Going to try to make this a short story.
I am going to build a 360 gallon tank out of a 180 and a 90, take the 6x2 front panels and the 4x2 front panels as sides and make a 6x4x2. The panels are all 1/2" thick except one of the 6x2 is 5/8". I ordered a piece of glass that is 72"x49" for the bottom panel, so the side panels are sandwiched between the front and back. I will be making some sort of eurobrace, and using SCS1200 silicone.
A friend of mine told me he was recently speaking to someone who built tanks that strongly advised 3/4" for the bottom. Seeing as I already bought the bottom panel, this is too little too late. So question #1, is this a MAJOR issue? Mine being 1/2" of course.
So for a variety of reasons, the stand will be made of cinder blocks stacked 3 high. I will have each corner support with an L shape of 6 cinder blocks total, and then 4 more "columns" I can support wherever. So question #2, what is the ideal way to position these middle columns, basically all 4 supporting the middle or 2 supporting the 6' side at the front and back with 2 in the middle?
Question #3: In light of the thickness of the bottom panel recently coming into question, and the tank not having a frame, what should I be putting under this tank on the cinder blocks and in what order between foam and plywood or either/or/none? Do I solely put foam under the cinder blocks and tank right on the foam? Do I put plywood on top and that's it? Or would you put a combination of both foam and plywood, and if so would it be foam on top of plywood on top of cinder or plywood on top of foam on top of cinder?
Any other suggestions? My difficulty will be finding foam and plywood that is 49" wide, 48" is pretty standard.
Am I missing something else I need to consider before investing in this?
Thank you.
Lepisosteus
millerkid519
CANAMONSTER
wednesday13
I am going to build a 360 gallon tank out of a 180 and a 90, take the 6x2 front panels and the 4x2 front panels as sides and make a 6x4x2. The panels are all 1/2" thick except one of the 6x2 is 5/8". I ordered a piece of glass that is 72"x49" for the bottom panel, so the side panels are sandwiched between the front and back. I will be making some sort of eurobrace, and using SCS1200 silicone.
A friend of mine told me he was recently speaking to someone who built tanks that strongly advised 3/4" for the bottom. Seeing as I already bought the bottom panel, this is too little too late. So question #1, is this a MAJOR issue? Mine being 1/2" of course.
So for a variety of reasons, the stand will be made of cinder blocks stacked 3 high. I will have each corner support with an L shape of 6 cinder blocks total, and then 4 more "columns" I can support wherever. So question #2, what is the ideal way to position these middle columns, basically all 4 supporting the middle or 2 supporting the 6' side at the front and back with 2 in the middle?
Question #3: In light of the thickness of the bottom panel recently coming into question, and the tank not having a frame, what should I be putting under this tank on the cinder blocks and in what order between foam and plywood or either/or/none? Do I solely put foam under the cinder blocks and tank right on the foam? Do I put plywood on top and that's it? Or would you put a combination of both foam and plywood, and if so would it be foam on top of plywood on top of cinder or plywood on top of foam on top of cinder?
Any other suggestions? My difficulty will be finding foam and plywood that is 49" wide, 48" is pretty standard.
Am I missing something else I need to consider before investing in this?
Thank you.
Lepisosteus
millerkid519
CANAMONSTER
wednesday13
