<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14746000#post14746000 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by uncleof6
But there is no sense complicating simple things like painting a friggin stand either. If your stand is taking a bath in salt water, you got other probems that two part paint ain't gunna take care of.
Jim
The front should be ok but I would want to have at least one support for the back because of the size of your tank. RocketEngineer can give you a better answer.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14769588#post14769588 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefpimp#1
From reading this is what i'm gonna try let me know what u think
inwall 300gal lots of live rock. Marineland RR 72''x36''x27''tall
2x8 top
2 2x4s in each corner with two spaced evenly on front (for drywall)
open back for access and storage
2x4 bottom
sound good to you?
just questioning length without support because tank is so wide (3').
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14773717#post14773717 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by papajojo
im undertaking this project tomorrow i had a question in regards to the calculator. The tank is a 180g tank plastic rimmed. 6'x2'x2'. i was wanting to construct the stand to 35in in height. that being said is there anything i need to adjust i was going to use 2x8s for the entire project. the h-10.75" is throwing me off. does that mean i need to build those @24.25"sorry but i just need a lil clarification.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14306863#post14306863 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RocketEngineer
Things to note:
A 2X4 is actually 1.5" X 3.5"; a 2X6 is actually 1.5" X 5.5"; and a 2X8 is actually 1.5" X 7.25".
Ditto,<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14775772#post14775772 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by james3370
actually that measurement is assuming you are doing 2x4 at the base & 2x8 on the top....
since you are doing a 2x8 on top & bottom rails, you would subtract 14.5" (2x8 is 7.25 x 2) from the height so you would make the legs 20.5" (35-14.5)
make sense?
Whats the reason why you shouldn't?<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14793978#post14793978 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefer2727
Should not do it. Foam is primarily for rimless.
Not to disagree with you, but the company I'm buying the tank from have done rim tank installations using foam without any problems.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14794069#post14794069 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefer2727
The rim is what supports your tank. All the weight of the tank is on the black trim. Foam is not necessary and can make a tank with trim worse. Rimless have there weight evenly distributed across the entire piece of foam.