2x4 and plywood tank stand?

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by Cazoom

Funny i thought the same about having an edge....
when a 50 gal is full it weighs over 400 lbs... it aint gonna slip off..!!!
i don't put lips or edges on my stands anymore unless i'm trying to hide the plastic tank moulding..

I don't know. When I first read the first post I took it to mean that the desire is to conceal the styrofoam.....not keep the tank from falling off. Maybe not.

Cheers,

[pandafishowner]

i want the edge because i hate the black base of the tank showing. plus yes i do want to cover the styrafoam and plywood from sight. i'm not so much concerned about the tank falling. it's gotta weigh a couple hundred pounds anyway, i just don't want stuff showing that'll make it look uglier. lol

[Neil]

put the 2x4's across the top, ontop of the vertical legs for added support. plans look good- with that middle brace/ leg in there i think that stand will have no problems holding the weight of 3 of those tanks

[kwirky]

being an artist, I have to say I like your drawings

no really. don't ask lol

[pandafishowner]

lol normally i paint or sketch. i drew that last night in maybe 5 mins. i redrew it. give me a few mins to re-scan it and i'll post the new pic

ok i have the new one scanned. i saw some base boards at home depot or rona that are rounded. i could even use those so it gives a finished touch to it instead of 2x4s.

[Kabong]

Make sure to lap your corners like this to give the best support


Goggle sketch up is your friend

[pandafishowner]

how much do you figure it would cost to get the supplies? the 2x4, nails/screws, plywood? the petsmart site has a stand i somewhat like, but it doesn't have a lip. it's got the exact same layout that i was thinking of though. i checked and it would be around $135 total for the petsmart stand. but after my ordeal with the wal-mart one, i'm wondering how good an idea the petsmart one is? it has a partition though...

[pandafishowner]

Originally Posted by Kabong

Make sure to lap your corners like this to give the best support


Goggle sketch up is your friend

i think to get that to work best, i think i'll use 4x4's for the 4 corner posts. this way there's a shelf already, can put the plywood and styrafoam there and it's done. my husband says it'll probably work good that way too, and 4x4s are stronger. what do you think?

[Kabong]

4x4's are generally more expensive then 2x4's so I'd stay away from them.
You can easily achieve the same results with 2x4's

Heres an actual model of the frame on my tank to give you and idea to work with.



Oh and just in case you did'nt know 2x4's are actually 1.5 x 3.5.

[pandafishowner]

thanks. gives me a good idea on how stands are generally done. i'd want my corner posts face to face though to create the ledge i want for the plywood and styrafoam the rest looks pretty much the same