Wall divider stand

dpg · #1 10-02-2010, 02:05 AM

Any comments to shore up the stand would be appreciated.

kien · #2 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 · #3 10-02-2010, 02:37 AM

Think Ill need any extra bracing??

Ya sump will be plumbed to basement.

kien · #4 10-02-2010, 02:40 AM

What are the dimensions of your tank?

hillegom · #5 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 · #6 10-02-2010, 03:00 AM

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

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

dpg · #7 10-02-2010, 03:02 AM

What are headers?

kien · #8 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 · #9 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 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.