DIY Stand Height

[Joshsmit56001]

Is 42" tall by 24" wide going to be too top heavy for a 150 gallon tank? I built a stand for a 30 gallon and we made it 30" by 13" and it was top heavy. I do not want the same thing to happen to this stand. Please let me know before I start building.

Thanks,
Josh

 

[bigcdc]

42" is pretty tall, most working surfaces are at 36", and if you wanted it to be more stable you could make the stand large than the tank so that you had a little ledge all the way around

Chris

 

[Desert Aquarium]

That's pretty freakin tall!


I just changed the stand for my 55 from 28" to 34" and it's was very noticable! I would really be careful with those heights. I would recommend that you make the stand as long and wide as you can, and then consider adding weight/ballast to the inside to help stability.

I have a 55G sump inside my stand, at floor level. It made a very noticable difference in stability.

 

[Joshsmit56001]

I need to be able to play my 35" tall skimmer inside the stand. As it is the stand does have a about 2 inches around the entire thing that the tank doesn't sit on.

 

[platax88]

ok ... now i am worried... i just built a 42" stand for my 6' 125. should i be worried about it tipping since its so tall? Should i brace it to the studs on the wall? I still have not put the tank on it. Please advice. remember that my stand is 6 feet long, 42" tall and 22" wide.

 

[Desert Aquarium]

There is never any harm in bracing the stand

 

[Alphabet]

I have a 135 with a 36" stand going to a 42" if I ever get time to finish it. I have it secured with 2 screws to the wall. It was never "tipsy" without the screws, but with extra traffic in the house I wanted to be sure.

 

[Joshsmit56001]

This is what someone had to say about it on reefcentral.

"i wouldnt think so. i have a 90 on a 42" stand with no problems. i think you are going to have enough weight to keep it stable. actually i also had a 135 on a 42" stand with no problems too.
small tanks dont have enought weight to hold themselves down real well in my experience. i have a nano that is plain wobbly."

This guy build stands too by the way.

 

[mavgi]

i have 120 gallon 48"x24"x24" on 42" high and it's like a stone .

 

[zanclus]

I built my Stand for my 220 . It is 42" tall. Built it strong and steady and you should not have a problem. (Just no stampeads in the house)