Stand Design for 120 gal

[Willistein]

For anyone that has a standard 120 gal (4'x2'x2') or 180 (6'x2'x2') or similar:

Does your stand have a support running down the center or is the tank only supported around the perimeter?

Pascal, it looks like yours is sitting only on the outside rim, Gary I think I remember yours is a perfecto tank and stand and there is no center support either. I can remember building a stand for KentE's 120 that only had outside support as well. I'm asking because I'm wondering if the bottom pane needs to be supported or not.

Thanks!

 

[Flanders]

If we're talking about a standard plastic-rimmed tank only the perimeter should be supported.

 

[Willistein]

That's what I thought. I looked at a Marineland stand the other day though and it had a piece of wood running front to back in the center... not sure why

 

[SkiFletch]

More likely it was for torsional strength for the stand rather than support for the bottom pane of glass. Because most Marineland/Perfecto/etc mass-produced stands are built with the cheapest/thinnest wood possible, some creative bracing can be found in them. It's cheaper for them to use 1" thick wood all around and have a few braces than to just use 2" wood all around with no braces

 

[block head]

commercial stands are usually cut on computer driven panel saws. i could usually make a cut list that used the entire sheet of wood with minimal ,if any waste. marineland stands would not be a stand i would chose to emulate.