stand for 4x4x2

[joelmac]

 

[Muni]

Picture no worky. And you didn't write anything so we have no idea what your on about.

 

[joelmac]

sorry, tried to upload a photo- didnt work. it was a basic plan for a rectangular stand. I want to make a stand for a 4x4x2 tank. ive tired a stand caculator but it didnt like the width of the stand i was asking it to give plans for. so, i thought i might make two rectangluar stands 4x2x2 and then bolt them together. any thoughts, or other ideas, links, threads that might be useful. i saw one on the net- btu the guy looked like he kinda made it up as he went along. thanks.

 

[Muni]

For a 4 x 4 x 2 which is about 240 gallons. 2x4's and 1/4" plywood facing should be strong enough.

Like this:

 

[joelmac]

thanks muni. so the width of the tank doent effect the build? most people here do rectangular tanks so i thought the engineering might need to be a bit different.

 

[Muni]

Humm. Your right for 4 x 4' footprint I would probaly make a center support.


So view from the top would look like this.

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[Pharaoh]

thanks muni. so the width of the tank doent effect the build? most people here do rectangular tanks so i thought the engineering might need to be a bit different.

Is this a homemade tank? does it have bracing? With a well built tank, you could just go with the square build around the outside, but if it is questionable, a middle support would fix the problem without a doubt.

 

[joelmac]

im probably going with a custom built tank( made by people who know what they are doing. it jsut freaks me out to make a stand with no middle supports

 

[Pharaoh]

You could throw one in there to be safe.

 

[joelmac]

thanks for the responses. well im sick of warped and miscut wood. so im gonna do cinder blocks with nine legs 3 on each end and three down the middle. i have carpet so i gues sim going to sandwich that with 3/4 inch ply. i'm not acually putting water in this tank. its going to be a communal multigenerational tank for leopard geckos, and maybe a few diurnal and climbing lizards.
Joel