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Old 08-01-2004, 05:00 PM
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i think it looks great. i agree with Walter, once plywood goes on, it will be very stable. i would use screws though not finnishing nails.

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Old 08-01-2004, 05:06 PM
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When I did my 90g stand I used oak plywood for the finish. I put screws in from the inside. Make sure you measure the length twice!! 1 1/2" + 5/8" is 2 1/8" so I'd use 2" screws, and don't countersink them I glued and screwed them.

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THe plywood is going to be screwed and glued...
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Old 08-03-2004, 02:11 PM
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Mitch....

The floor underneath the tank is reenforced I had the framer double up the TGI joists and the joists are supported by a wall that is right under the front of the tank.

I have also added 2x2's that are cut to fit inside the verticle posts so that when I get the bottom plywood installed it should hold water.

this should stiffen things up quite a bit

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Old 08-03-2004, 06:41 PM
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Mitch....

The floor underneath the tank is reenforced I had the framer double up the TGI joists and the joists are supported by a wall that is right under the front of the tank.

I have also added 2x2's that are cut to fit inside the verticle posts so that when I get the bottom plywood installed it should hold water.

this should stiffen things up quite a bit

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Old 08-03-2004, 06:45 PM
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LOL yeah I had a few leaks on my other tank....It was in the basment and not to hard to clean up.....if this one leaks my wife will have my hide.

Everything should be water tight and connected to the drain. so worst case I would just be dumping a bunch of water down the drain

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Old 08-03-2004, 08:19 PM
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I've seen a 180g tank on a metal frame before - with a bad bow in the front beam of the stand which was probably at least a 1/4 inch gap. It wasn't leaking, but you can bet that the silicone holding the bottom glass to the sides was holding some stress that it wasn't intended to....
That kind of stress can obviously hold for a while, but it'll sure shorten the lifespan of the tank!
(It was here in Calgary at Riverfront....I wonder if it's still there...)
Same problem as with a twisted aquarium stand frame.

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Old 08-03-2004, 08:22 PM
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Well hopefully with all ofthe plywood my stand wont have any flex...I will be adding a peice of styrifoam though so that if there are any minor deviations it will still put even force on the tank.....

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Old 09-07-2004, 03:26 PM
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Joel,

Any progress on the tank setup??
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Old 09-07-2004, 03:28 PM
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Yep it is coming allong slowly.....

The tank is in place and I have it 3/4 filled (man is RO slow)

I will try and grab some pictures this afternoon....


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