need to build a stand bigger than my tank

[FrostyBallz]

i'm getting a 60g cube. its 2x2x2 but my stand i want to be 30"long by 27" deep. would i be fine just building it like the normal design from the "diy stand" tutuorial

I plan on putting 2 braces under the tank but worry about the tank sitting on the 2x4's and using the screws as support.

any thoughts appreciated

[uncleof6]

Not really. You want direct vertical support under the corners of the tank. Screws in shear, do not provide support, that is safe anyway.

[FrostyBallz]

yeah that is my main concern with it. I've built stands before for my 125 and 120 and just built them to the size of the tank so wasn't a concern. but since i need this stand to be a little bigger just for sanity sake i have an issue. I do know though that i can just probably build my stand to tank size and add on to the edges possibly, just wont look pretty inside after its skinned haha

[uncleof6]

You would be surprised how "pretty" you can make a proper stand, with a little creativity, plywood, some trim and a router.

[FrostyBallz]

i'm i'm confident of my ability to make it pretty on the outside, haha

I just need the most room underneath as possible for sump, reactors, dosers, and all that junk.

I miss my fish room haha

[waternewbie]

Look at this tank stand ,you can make it anyway you want [URL="http://www.etakc.com/t87-60-gal-cube-2x2x2-tank http://www.etakc.com/t87-60-gal-cube-2x2x2-tank[/URL]

[FrostyBallz]

I'm not sure i would trust that stand honestly....and i need room for a sump/fuge and my reactors and dosers as well as my electrical equipment, and that just wouldn't work I dont think. Thanks for the idea though

[Donw]

You dont have to have vertical supports it just needs to be fully supported. If you can do that without verticals then go for it.

Don

[OregonReefer]

I built my 120 stand over-sized based on Rocket's design

This would be the top and bottom layouts. The vertical supports would be at the intersections of the red and yellow /orange and yellow pieces. You end up with a couple columns in the stand to work around but I really like the extra space it gave me.
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff217/rtrons/Tank%20build%20pics/Oversizestand.jpg

Here's a pic of my frame (it's sitting with the back of the stand on the ground)
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff217/rtrons/Tank%20build%20pics/Standpaint.jpg

This pic is the stand finished without the doors (you can see the column inside)
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff217/rtrons/Tank%20build%20pics/photo.jpg

[uncleof6]

The vertical support is where it needs to be. Perfectly acceptable.

[FrostyBallz]

yeah thats basically what i was thinking about doing. just sucks because with a stand my size it takes up so much room in there haha.

[gatorrx98]

I built my stand for my 180 30 inches deep and had no problems, but it was a plywood stand, not 2x4's. I'm building my stand for a new custom 320 and the stand will be 96x36x42h and the tank is 96x32x24. I have no concerns about the strength, but I have always used a 3/4" plywood deck that is glued and screwed down. This should distribute the weight across the stand. I'm not an engineer, but do no suspect that I will have any problems.

[FrostyBallz]

yeah i was planning on using a plywood top all the way across as well. and with my tank full of water and rock and stuff is spose to be about 500lbs. I get free 2x4's from my work so i might make a few designs and see what i like haha