im thinking to do a stand to hold 4 10 gallons

[krap101]

or maybe 3 10's and 1 5?. im thinking of making a shelf and a little further back and another shelf. and a normal cabinet under. i might use my 5 gallon right now as a quarentine or maybe like a sump or something? like have all 4 tanks filtering into the 5 gallon?

only problem is i was making a rabbit fence for my rabbits out of like those wooden poles and wiring. i put the nail 1/2 way in and i hit it sideways to hold the wiring. my mom thought i couldnt put the nail through so she wont let me buy the wood. i think theres a different reason though

 

[oscarbreeder]

I built a stand to hold my 20gal long on top and two tens on the bottom out of 2x4's and some plywood.
Looks kinda like a small work bench. If I had a new digital cam I'd post a pic...LOL. Good luck getting the wood.

 

[krap101]

yeah.. should i use screws nails or bolts?

 

[oscarbreeder]

I think I would go with screws on it as 4 tens dont really weigh enough to need bolts IMO.

The one I made I used nails and screws just to be safe. I like to over do things..lol
Better safe then sorry...

 

[krap101]

how long will it take to start warping?

 

[oscarbreeder]

I painted mine with two coats of black oil base paint to protect it from any water spills.

 

[krap101]

and im thinking about using 4 glass tops and use 2 48" shop lights?

 

[oscarbreeder]

Not a bad idea krap101. I use one of the 48" shop lights on my 55gal and it workes great.

 

[oscarbreeder]

It sounds like you are really planning this thing out.
Cant wait to see pics when you are done.

 

[krap101]

so... on 2 tanks and 1 48" 40 watt light.. will both my tanks be getting >20 watts or 40 watts each? because there'll be a space inbetween them and the lights split amongst them

 

[oscarbreeder]

HMMM...godd question there. You may want to ask some of the plant experts that are so good with the lighting thing.

I would think since the light is above both tanks they would both get the full 40 watts.

 

[krap101]

ic lol.. your the only one posting in this

 

[madchild24]

id have to say about 17 watts each for the lights

 

[krap101]

maybe i should try a double?

 

[madchild24]

i would probly go with i double.
it would give better lighting

 

[DeFeKt]

40 watts each, the power of the fluro isn't divided in the middle,
it runs the full length of the tube, u could have 4 X 1ft tanks and they'd still be getting 40w each
i'd say go with double for the extra light, but limit ur light on time to say 7-8 hrs a day

 

[krap101]

so... if i divide it aomongst 2 tanks witha space in the middle they'd get like 37 watts?

 

[madchild24]

ya

 

[krap101]

so should i get the 1 40 watt or 2 25-40 watt?

 

[DeFeKt]

if it a 37w light it will be 37w each, if it's 40 w light they will get 40 watts each..i'd get 1 x40w light, u can get 2x 25w but then the output will still be 25watts but just over a larger area.. do u understand what I mean?