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Tank Stand

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maroun.c
, 05-04-2011 at 02:40 PM (1465 Views)
Stand was delivered.
4x4 cm 3mm think steel (1.6x1.6 inch 1/8" steel bars)
Was 2.5 inches taller than ordered so had to cut down a bit from the legs, hopefully that won't make it very hard to clean under it.
Also wasn't impressed by the epoxy paint they did so had it resanded and repainted on site by 3 coats of epoxy. which took a few days to get done.





No positioning conflicts between in wall setup and stand excpet that the added length would have placed the tank top too close to the vents so I decided to have it cut ddown to the requested height 36 inch (90cm)







Have used Leveling feet on my 150 G tank however with the added weight of this tank I was afraid it would fail or that the screw threads would break so will be shimming the tank.
Will use this Russian Marine plywood under the tank:

and this one under the sump

They both have the unsealed sides where they were cut. Is there any need to seal those and what would you use:


I'm planning to use some type of aluminum fiber and a thick rubber on top of it belwo the feet. The aluminum fiber is very thin and I can add more or less to level the tand and the rubber will serve to equalize pressure under the feet which are covered by a steel sheet.
Any comment or recommendations on other material to be used?

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Updated 06-11-2011 at 01:07 AM by maroun.c

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  1. dahenley's Avatar
    you ask if you should seal the edges that are cut. my opinion is YES.
    i dont know what to use on "marine grade ply" but if it were standard ply, i would use a few coats of oil-based paint. (its what i used on my home made stand, and slate water has no change on penetrating it.)

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    i also like how you got the stand home! i drive a SUV, and i have thrown so many thing in the back of it that shouldn't even have been throw in the back of a truck!! haha. it totally understand that you do what you can with what you can!*
  2. maroun.c's Avatar
    Thanks Dahenley,
    That's not my Car it's the car of the guy who build the stand. Must admit that I was shocked to see it arrive this way.
    Following day the guy deleivered a 3 level stand for my frag system the same way!!! More on that in a different thread about the frag setup...
    Thanks for the info on sealing the plywood will try to find something to seal it.
  3. maroun.c's Avatar
    Some more pictures for scale:
    Updated 05-05-2011 at 03:35 AM by melev
  4. melev's Avatar
    Definitely seal the edges with some type of oil-based sealer. It will last the longest. Polyurethane is a popular choice.

    I hear you on the risk of threads not holding up. I feel the same way, but I've had some people tell me I'm completely wrong and they are much stronger than I believe. After all, I've stripped my own fair share of nuts and bolts over the years, but if you get something that is graded ultra strong (like the kind used to bolt together a motor), it actually should be fine.

    I used composite shims under my stand since they could get wet and not dissolve.

    I fixed your last three images for you. You're having too much fun.
  5. maroun.c's Avatar
    Thanks for the tips and Fix Marc.
    Yep having loads of fun. Unfortunatly I'm stuck in Spain for 11 days, 7 days to go back and work some more on the tank...