black hills tj
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Before I do decide on anything I will need to make sure what im doing will work, and I have to come up with some sort of drawing to show this guy what needs to be done. I talked to him about if briefly last night and he said that he thinks with the thick oak plywood he used and the fact the the tank has a rim on the bottom that the weight would be distributed evenly and wouldn't be an issue.
With the rim on a circular tank, the weight will be distributed evenly. However, with just the plywood on top of the stand, the weight is being distributed evenly around the center of the plywood really. The plywood is responsible for bearing the weight without any support other than around the edges. As was mentioned, the plywood(if it holds the weight) will eventually sag and fall through.