tang named junkyard
02/15/2017, 01:43 PM
I have a 100 gallon reef with lots of rock. I picked up the stand and tank used a while back. 3-4 years. I thought a couple things in the back looked weak so I put some 1x4 oak bracing in. 2 in the middle supports and one in the left rear corner by the water drain. The guy before obviously modified the base by cutting out a hole for the inlet. I really don't want to drain the tank but I don't like the slight bow in the back left. I'm thinking about removing the lower sump and drilling a couple holes and putting in a lag bolt with a flat washer to suck it together? Bad idea. Here are some pics.
Here's the left rear. Notice the bottom is bowed out away from the 1x4 oak support I put in last year. This is the area I'm thinking of putting a lag bolt in to squeeze it togetherbut I don't want it to fail. Will that help make it stronger.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/imracin68j/IMG_0800_zps1n2ojsd1.jpg
Here you can see where he moved the 2x4 from the corner to put the inlet in. The 2x4 looks split down the middle. I'm not sure if it's glued together but it looks sketchy. He moved it to the center. I'm thinking of replacing this. Should I screw it or glue it into the side or is that bad?
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/imracin68j/IMG_0798_zpsrbdmcpda.jpg
Here's the left rear. Notice the bottom is bowed out away from the 1x4 oak support I put in last year. This is the area I'm thinking of putting a lag bolt in to squeeze it togetherbut I don't want it to fail. Will that help make it stronger.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/imracin68j/IMG_0800_zps1n2ojsd1.jpg
Here you can see where he moved the 2x4 from the corner to put the inlet in. The 2x4 looks split down the middle. I'm not sure if it's glued together but it looks sketchy. He moved it to the center. I'm thinking of replacing this. Should I screw it or glue it into the side or is that bad?
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/imracin68j/IMG_0798_zpsrbdmcpda.jpg