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I was going to do that but the guy said it would hold...The TRUST;840466; said:
I think I am going to wait until the plumbing is in and then put a few extra blocks underneath to support before filling w/water. That should do the same thing, right?
Good advice Trust...
Samps;840488; said:I was going to do that but the guy said it would hold...
I think I am going to wait until the plumbing is in and then put a few extra blocks underneath to support before filling w/water. That should do the same thing, right?
Good advice Trust...
No problem. What I would do is still put more wood and since there is more wood you can add more blocks underneath it as well. Don't wait for the plumbing is done. It's better to do it first before everything is done.
Don't go by what people say "It should hold" If for some reason it doens't hold all the guy can say is "Whoops! I guess I was wrong. I guess It didn't hold"
So it's really better safe than sorry IMO.
I mean a little extra wood and blocks can save you the heartache if ever your current setup doesn't hold.
I personally don't trust the concrete block very much so the more of them the better. I have used tons of them in my backyard and they are brittle and chip away easily sometimes. So I get kind of weary if I use them to support something very heavy.
The more the better and I'd put as much as I can as possible.
The more the better and I'd put as much as I can as possible.
Agreed. I have more wood and more blocks but I cannot lift the tank up again from where it sits and create a solid wood sheet. It cost me quite a bit to rent "lifts" for the tank in the first place. hahaThe TRUST;840501; said:
My solution is to put more "Pylons of Blocks" around the center, mimicing what I have around the perimeter of the tank. Ya dig??
Samps;840508; said:Agreed. I have more wood and more blocks but I cannot lift the tank up again from where it sits and create a solid wood sheet. It cost me quite a bit to rent "lifts" for the tank in the first place. haha
My solution is to put more "Pylons of Blocks" around the center, mimicing what I have around the perimeter of the tank. Ya dig??
You should try using a car jack. That works for me
If you just put the cement blocks with out the wood supprt all the weight of the tank will add more pressure on the areas where there is no blocks. so you might get a downward bowing effect on the bottom and that will make the acrylic areas spported by the blocks go upwards.
So Imagine if you hold your finger up and put a sheet of paper of top of it and have someone force your finger through it. That is a possibilty that could happen to your tank the acrylic on the bottom is the paper and your finger represent the cement blocks. Now say You add a piece of cardboard between your finger and the paper. Chances are you wont be able to push your finger through unless of course you exert more effect in forcing it through.
I guess I'm not wording it right... I am talking about positioning more support w/wood on top of the cement blocks to fill in the open spaces in the pictures above.
Basically, under each "cube" I am going to add another 4 columns for structural support.
That should take care of it considering it has a 2" acrylic sheet under the entire aquarium anyway...
Basically, under each "cube" I am going to add another 4 columns for structural support.
That should take care of it considering it has a 2" acrylic sheet under the entire aquarium anyway...
