? about metal stand for 215g

[rxinc]

What would I need to tell a metal fabricator ( the size/ thickness & whatever else I need to know ) for a 72x24x30H glass tank as I start my journey to find someone to build it for me.
Also if anyone knows of a place to get this around Chicago I would greatly appreciate the tip. - Thanks.

 

[Treg]

I am no engineer but I can tell you I just built my own Steel stand for my 72"x30"x16" sump. I used 1.5"x1.5" square tube 1/8" wall and it is Very solid. I was plannig on adding 45* support braces but really felt they were not needed. I would be very comfortable with this stand holding twice the weight that it will hold.

Extremely sturdy would probably be 2"x2" square tube by 3/16" wall.
I'm sure any good Fab shop could tell you what the weight rating per foot for each of the square tubes would be...

Heres a pic of mine, ignore the mess, it was a dirty job to do inside.

 

[sknoch78]

Here is what I did for my 240g.



Shawn

 

[nyvp]

Here is for my 560 stand of 2x2 3/16th sq

 

[rxinc]

Thanks everyone, this helps. I am going today to see how much to make it.

 

[nyvp]

The steel on mine cost about 300 ish and the labor was about the same. found a guy at a welding shop that I paid 20 an hr to build it.

 

[Treg]

15 hrs labor sounds about right. I probably had that into my smaller stand. I'm not a pro fab guy tho.

My steel was $1.85 a foot, I bought 60 feet.

If anyone wants to get an idea of what is involved in building your own steel stand, theres a few pictures of mine going together in my sump thread.

 

[mflamb]

My steel was delivered this week...240 feet of 1.5" .125 wall thickness. My buddy the welder will be here Saturday. It will be a copy of the Sidewinder 770 super stand!!!