Planning phase of a 2000g wood aquarium

[pacu mom]

This is the only large plywood tank with a sump under the stand, and it's a little over half the size of your tank that I have seen. FB DIY Monsterfish Keepers. All the other tanks are built on a solid plywood foundation.




Another administrator on that forum has a Youtube channel. He built a 1500 gallon plywood tank.

All the BIG plywood tanks I have come across on forums are on built on a solid plywood foundation, with the exception of the tank posted above. Have you considered building your plywood tank on a tubular steel stand? My acrylic tank is only 15' long and considerably lighter than you tank will be. Our stand is made from 3 1/2" tubular steel. Here it is after my husband fabricated it. It looked a lot better after we got it powder coated.

 

[AtheroS]

A metal stand is something im looking at too. But i dont think i could weld safely in my basement. I couldnt preweld it outside and bring it in afterward. My staircase arnt that large. Its also the main reason i dont go with 1 main 15´ long viewing panel. Cant get it down in the basement.

i will have a plywood bottom and side, im pretty much starting to calculate my wood with the building technique this guys used (i cant post link yet dont have 6 post yet) but iton youtube aquarium domain episode 8

 

[AtheroS]

Ive looked at all the plywood building tank on youtube, i found the plan for both VLdesign pdf.

i just cant decide the final buils what is gonna contain. One of the reason i wanted to ask you guys your experience and tips

 

[xenacanth9]

Looking forward to seeing this if it works out

 

[AtheroS]

i cant wait to start building it! but first i need to take possession of the house XD

 

[AtheroS]

i have another question, should i be worried for my concrete floor in the basement with that 20 000 lbs on 96' surface area?

do i need to reinforce or redo the slab where the tank will be or its normaly standard weight that concrete floor can withstand?

edit: if i do 20 000 / 96' its giving me 208lbs per square foot... this number seem low but i dont know for sure

 

[pacu mom]

i have another question, should i be worried for my concrete floor in the basement with that 20 000 lbs on 96' surface area?

do i need to reinforce or redo the slab where the tank will be or its normaly standard weight that concrete floor can withstand?

edit: if i do 20 000 / 96' its giving me 208lbs per square foot... this number seem low but i dont know for sure

An engineer would be the one to ask. We tore down our garage and poured a new slab over the old cement floor. The area under the tank was reinforced with more rebar according to the plans our engineer drew up.

 

[AtheroS]

thank you again for your answer!

and this was for a 1500g aquarium?

 

[pacu mom]

thank you again for your answer!

and this was for a 1500g aquarium?

1800 g with a 405 g sump - but we also have a monster of a stand that took a pallet jack to move. Consulting with an engineer is your safest recourse.

 

[Dovii kid]

My ply build is a measly 900 gallons but was built on top of 2 high cinder blocks (3 rows). Base is 2x6s at 12" OC. Not sure if that helps but I prefer to have the tank at eye level than built on the ground.