center brace for 72in. stand?

[reefez]

How many braces do you all use in a 72in. stand? My tank is going to be a 150 gal. I was just wondering if I can get away with useing a single brace in the center of the stand? Or if I need to do moore breces then that. I just want plenty of room to get my sump in the stand.

 

[dngspot]

I have a 150 gallon tank also with the same measurement. I have a metal frame with 4 legs and two center braces, front and rear. All legs and center braces form boxes. If I where to do this in wood I would do it the same way, but with 4x4's on the legs and 2x4's for the center brace.

 

[fish-freek-3000]

dont use 4X4 that would be way over kill
go to your lfs and look at any of that stands way less then you would think
we have a 400 gallon tank with a custom built stand it has two sheets of 3/4" on the sides and 6 1X4 for vertical supporrt

 

[dngspot]

I mentioned that 4x4's should be used because of the over kill. I have looked at the stands at the LFS and as a builder I would not want something that frail holding up 150 Gallons of water in my house. I know of friends that have these tanks and over time you can move the tank and the stand looks like it will come apart, they rack back and forth. Again a 4x4 leg may be overly stout but it is better safe than sorry. Your tank gets some of its support from the double 3/4" ply wood. Most builders will use 1 sheet and depend on the frame to support the weight. Plywood will keep the frame from racking, 1x4's supporting 3400 lbs would make me uneasy.

 

[xtrstangx]

We used all 2x4's and 2x6's on the stand for my 6' 180g. We put a support every 24" around the stand.