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Old 04-02-2012, 06:59 AM
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Beautiful looking tank.

I would recommend some support down the center of the stand to support the tank. Last thing you want is the bottom of the tank bowing and then cracking. Perhaps some 8' 2x6 going left to right, one at 10", 20" and 30" from front pane. Then under those you would have 2 x 6 running from front to back where you have the existing legs. That is how I built my stands and they are going strong after 8 years. Albeit the tanks they support only have 15" of water depth and they are 4' x 8'.

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If I understand correctly, without re-reading, I do believe the Grizz built the stand for this tank, so it should be good to go. After all, he is a working welder and has built many aquarium stands.
But you didn't know that, did you Tim
( just say you didn't know that )
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Old 04-02-2012, 07:01 AM
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Oops, wrong build
There are 2 new big builds happening right now
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Old 04-02-2012, 07:05 AM
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With that said, maybe Grizz or sphelps will chime in as this IS a pretty heavy tank.
I like the idea of the doubled 2xs for legs, but as for the rest of your stand, I'm staying out of this one.
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Old 04-02-2012, 12:10 PM
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There are way more pieces to this stand than pictured!! I had already started taking it apart when I thought to grab a pic.
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Old 04-23-2012, 06:25 AM
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in the trailer, after we placed it on my mis-measured canoe face down on the starphire!!!





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Old 04-23-2012, 06:25 AM
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through the door way off the trailer with a couple of rollers and a pile of pushers!!





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Old 04-23-2012, 06:26 AM
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down the stairs...lol









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Old 04-23-2012, 06:51 AM
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wow, that looks like it was quite the undertaking.....10 guys for 470g....if I follow that formula I should need 5 or 6 guys for my tank.....that thing is a beast dude...
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