Building Big Bertha: 800G
- Thread starter bbrantley
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Hey folks,
I'm proud to introduce my cheap-o tank stand solution:
Here's what I like about it:
* cheap,
* no wood or metal anywhere in it,
* spaced off the floor with little legs so water spills can flow by/through,
* required minimal effort.
I had to use some spacers and hooks in my wall to give it the support it needs to prevent racking and shearing, but that was easy:
(By the way, one of the best things about SIP walls is that you can just drill stuff right into 'em. No need for anchors, lag bolts, or any of that mumbo-jumbo!)
And 100lb of live rock from Reefer Madness came this morning, only 16 hours after I placed the order yesterday. Here's dog 1 giving his stamp of approval...
...and mermaid aiding with the deployment:
Everything seems reasonably stable -- cross your fingers -- and I'm just kind of hanging out waiting on Aquatronica to help me debug my messed up power strip. I also have to plumb in the tank that goes on that stand (it's in place, holding water, and ready to roll) and organize the rat's nest of wires that are running all over the room right now.
All in all, pretty okay, I think.
Ben
I'm proud to introduce my cheap-o tank stand solution:
Here's what I like about it:
* cheap,
* no wood or metal anywhere in it,
* spaced off the floor with little legs so water spills can flow by/through,
* required minimal effort.
I had to use some spacers and hooks in my wall to give it the support it needs to prevent racking and shearing, but that was easy:
(By the way, one of the best things about SIP walls is that you can just drill stuff right into 'em. No need for anchors, lag bolts, or any of that mumbo-jumbo!)
And 100lb of live rock from Reefer Madness came this morning, only 16 hours after I placed the order yesterday. Here's dog 1 giving his stamp of approval...
...and mermaid aiding with the deployment:
Everything seems reasonably stable -- cross your fingers -- and I'm just kind of hanging out waiting on Aquatronica to help me debug my messed up power strip. I also have to plumb in the tank that goes on that stand (it's in place, holding water, and ready to roll) and organize the rat's nest of wires that are running all over the room right now.
All in all, pretty okay, I think.
Ben
Kudos on the mermaid...definitely a keeper! Thanks Bart! It wasn't hard getting the newspaper off, but this stuff was still wet and strong. I think if it had had time to dry out some it could have been harder. The styrofoam bits were far more annoying, but also easy to remove. I set up three leftover IO buckets with SW and had a dunking chain. Easy as pie.
The stand holds the refugium, and the tank next to the stand on the floor is the grow-out tank. That tank will most likely go on a stand of the same design, right where you see the tank sitting on the floor now. I haven't committed my floorspace to putting it there just yet, though, so that's kinda why it's hanging out. I'll take pictures of the tanks and stuff when I get them plumbed in.
Ben
ReefingBuddha
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what 's the weight rating on those plastic racks, I would hate to see those things break down due to changes in weight, if an when the power fails and the filtration tanks fill. Interesting idea though, hope it works out. Great looing build and I really like the way the area around the tank it finished. Very nice build and tank. Good luck and enjoy, I'm a little jealous as my fill day is still so far away.
They claim they're rated to 1000 pounds each; there are two them supporting the six foot long tank. The refugium will be continuously full of sand and water, so a power failure won't change the load much.
Thanks for the compliments! Do you have a thread for your tank yet?
Ben
i don't believed anything is wrong with the picture.:rollface: maybe a few more wire ties should do the job.
