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#11
February 24th, 2008, 03:18 PM
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Re: My 40g tank stand
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If we dont have the scraps then I'll have to wait untill we got a stainless job to get it.
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#12
February 24th, 2008, 03:55 PM
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Re: My 40g tank stand
Thats great, but I was only kidding. I have so many projects going on now that I might kill myself if given ample opportunity to start even more projects. Thank you very much for the offer though. I mean it. THANK YOU! The last stainless steel I bought was four 14 inch lengths of 1/2 inch diameter un-threaded rod for $55. And that was 7 years ago. Scrap steel is hoarded up here as if it were gold. Scrap fabricated mild steel, such as 3/8 inch thick 4 inch pipe cut and welded into a T or 90 degree was $10 per pound 7 years ago. And things have only gone up in price in seven years.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development
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#13
March 9th, 2008, 02:19 PM
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Re: My 40g tank stand
Hey poolshark, looks good! The PT wood is a good idea but i noticed one flaw in your design >.< I dont know if it's gonna be a big deal for you cuz you have a 40gal. weiging in at @400lbs, but something to think about nonetheless. Your four legs extend all the way to the floor with you cross peices butting into them. That gonna create four points of weight dispersion with about 100lbs. on each leg. On a bigger aquarium like my 75gal. you would want to sit the legs on the cross peices. Doing that will spread the weight out more over the span of the cross peices. Just something to think about when you start looking at 110 gallons...in a few months lol.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75g all-glass, Nova extreme 4x54 T5, Eheim echo 80 filter, Octopus 150 skimmer, 20g sump Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3 months Other Intrests: Flipping houses, music, video games, beer!!
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#14
March 10th, 2008, 12:36 AM
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Re: My 40g tank stand
No different than a fatman standing on one the toes of one foot. His design is fine. Look at all metal stands. All their weight is spread out through a total of four legs totaling about 4 square inches. His stand spreads the weight over roughly 64 square inches. If your worried about the compressive strength of the 2 x 4's there is definitely nothing to fear, a 2 x 4 has hundreds of times that compressive strength. About the only problem that could come from his design is if he was putting his stand on carpeting it might smash the nap of the carpet keeping it from springing back up after the stand was moved.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development
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