Sorry, this isn't about the thread. deeda, could you please PM me? It's about cichlid-forum. Thanks.
Restored 40's Aquarium 150 gallons
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sweet pick up man !!! have u thought about putting a brace in the center for reasurance?? personaly i would . the stand does look awesome too tho .keep us posted
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I will be honest I made booboo I didn't let the silicone cure all the way and I didn't sand the edges so I had a mess lmao, the rubber coat held pretty well, and about a hour later water came through the silicone on the edges, I used blankets to soak it up and thank the lord up above I was able to get it all cleaned up, so game plan is spray some more rubber coat and do a sanding along edges just to make sure I don't get a leak again. As far as structural integrity, I learned that stuff way back in middle school with popsicle sticks, basically we had to build a structure with the least amount of popsicle sticks, and my structure was the best, its all about distribution of weight, in this case distributed the weight at the corners, there is no bow in the middle because the corners are taking the majority of the weight and I used 3 different supports one on the bottom and along the bottom, and one in the middle, and then one at the top on the side and along the top. My goal was to go as light as possible because I live in an apartment and don't want to much weight on the floor, I was sort of scared when filling it but the floor seemed fine.
popsicle sticks dont hold up almost 1500lbs. of water. I can build you a chair entirely of cardboard that holds 400+lbs. that doesnt mean i'd ever put a tank on a cardboard stand. Petsmart will though with there MDF lol... Anyway, its not so much the down force as it is the side to side or "racking". I believe it wont go anywhere but if you jiggle it when its full its def. shaking around more than it should. You could easily box in your frame with plywood, this would make it look nicer and it would b stronger. I'd also recomend a piece of plywood underneath the tank to distribute the weight on the floor more since its on the second floor. IMO less wood or weight of your stand has nothing to do with the tank going through the floor.
Also silicone does not stick to itself, any you laid on before has to be removed, cleaned with alcohol and re applied. is the bottom slate or glass? glass does not need to be sanded just cleaned etremely well with razor blades and alcohol/nail polish remover.
I am thinking of putting some backerboard on later with cabinets, the glass was broke in the bottom so, I tore it out and cut a board for the bottom. I am going to work on it tomorrow.
ahh ok...i understand now with your wooden bottom...I thought i read you used pond coat on there, makes sense now. Just dont try to apply new silicone over old, tank will def. leak. Also i like to let my silicone set for a good week before a test fill.
