Stand for a 500 gallon tank
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Heres after a few more Corona's and a couple busted knuckles later....All that is left to be finished is the 1' perimiter for access to the tank ,and the bottom framing that will hold the posts together and act as a stand for the sump.This stand is massive and I believe heavier then the tank itself!
Close enough for me!
Close enough for me!
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9441154#post9441154 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
LOL, I would say its a little over built
Good work...
I didnt want to skimp just in case i decide to go larger one day! I made the opening 36" high just for that reason as well.It definately "feels" well built when your standing in my fish room
blfuller123
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You might need to add a little more to the stand. Just doesnt look look like it will hold much.
When you going to set the tank on it?
When you going to set the tank on it?
cward
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9441382#post9441382 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 46bfinGA
I didnt want to skimp just in case i decide to go larger one day! I made the opening 36" high just for that reason as well.It definately "feels" well built when your standing in my fish room
You definitely don't want to under build the foundation to your reef tank. I've seen plenty of large tanks here on RC with stands that scare me.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9441941#post9441941 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by blfuller123
You might need to add a little more to the stand. Just doesnt look look like it will hold much.
When you going to set the tank on it?
Going on tonight! Still trying to decide if i want to use that piece of ply that you gave me.It looks to be laminated particle board but im not sure? It's extremely heavy,for one person to pickup i know that.Any thoughts? I have some plastic i could use over it I guess,in between the foam and the ply.But then the bottom still would need to be sealed i guess,from the sumps evaporating.
Im planning on sealing the wood with some Thompson's waterseal or something from HD.I like the look of the "naked" wood ,so id like to use a transperant sealer instead of worrying about paint.Any thought on the best way of accomplishing this that is durable? Will the thompson's stuff for decks work ok?
cbui2
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great looking setup, like a lumber yard at your house..keep them coming..everything going as plan. i will be tagging along with you on this one, but i had my stand custom built using 2"x2" steel and had it line-x instead of powercoating, my main concern was that i wanted to have work space to do anything i wanted, without that all support, but still like the way you have everything setup..here's pic of my stand
Well i got the tank up on the stand and decided to just use the melamine.Im going to seal it with a few coats of this acrylic based poly that i bought from HD to put on the stand.I also have some plastic that ill put down over it to keep the water away.I have a rolll of rubber mat that im going to use on the perimiter of the stand so it will be slip resistant that will go over the plastic,so im hoping ill be good.
cbui2
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that also should be fine, but now days with all the new technology we can get away with so much equipment offer to us, but over 100 ways of doing things. I wish I could redo my stand and would make it about 1' extra surrounding tank so I can stand on this besides the ladder to have room to work on reef besides the ladder.
Heres some pics of the tank up on the stand finally.Ive had the tank for around 4-5 months now i think.Excuse the mess in the tank,it still has the acrylic shavings and what not,from the construction of the tank.Im planning on vacuuming it all out tonight and start water testing the tank.Id like to see how the stand and the water level, works out before i fill it with ro/di.From my measurements the tank seems to be about 3/8" off level from one end to the other.Im hoping that this will settle out once water is added.I figured the stand may settle a bit in the brackets once 5000 lbs. is set on top of it.
The tank is 96"x 48"x 25".I agree the external overflows are nice,I'm glad the tank has them.As far as my bikes,i have an 02 xr200 dirtbike,and I sold my cbr 600 f4I about two years ago and bought a 05 HD sportster 1200c. Once this bike is paid off i plan on getting another crotch rocket.I miss my CBR.
blfuller123
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Nice looking tank, when you going to get some water in it?
Some tap water will be in it tomorrow.When ill get ro/di in it is still undecided,id like to get some of the room finished off before i get too far ahead of myself.I still need to get my sink put in,a door,the electric,and some insulation and drywall.Im thinking about surface mounting pvc pipe and using pvc boxes for the electric,so i can easily add things if needed.
