need help with 90 gal stand!! - Aquarium Advice

Cichlidlovers · 02-17-2005, 02:15 AM

Well we bought a new 90 [acronym:024a414424="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:024a414424] tank and our having some issues with building a stand to hold it. The specs of the tank are
48" length, 18"width, and 23"height.
I was wanting the height of the stand to be around 24" so I would still be able to clean the tank without a chair to stand on. Does anybody know of a place that has plans for building stands? Or any ideas of how to build a strong stand.

Also if we were to put this tank upstairs would we need to reinforce the floor joists?

Gordinho80 · 02-18-2005, 10:13 PM

http://www.garf.org/tank/buildstand.asp

this site has other useful things too...i would have used it to build the stand for my 55 [acronym:5d602e1995="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:5d602e1995] but i found the Wal-Mart Stand to be of good quality plus inexpensive...plus they had a matching hood for $0.50!!!

easyian · 02-18-2005, 11:56 PM

The only problem I see with that design is you are putting all the weight of your tank onto the screws holding the top frame to the vertical support studs. I would rather see a cripple stud in there with the vertical supports or a half lap joint where the vertical meets the horizontal. [acronym:21104a2f03="Just My Humble Opinion"]JMHO[/acronym:21104a2f03]

02-17-2005, 02:15 AM	#1
Cichlidlovers Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Posts: 71 Images: 23	need help with 90 gal stand!! Well we bought a new 90 [acronym:024a414424="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:024a414424] tank and our having some issues with building a stand to hold it. The specs of the tank are 48" length, 18"width, and 23"height. I was wanting the height of the stand to be around 24" so I would still be able to clean the tank without a chair to stand on. Does anybody know of a place that has plans for building stands? Or any ideas of how to build a strong stand. Also if we were to put this tank upstairs would we need to reinforce the floor joists? __________________ 33 [acronym:eff87f69d3="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:eff87f69d3] [acronym:eff87f69d3="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:eff87f69d3] 15 Juvenille Electric Yellow} Labidochromis caeruleus 10 Baby Electric Yellow 1 female Electric yellows holding again 1 Male Electric Yellow 90 [acronym:eff87f69d3="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:eff87f69d3] [acronym:eff87f69d3="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:eff87f69d3] 3 JD} Cichlasoma octofasciatum 1 Blue Cobalt} Metriaclima callainos 1 Albino Red Zebra} Pseudotropheus estherae 1 Jewel} Hemichromis bimaculatus 2 Kenyi}Pseudotropheus lombardoi. 1 Aulonocara stuartgranti "Ngara Flametail" 1 Sciaenochromis fryeri}Electric Blue Hap 1 large Pleco} Hypostomus plecostomus **2 Melanochromis Auratus

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02-18-2005, 10:13 PM	#2
Gordinho80 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central NJ Posts: 292	http://www.garf.org/tank/buildstand.asp this site has other useful things too...i would have used it to build the stand for my 55 [acronym:5d602e1995="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:5d602e1995] but i found the Wal-Mart Stand to be of good quality plus inexpensive...plus they had a matching hood for $0.50!!!

02-18-2005, 11:56 PM	#3
easyian Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 206 Images: 3	The only problem I see with that design is you are putting all the weight of your tank onto the screws holding the top frame to the vertical support studs. I would rather see a cripple stud in there with the vertical supports or a half lap joint where the vertical meets the horizontal. [acronym:21104a2f03="Just My Humble Opinion"]JMHO[/acronym:21104a2f03]