Dansreeftank do over..

[cugly]

My other build It was doing really well but things happens so I had to sell almost all livestock and some of the equipment. .I needed to take a break anyway and take care of my medical issue that im still dealing with. .heres the link to my old reef
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2264520

I will be making some changes to try to make things simple and easier for me to take care of my tank..first changes will be removing the front center brace and supporting it with 2x6 so I
Wont have anything in the way..ideas comments welcome

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this is gonna be a slow build this time but gonna have vids to document the progress...im not a pro builder im just a regular guy learning as I go...thanks more to follow. .:rollface:

 

[cugly]

Question for stand building experts..is it even possible to remove center brace for a 44inches tall stand..

 

[glaukos]

Good luck with the new one cugly:thumbsup:

Good call to run it as simple as possible,i always got the best results when i kept things like that
Keep us posted

 

[Dapg8gt]

Look up rocket engineers stand thread. There is a lot of explaining and engineering related answers in the thread. I'd think you would need to rebuild it myself.. At least take the skin off to reinforce the frame if it's possible..

 

[cugly]

Good luck with the new one cugly:thumbsup:

Good call to run it as simple as possible,i always got the best results when i kept things like that
Keep us posted

thank you I had great results running zeovit but my condition is not helping..if I keep it simple my son can do all the water change once a week and all I have to worry about is stability.

Look up rocket engineers stand thread. There is a lot of explaining and engineering related answers in the thread. I'd think you would need to rebuild it myself.. At least take the skin off to reinforce the frame if it's possible..

thank you I will do that I appreciate it..

 

[sahin]

Hey dude, hope you are feeling better. I also have a medical issue and at one point thought of taking the system down...

I followed the old thread and will be following this one for sure.

In terms of equipment, are you going for the same lights/skimmer etc? Or going for something different?

PS I would love to have a stand without the centre support, so although I dont know the answer to your question, I'll be following to see what the experts say.

 

[cugly]

Hey dude, hope you are feeling better. I also have a medical issue and at one point thought of taking the system down...

I followed the old thread and will be following this one for sure.

In terms of equipment, are you going for the same lights/skimmer etc? Or going for something different?

PS I would love to have a stand without the centre support, so although I dont know the answer to your question, I'll be following to see what the experts say.

thanks Sahin I appreciate your comments. .how are feeling nowadays. ..I hope everything is well..
I looked at this change on the brighter side of it rather than the negative..I haven't decided yet exactly..im thinking orphek v.2 but I want the ati hybrid also..im getting vertex alpha 200 when money permits and I might be building another sump or just build a fuge ..so far my focus is slowly get things and modify the stand..and build a acrylic basin for spill emergency. .

 

[cugly]

Ill be using this for my bare bottom has a texture thats looks like sand its an abs plastic

the tank is off the stand the modification of the stand begins. .

 

[sahin]

The texture on that ABS plastic will be covered easily by Coralline algae within 3 months. I have coralline algae on my bare bottomed tank covering 70% of the areas. Once coralline algae covers most of it, it looks quite nice in pink.

Look forward to this build.

 

[cugly]

The texture on that ABS plastic will be covered easily by Coralline algae within 3 months. I have coralline algae on my bare bottomed tank covering 70% of the areas. Once coralline algae covers most of it, it looks quite nice in pink.

Look forward to this build.

Thanks Sahin...the only pink I like are the ones in my tank lol..
here's a sample of the aquascape not done yet but its coming along

 

[sahin]

That scape is going to look awesome! Cant wait to see how this turn out!

 

[cugly]

That scape is going to look awesome! Cant wait to see how this turn out!

me too thanks here's an update I got the tank cleaned looks like new again..polished most of it

 

[cugly]

Made some progress this weekend ...from this

to this..

 

[Dapg8gt]

The tank looks great could pass for brand new =).


Did you just wing it in the stand or use someone else's stand for reference? Only reason I ask is because I noticed two things that I read were major do not do's in your design.

I'm by far no expert though so I may be way off base but the way you have the angled 2x4 with only partial contact with the riser could lead to settling and shifting or breakage. Also the way you stubbed in the side risers sitting on the deck. When I built my stand I made sure all supporting beams went to the floor vs just resting on the deck like in the referenced thread.

I'm not trying to pick it apart as I'm far from an engineer I just followed this thread to get my stand without a beam in front/back.. But it's quite obvious there is more than one way to build a stand I'm just familiar with this one and learned about what's going on in that thread.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1567110

what you have to me seems to only be a plywood skin with most of the shear weight on screws vs the floor.. I personally wasn't willing to risk 1050 lbs of water on my floor so I followed it to the letter and it's super solid =).

 

[cugly]

This stand is built like a tank now theres 2x4 frame on the bottom we beefed up how leemar made this stand..the pics I put was the progression I will post more pics later of the rest of the mods..

 

[Oldude]

Ill be using this for my bare bottom has a texture thats looks like sand its an abs plastic

the tank is off the stand the modification of the stand begins. .

Won't having that sheet on the bottom create issues later with a detritus build up underneath it? Dead space & detritus may be a recipe for that black sulfer smelling crap to collect.

 

[thereefcanada]

You could always put that abs sheet underneath the tank so nothing builds up under it

 

[cugly]

Won't having that sheet on the bottom create issues later with a detritus build up underneath it? Dead space & detritus may be a recipe for that black sulfer smelling crap to collect.

no it wont build up because I will silicone it to seal edges

 

[cugly]

You could always put that abs sheet underneath the tank so nothing builds up under it

I am putting it to protect glass ..

 

[sahin]

Hey buddy, glad you managed to sort out the stand and remove the front centre support. Looks so much better. You will love the unhindered access into the sump area now. :thumbsup: