180G setup??

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
here are some pics of my stand-in-progress..
what do you think, is it sturdy enough?
I was at petsmart yesterday and looked inside a stand for 125g tank and I was shocked :eek:
there wasn't one 2x4 in it. It was just plywood stapled together. if that will hol 125 gallons this should hold 180 right?
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thats enuf lol
nice looking
 
here's an update. I added some bracing as suggested on another forum and got the face and sides on. I will ad trim to cover all the plywood edges.. so far, so good.. thanks for all the replys. keep'em comin'
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That will do nicely
 
That stand will be fine, and it'll help distribute the weight over the floor nicely.
I had my 150g on a wooden floor with no extra bracing, the stand had 6 4x2 legs with a piece of 6x2 running between them to help spread the load over the joists. It was like this for over two years with no signs of stress on the floor. Our house was up on poles so you could walk under it, I kept a very close watch on the beams for a while then gradually forgot about it.
I'm starting to frustrate my partner because every she finds a nice house to buy it never has a concrete floor......
 
I wouldnt put it on anything 'cept concrete floor... I know a guy who poured a concrete base from his basement to first floor, simply for a 220.
 
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