RonMidtownStomp
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Is there a reason to not just cut insulation foam to the size of the whole thing? The glass on the bottom would never touch it, but it would be nice and stable.
Can One Person get a 350 Gal glass tank on a stand?
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Poriferan
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MY original plan was to leave the stand completely open. The sump and related equipment will be kept on the other side of the wall directly behind the tank. Insulation foam would not be aesthetically pleasing if not covered. I had an idea to attach black matching trim to cover the foam (if I went that route) with magnets also.
79chopperdr
I killed ALL that Coral!
I kicked this around with some mechanical engineers at work. Visio uses solid bottom construction, the side panes sit on the bottom pane. The theory is the foam will fill the space under the bottom pane as the trim compresses the outer edge. This would help spread stresses as the bottom pane bows. It seems this would become more important on bigger tanks with giant bottom panes of glass. (sketch not to scale :clown
Good luck, I love tools!
Good luck, I love tools!
Paulca916
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I kicked this around with some mechanical engineers at work. Visio uses solid bottom construction, the side panes sit on the bottom pane. The theory is the foam will fill the space under the bottom pane as the trim compresses the outer edge. This would help spread stresses as the bottom pane bows. It seems this would become more important on bigger tanks with giant bottom panes of glass. (sketch not to scale :clown
Good luck, I love tools!
Spot on.
This has been my understanding for many years since stand tops are not perfect (no matter if made of wood or anything else) and the foam fills in any inperfections .
I've also been told a few times it helps level out the tank.
I've always used foam under all my tanks for the last 25 plus years.
Paulca916
Retired Reefer ;-)
Going forward all stands that are over six foot will be made with a 1-1/2" x 3" top like this one they made for a tank in Oakland this one is 96" and they didn't even have to have a center leg tank has been up and running about a year.
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This is a six footer.
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