Hiya yourself
I'm starting off with 40lbs of base and somewhere around 25-30lbs of LR. Haven't bought the LR yet, but it's almost time.
As for the drum, your math is a bit off. 55g x 10lbs (which is very generous) is only 550lbs. Freshwater, on average, only weighs 8.34lbs/g @ 32F. You are saying the water weighs 14.55lbs
That is a closer estimation for a loaded aquarium.
Because of the not yet pictured emergency overflow, there will only ever be 40g at a time in my 45g drum, so less than 350lbs. If you look close enough at the picture, you'll see I braced the counter with 2 x 6s and the drum sits on a piece of 3/4" ply. It would easily hold double what I'm asking it to do.
But thanks for the concern
, it never hurts to point things out
EDIT:
OOPS, it is a 55g Drum
Quote:
Originally Posted by msjboy
Hi,
You blue pail is going to be heavy and may cave in the stand over time if left full..,at 55g...
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55*8.34=458.7 so it potentially could weigh 460lbs. But the build is still strong enough