Cheap Stand Advice

[jtalton]

So i have a 100g tank i want to set up and no stand.
I found this on the internet and was wondering what you think.

Would I be able to use these materials with a 72"x 18" x 20"?
WOuld it be too heavy. I also live in SCAL so i am a little worried about Earth quakes, but i like the idea of the cheap materials, looks dont really matter to me. What do you guys think? good or bad idea?

http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/di.../diyaqstand.htm

 

[tpenn187]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1169964

check this out works great and very inexpensive.

 

[Keelay]

Your link is bad (original poster)

 

[soyadrink]

I just built the stand for my 50g. It cost me about 60$ for wood and screws and another 22$ to rent a saw so I can cut the wood straight
here some pics:

 

[eznet2u]

soyadrink, are you going to brace/skin that stand? You have an earthquake risk up there also...

 

[soyadrink]

I know I know, no earthquakes in seattle....

I am going to make it look nicer but just to show an example of whats gonna hold the weight.
Also the stand is over 3feet tall and therefore needs to be even more tip-over safe(did that make sense?)

 

[Keelay]

Looks strong. Good joint techniques. You could skin this and make it pretty if you want too.

 

[eznet2u]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12264497#post12264497 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by soyadrink
I know I know, no earthquakes in seattle....

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/pacnw/activefaults/sfz/index.html

 

[kcress]

If you use skin that is reasonably stiff on a side and the back you will have the shear covered. Otherwise you should add a few diagonals.

 

[rbursek]

Skin will take care of a lack of diagnals, that is what drywall does in a house, I thought Seattle got shoock once in a a while, like Vanquaver, and Ankorage, on the belt?!

 

[kcress]

BTW Drywall is not acceptable in most building codes as once it cracks...
Plywood is your friend. LOL

 

[soyadrink]

the last earthquake up here was maybe 4 years ago and barely moved the ground.

 

[sandalscout]

kcress, I think he's implying that he'll be skinning it to have the same effect as drywall on walls. hehe.

soya, 4 years ago? Looks like there have been 2 in the last week within 100 miles that were a magnitude 2:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/42.52.-130.-120.php

Be careful, likelyhood is low, BUT there was a magnitude 7.3 there in 1872, and if it has a 100 year recurrence intervall, you all are almost 40 years overdue!

 

[soyadrink]

wow, thats cool. I was gonna do something about the sides anyway. But not for another month or so