David Hensley's 240 stand in progress

[alkamar]

Here is the start of David Hensley's 240 gallon stand. I think this will be a big enough sump for his two nanos.

 

[dzones]

sweet. what are ya planning to do with the 120 david??

 

[joeycadre]

i want a 240!!!!!!

grrrrr

 

[630mason]

David,
Remember, I got dibs on the 120 at the meeting. That is if everything goes well with the 240. Good luck with it. Keep us posted on the build.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Thanks Marcus for posting pics,and with your help .The stand is 96 x 24.5 x 37.Planning on 3/4'' burch for the skin,and 1'' plywood for the top.I have talked to few people and they believe it will work.When the new glass is in place I will fill it half way for a couple of days then fill it up.Will let stand full for awhile before draining.( If it don't leak) Shane you have first dibs

 

[Rendos]

Are you planning on putting your truck up there to do oil changes and such?
Just kidding, but with all those 2x6's and 3/4" plywood and 1" plywood on top that thing is going to weigh a ton. Also...on an 8' horizontal run, I would put one more vertical support in the center, or it may start to sag.
I would put in the center support, and use 1/4" plywood for the skin. It is not structurally needed...it is just for show.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I know it is overkill,Planing on 2 2x6 spaced 24'' apart on the back and 1 the front.May go with 1/2'' on the top.Already got the 3/4 burch, they didn't have 1/4 or 1/2. They would order it for me ,but would have to order a min of 10 sheets.

 

[ducklabdad]

I know you have probably already seen it but if not this is a "great" thread!!
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1169964

 

[Goibot]

One thing I did that I thought worked well was to buy an excercise equipment mat from sears. They are about $20 and about 3'x8' it is about 1/4" thick and remids me of wet suit material.

I glued strips of this to the very bottom to help get it perfectly level and the rest I lined the bottom of the inside with. Makes for easier clean up and helps kill any pump vibration.

Good luck,
Tracy

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

Ducklabdad, That thread has a lot of info,I went with the basic design.Everything is level so far.


Goibot I like the idea of the rubber mat.The inside of the stand will be sealed and a 1''x1'' around the edges to hold any water spillage. Thanks for the info guys.

 

[alkamar]

Here is the progress on the stand after a few more hours of work.

 

[Cabin3tGuy]

Like Richard said that baby is going to weigh a ton ... definitely structural if nothing else ... if you're roof ever starts to sag ..scoot that baby in there to brace it up ....

 

[Goibot]

I noticed that the corner supports do not overlap the joints on the top and bottom rails. I am no carpenter so I don't really know if this is absolutly needed or not. The progress is looking good though.
Tracy