I built a scary stand.

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Midknightskie;3918255; said:
You have two problems.
1. you have no frame for the tank to sit on which is really causing that tank to shake build a frame colored in blue.

2. you have a box but you lack the structure to keep it stable adding the cross braces (Black) will be the quick fix but you should some kind of 2x at all your seams.

Hope this helps.
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He doesn't need stinking crossbraces with a back that is solid plywood. Learn some construction. The stand is perfectly fine. He also doesn't need 2x4s.
 
nolapete;3927903; said:
He doesn't need stinking crossbraces with a back that is solid plywood. Learn some construction. The stand is perfectly fine. He also doesn't need 2x4s.
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It was my opinion; but if you want a bashing session....
I was using common sense the tank weighs in at 334 with just water and all of it sitting on the perimeter of 1/2" ply assuming it's screwed and glued together then the joints are already weak because ply is made of thin sheets clued together so sinking a screw into the side only tears the plys apart. Now if he used a nail or staple gun then I would hope for the best. If you've bought a similar stand from a store then you would know the wood is particle board and has fasteners predrilled and installed making the seams stronger. In the end I really don't care it's not my carpet or subfloor, and just because something is done a certain way for a long time doesn’t make it the right way...

 
Midknightskie;3928155; said:
It was my opinion; but if you want a bashing session....
I was using common sense the tank weighs in at 334 with just water and all of it sitting on the perimeter of 1/2" ply assuming it's screwed and glued together then the joints are already weak because ply is made of thin sheets clued together so sinking a screw into the side only tears the plys apart. Now if he used a nail or staple gun then I would hope for the best. If you've bought a similar stand from a store then you would know the wood is particle board and has fasteners predrilled and installed making the seams stronger. In the end I really don't care it's not my carpet or subfloor, and just because something is done a certain way for a long time doesn’t make it the right way...
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If people are building plywood tanks in the hundreds of gallons using just 3/4" plywood glued and screwed at the joints, and those hold up perfectly fine under thousands of pounds of force, I wouldn't worry about a 1/2" ply stand built the way he has holding up 334 pounds. I would also venture the 1/2" ply is much stronger than the particle board the stores sell. The reason they use particle board is its cheap.

The only issue here is that the setup is top heavy. Placing a larger piece of plywood between the stand and carpet will help to steady it, or simply placing a small hook in the back of the tank and the wall, and connecting with a small chain, will prevent it from falling over.
 
Yeah I wasn't really concerned about the structure, I know it's strong enough. I was just talking about the top-heaviness. Not worried about it at all anymore. It's made of 3/4", by the way.
 
Just to throw my two cents in,
it looks pretty good to me.
I am in the process of getting ready to build a stand for my new 55 gallon.
All I need is a day without my wife or daughter needing something done!
 
I've always found that any piece of furniture with a flat bottom seems a bit rocky on carpet. Then make it top heavey to boot... Perhaps some sort of feet would do some good? If nothing less it will help to push that weight through the shag and down to the subfloor.

I'm with everyone else your stand looks super solid, thats not the issue.
 
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