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Originally Posted by Dragon moray ki
Ok thanks for the help I pmed rocket engineer and the tank will be sitting in the basement floor of my house which has a concrete slab under it. I was looking at metal, but I don't want it to rus
T and I don't want to get it powder coated.
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you could just paint it and put rubber feet under it (hockey pucks, cut them to the size of the tubing and glue them to the bottom)
are you planing on using the space under the tank for sump space?
2x6's and 2x4's will be more then adequate for this size tank though depending how much opening you want in the front...2x6's will easily span 4' though, this tank has a huge foot print of nicely dispersed weight..supporting the weight is not the biggest concern in the design of the stand, as a couple 2x4's will support a tremendous amount of weight (2 and 3 story houses have been built with 2x4's for years) racking, twisting and torsion are the enemies, and these factors are only amplified with the height of the stand...a solid 3/4" ply with proper nails and glue will all that is needed to keep the tank ffrom twisting under waves etc..