hi all,
as some of you know my 135 gal tank broke last week ( the cause is still unknown) anyways i am going to be upgrading to a larger tank. i am concidering going with a 360 gal tank made out of acrylic. the measurements are 8' long 3' deep and 2' tall. i have all tools available and i am knowledgable when it comes to working with wood. i was planning on a stand consisting of 8 4x4s for vertical support spaced every two feet front and back with 4x4 supportbeams going diagonally in between them. and then wrapping it with 1" oak plywood all the way around. Would this be sturdy enough to hold almost 4000lbs of wieght? i have consulted with structual engineers who built my house and the floor will support the wieght so that is not am issue. i like haveing open stands so i would like to incorporate that into my design, and i dont think that would compromise the structual integrity of the stand. if any one has anyexperience with this of happens to know the compression strength of a 4x4 then any input would be greatly apprieciated. also if there is anyway to make my design better please let me know. i am definitely open to any new suggestions. TIA
as some of you know my 135 gal tank broke last week ( the cause is still unknown) anyways i am going to be upgrading to a larger tank. i am concidering going with a 360 gal tank made out of acrylic. the measurements are 8' long 3' deep and 2' tall. i have all tools available and i am knowledgable when it comes to working with wood. i was planning on a stand consisting of 8 4x4s for vertical support spaced every two feet front and back with 4x4 supportbeams going diagonally in between them. and then wrapping it with 1" oak plywood all the way around. Would this be sturdy enough to hold almost 4000lbs of wieght? i have consulted with structual engineers who built my house and the floor will support the wieght so that is not am issue. i like haveing open stands so i would like to incorporate that into my design, and i dont think that would compromise the structual integrity of the stand. if any one has anyexperience with this of happens to know the compression strength of a 4x4 then any input would be greatly apprieciated. also if there is anyway to make my design better please let me know. i am definitely open to any new suggestions. TIA