Eh Brah, not saying that, the guy who asked you about it lives here in the United States. I know you have a legal Aro in PI.Knowdafish;2295841; said:
Stand build advice
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when do you go to see him?Knowdafish;2295890; said:I know! I do miss my Aro!He's with my wife at our house in the P's.
Around Christmas. I'll be in the P's for 6 months. My wife takes very good care of my fish while I'm gone. She really sweats anything happening to them while I'm gone. Fortunately one of my neighbors loves my Aro and wants to buy him from me so he looks in on him occasionally.
That's cool...Knowdafish;2295909; said:
I'm sure they take good care of them...
I always worry when I leave them in the care of somebody else, I never had good people to watch mine...
Eamiles;2295752; said:
Would a 2x4 spanning 5' meet building code to support a floor? No way!
I have seen tons of threads about people worried about the ability of their floor to support their tanks. In my opinion, a large tank stand should be built at least as strong as the floor under it.
2x4's would be fine for a workbench, but you're building a Monster Tank Stand!
Dan Feller;2296966; said:
That's why I recommended doubling up the 2 x 4's on the perimeter. 2 x 6 would also be nice but would cut down on the access space to the lower level. Most floors also span alot more of a distance than 5 feet!
A floor's joist is a larger material because it supports the weight of the entire floor and floors above it. The thing that most people think is that It is supporting only what is directly on top of it, and that is not true. Also, those floor joists usually have a span of at least 14 ft, not five, another reason they need to be bigger. The extreme fiber stress in bending of a SYP 2x4 is 2,850 as described by the handbook of building and remodeling by Charlie Wing. It coudl save a lot of money and space if you were to use a smaller board, that is still strong enough. If you still want to use a larger board to feel safe I that is understandable, but it could save quite a bit if you could downgrade.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=179136
A perfect example of what I am saying, if you build it right, it will work.
A perfect example of what I am saying, if you build it right, it will work.
The stand will be on a concrete floor and it will be horizontally stable as three sides of it will attached to the wall. All of the upper top frame will sit on top of the uprights rather than attached to the side of them. it is an option to use 6 x 2 if required, would this give me a guarenteed sturdy top as the weight would have to bend 6" of wood. If the 5' span is not possible then I can re think my plans.
Thanks for everyones input, I really want to do this properly and only once.
Thanks for everyones input, I really want to do this properly and only once.
