Weird Stand Idea

[StirCrazy]

hey Shane, ya I was thinking of using angle iron for the suports. my reasoning for this is that because of the angle construction it is very ridged and the size would be much smaller than the size of wood required to suport the same weight. this would allow me to have more clearence above the tanks with out having to build the stand higher.
lets say a 2X2 angle iron as aposed to a 2X4 or a 2X6 stud. so a savings of 2 to 4 " in space above the tank.
do you have any pictures of your stand I wouldent mind seeing them to see exactly how you did it.

Steve

[Reefmaster]

sure i could take some and post em or you could come by and see first hand. let me know. shane

[StirCrazy]

Its up to you Shane, I am off work for the rst of this week and next week and board as hell [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] so let me know what you prefer ..

Steve

[StirCrazy]

well I am on a re-enforced concrete slab so it can handle 3000psi [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] so I am not worried about weight..

Steve

[Reefmaster]

what the hell kind of floor are you on???

[StirCrazy]

re-enforced concrete slab .. my house is built on a concrete slab. no basement or crawl space..

Steve

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

How thick are the 3x3 or 2x2 angle iron ? oh...are you sure you want to do that 125G thing....

- Victor.

[BCReefer]

When I was looking into upgrading my system I was told by a contractor that most floor joists can handle 500 lbs per sq foot. If you have truss joist beams that it is even better than that.

Patrick

[reefburnaby]

You know, the 60x24x18 expansion idea ?

- Victor.

[StirCrazy]

oh ya.. well the reason for the dept was to give me room for plumming and such behind the tank but ya now that you mention that I will probably make it big enuf so if I want to upgrade later I can easy ..

Steve