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Maybe everyone has moved on but I would definitely beef up that stand.

As is it may be technically adequate but you always want to over build on a project this large.
For sure you should brace the legs around the bottom and add more 2x4's at the corners and even the center.

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Old 12-19-2011, 05:49 PM
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Nice to see youre starting the tank Jon.

Radions cover about 2'x2' so I would buy 2-3 for your tank, depending on what you want to grow. You should look into the AI SOL too.
If you use tap water, treat it with Prime.

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