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dpg 10-02-2010 02:05 AM

Wall divider stand
 
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Any comments to shore up the stand would be appreciated.

kien 10-02-2010 02:10 AM

that looks sweet. are you going to be using a sump, and if so, is it going into the basement?

dpg 10-02-2010 02:37 AM

Think Ill need any extra bracing??

Ya sump will be plumbed to basement.

kien 10-02-2010 02:40 AM

What are the dimensions of your tank?

hillegom 10-02-2010 02:46 AM

Are those verticals, 2x8s? With that design you can't put a sump below the aquarium.
Have you thought of using headers?

dpg 10-02-2010 03:00 AM

Tank is to be 84"Lx24"Wx26"H.

Verticals are 2x6's and sump is in basement.

dpg 10-02-2010 03:02 AM

What are headers?

kien 10-02-2010 03:07 AM

I'm neither a carpenter nor a structural engineer so I can't speak to the stand but those are great tank dimensions. Looking forward to the rest of the build.

It does look like the stand is done though? Did your house builder build it for you? Did you tell them a ginormous fish tank is going to sit on it? More importantly, did you re-enforce the floor under the tank? I would assume your builder would have done that for you also.

dpg 10-02-2010 05:59 AM

Floor is well supported with 3 teleposts and a laminated beam running under the stand.

Ken at BW pointed out to support the verticals perpendicularly, looking forward to any more great suggestions.

mark 10-02-2010 07:24 AM

realize you'll have about 800lbs on me but take a look at my divider stand in my tank link. It's totally solid so you should be good to place a car on yours in addition to the tank.


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