Off the wall 29g...actually it's on the wall

[activecactus]

Thought I'd share with you all my set up that's been in the works for over a year now.

The stand is made out of a queen size bed frame. I cut the pieces to the same dimentions of the tank and had them welded together. It's bolted in place to two 1.5"W X 6'L angle iron that's screwed to the 2x4's within the wall.

Now I'm not an engineer, but I figure that if it starts to lean outwards I could always support it by adding legs. I recently filled the tank to test it and left water in it over night with no problems.

I'll post more pictures soon.

 

[activecactus]

I would have gone with a center external overflow, but the 2x4's were in the way along with some wiring, so I drilled the corners.

 

[mr pink floyd]

i wouldnt risk it, id put on legs now, but thats just me...

 

[tangey]

ya put on legs

 

[MAreefer1]

thats definatly not going to hold...Put some legs on, I would not risk it dude.

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

yeah................legs, put them on.............

 

[mr pink floyd]

think abotu it, about 8 lbs per gallon, 8x29, +rock +sand

i dont think a few pieces of wood can hold that much, thats 232 lbs just to fill it up!

 

[kabal2]

yes put the legs back, 1g of reeftank is around 10lbs, so i dont think is going to hold, and why risk it and lost everything you work for in 1 split second

ps, i love the idea

 

[Billy1234]

That's a nifty little idea you have there, but, as everyone else said.. I wouldn't risk it- put legs on.

 

[joedelt]

thats not a lot of weight to cantelever(sp) but if you really want the tank to float, i think you'll need to reinvestigate the background reinforcing. i agree that what i can 'see' there isnt enough to make me comfortable. if that wall isnt structural its not built to carry any weight other then itself, so no help there.

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

I agree that it's an awesome idea though, that would look bad *** if it would work

 

[activecactus]

What I plan to do is get the tank cycling first with rock and sand.
It should be at least three weeks before I add any fish or corals.

I figure that in that time I should know if the tank is sagging or not. I tilted the tank just a little bit back so if it sagged it it would level out.

I'm going to pick up the rock today and I'll post some current pictures.( thoes pics are over a year old)

 

[Charlie97L]

haha, it's sooo gonna fall.

is that a structural wall? if you had it hooked into about 4 structural beams with about 200 heavy duty screws... maybe it would hold... but one of them weakening could start a chain reaction... plus, you're looking at like, conservatively 250lbs in the main tank... and then floating the sump too? that will put you well over 300 lbs, probably close to 350. that's like what my hammond organ weighs, and there's no way that thing is hanging on a wall.

i mean, don't let us stop you, i'd just hate to see all your work go boom, splash, and have to get the wet vac. it's a cool idea, though... maybe talk to an architect about what you'd have to do to support the weight.

 

[sullyfish]

he must not be a leg man. LOL

 

[Jeepman3sk]

ill throw my 2 cents in since im in engineering at my school. Well just transfered out. But if you really want to do it. You need to make it structurey sound. You need to have triangles involved int he frame ont he bottom. If you want pictures/blue prints of please let me know. I can draw them up for you. Also do you know what the wall is made out of?

 

[activecactus]

the wall is not just free standing, but actually has two closets behind it. One is use for the kitchen pantry and the other will be used to keep all the fish stuff in.

Here is a more current picture.

 

[activecactus]

Here's another picture before adding the sump baffles and canopy.

 

[Cutiewitbooty]

do you only have 6 screws that are going to be holding all of that?

 

[activecactus]

yeah, only six bolts

 

[ratimpulse]

Good luck with the mess, honestly take our advice we are not trying to tell you something that isnt needed. Also about 30 mins of work is going to save you from potentially $1000 of repairs and cleanup and hours of wasted time for nothing. I would only say this would be possible if you where able to tap into the main supports of the house which would be the strongest point in your home. From what you said your relying on 2-3 nails at the top and bottom of those supports conencted to beams running horizontally in your home. If or when those nails fail your going to have a problem.