Stand for a 108 gallon

[ramman]

How does this look for a 108 gallon tank ?,,,,does it look strong enuff?,,,,I will be covering it over with a black cloth, or I may close it in with pine boards and put a door on it,,,,,,

 

[DeLgAdO]

i dont see a pic

 

[ramman]

Sorry I couldn't upload the pic,,,it said the file was too big,,,i dont understand,,,it's 1 pic !!!!

 

[rayman45]

e-mail me the pic linebacker1018@aol.com
or upload it to your gallery

 

[ramman]

ok,,,,,i've added the pic to my gallery !

 

[rayman45]

 

[Cyclop3000]

In my opinion, I would add more wood. Check out a design I did for a 55g...

The thing is that if there is a force appried laterally to your stand (i.e.: not perfectly leveled...and they are never perfectly leveled ), then the stand won't hold the pressure. Check oout the back and lateral bars on my stand...

 

[guppy]

Ramman, try resaving the picture as a jpeg file, (I bet it is a btmp now) and resize it to around 600 pixels wide so itwill fit the standard page.

 

[ShadowVengance]

first off you NEED a middle support, the middle and left and right sides of a tank are where the most pressure is applied.

2nd, the bottom bar is crooked, rendering the whole stand useless..

buy yourself a leveler, or if your fancy, maybe even a laser level

If the stand isnt leveled, scrap it..

180 gallons is about 1440 pounds, water alone... considering a gallon wieghs about 8 pounds..

good luck, but dont put the tank on that stand yet...

 

[JESS]

add a center brace in front and back fix that front piece at the floor sheet in plywood and bingo your ready