I seem to recall that VFC and Pharaoh and myself had a 30 page discussion on the use of foam in the past. glad to see we have all not changed our respective opinions LOL!
My new 150 gallon on custom stand (pic)
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12 Volt Man - We can make this an annual event. Next year (God willing), we can have this discussion again. I think it's your turn to start it. lol.
I've taken the tank off, worked at the damn stand with a plane and sandpaper, and put the tank back on several times now. It doesn't even seem to be getting better at all. I think that method is basically hopeless. I have a nice plane, too.
I can run a business card between the tank and stand for about 2 feet on the back. Additionally, I can slide it under part of the side opposite that as well (the right side of the tank). I've filled the tank halfway, gap doesn't disappear. At the moment, I'm draining it.
Here's a bit of a map:
legend: - is where a business card will fit between the tank and stand, + is supported. I tried to make it as exact as possible.
Where there's a gap, it's about 1mm as far as I can tell. I can't tell under the corner with the * next to it, because I can't see through the wood trim that covers it.
Am I being paranoid? The LFS has some pretty rickety **** they built supporting their tanks, they have up to 100 gallon tanks supported by some pretty messed up wood, and they don't seem to have too much trouble. This thing simply cannot break in my house, though.
I suppose rubber or foam would help fairly significantly with 1mm gaps. I already checked walmart for interlocking exercise pads, none in my local store.
I can run a business card between the tank and stand for about 2 feet on the back. Additionally, I can slide it under part of the side opposite that as well (the right side of the tank). I've filled the tank halfway, gap doesn't disappear. At the moment, I'm draining it.
Here's a bit of a map:
HTML:
++++++++++++++++++++++++------ *
+ -
+ -
+ +
+ +
+ +
----------------++++++++++++++Where there's a gap, it's about 1mm as far as I can tell. I can't tell under the corner with the * next to it, because I can't see through the wood trim that covers it.
Am I being paranoid? The LFS has some pretty rickety **** they built supporting their tanks, they have up to 100 gallon tanks supported by some pretty messed up wood, and they don't seem to have too much trouble. This thing simply cannot break in my house, though.
I suppose rubber or foam would help fairly significantly with 1mm gaps. I already checked walmart for interlocking exercise pads, none in my local store.
Sorry to bump this up again, but could someone please provide a link to the "30 page discussion on the use of foam" that 12 volt man mentioned?
Bobby - you say the math doesn't support the use of foam. vfc's numbers in post 17 make sense to me. I'm curious to see your calculations. If you're saying that foam will not provide any compensation for an uneven surface doesn't that imply that only the most highly compressed section of foam provides support and that less compressed foam doesn't provide any at all? Intuitively that doesn't seem correct to me - I would think the less compressed foam would still provide some support.
jschall - I hoped the tank set up worked out well for you.
Bobby - you say the math doesn't support the use of foam. vfc's numbers in post 17 make sense to me. I'm curious to see your calculations. If you're saying that foam will not provide any compensation for an uneven surface doesn't that imply that only the most highly compressed section of foam provides support and that less compressed foam doesn't provide any at all? Intuitively that doesn't seem correct to me - I would think the less compressed foam would still provide some support.
jschall - I hoped the tank set up worked out well for you.
the_deeb;4493612; said:
The tank is still not in the house. It is on the recommended rubber exercise mat foam, which I think is perfect.
I haven't gotten around to making a canopy, and a tight fitting lid is an absolute necessity for my stocking. I know what I'm doing for filtration and I have most of the parts for it (pump, overflow plumbing.) I still need to buy a 4x54w t5ho, although I'm also considering just doing 2x54w.
Finally got back to this project.
Standing approximately 6' 2" high, just needs canopy paneling & trim, lighting, something else for the sump, a second heater, and some guys to move the damn thing.
Thinking about it, I should probably redo the canopy frame and cut out half an inch of width, otherwise I'll have the edge of the back panel showing from the side.
I'm building the canopy from a design in my head. We'll see how that works out.
Standing approximately 6' 2" high, just needs canopy paneling & trim, lighting, something else for the sump, a second heater, and some guys to move the damn thing.
Thinking about it, I should probably redo the canopy frame and cut out half an inch of width, otherwise I'll have the edge of the back panel showing from the side.
I'm building the canopy from a design in my head. We'll see how that works out.
What should I do about the overflow? I don't want to see the plumbing from the side, but I want to be able to view it if necessary to net a jumper out of it, so I don't want to paint it when I paint the back black. Maybe I'll just get black pipe.
