Cinder brick DIY stand - placement of bricks?

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I have a 55gal I need to set up for some fish coming in next week, and it has a simple DIY brick and wood stand. In the past, I've had it set up with 3 "pillars" of bricks - one on each end and one in the middle, like the first photo. Then it has a 2x4 top that sits on the bricks, then the tank on top of the 2x4s. But, it is shorter that way than I would like it to be, lower to the floor, so I'm wondering if it's still viable and safe for the tank if I do just the two pillars on the ends of the tank, still using the 2x4s as a top - skipping the set in the middle (like the second photo). I can use the extra bricks not used in the middle, to bring it up higher to a better height...but I'm no structural engineer and I don't want to worry about breaking the tank lol.

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The 2nd pic is just fine, no issue with stacking 3 high. You can even lose the 2x4's if you want to if using a glass tank with the plastic trim on the bottom or just cut 2 small pieces of plywood to set just on the top of the cement blocks.
 
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It would probably be fine. However, the top photo provides much more stability and you would only have to buy a few more cinder blocks. They are pretty cheap.
 
deeda said:
The 2nd pic is just fine, no issue with stacking 3 high. You can even lose the 2x4's if you want to if using a glass tank with the plastic trim on the bottom or just cut 2 small pieces of plywood to set just on the top of the cement blocks.
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Nah, I like the 2x4s lol. Keeps me sane ?
 
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aussieman57 said:
It would probably be fine. However, the top photo provides much more stability and you would only have to buy a few more cinder blocks. They are pretty cheap.
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Yes and no. These are just pics taken off the internet, the bricks I'm using aren't your "traditional" concrete brick...more of a garden stone, but bigger and solid concrete. Not sure if they're even in stock this time of year, and they weren't as cheap as the traditional bricks (which is what I went to go get at the time, but they were totally sold out and I had to have the tank set up within a day or two, so went with what they had). Plus, I'd have to paint them black to match the rest, and it's damn cold outside right now lol.
 
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Sinister-Kisses Sinister-Kisses what kind of paint did you use for the cement/wood?
 
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