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Rick Stufflebea · 02/17/2020, 02:27 PM

Anyone have a schematic or plan for a small sturdy wood stand that I could one of the vertical 40 to 60 gallon tanks on?

I'd need to be able to put a 15" jug under it for gravity flow, and of course would be strapping the tank to wall.

rrasco · 02/17/2020, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Stufflebea

Anyone have a schematic or plan for a small sturdy wood stand that I could one of the vertical 40 to 60 gallon tanks on?

I'd need to be able to put a 15" jug under it for gravity flow, and of course would be strapping the tank to wall.

No schematics, but I just made mine out of 2x4s and slats I made from 1x3s. I used a wooden pallet for inspiration.

https://imgur.com/a/BDg5ing

AMDman13 · 08/11/2020, 09:37 AM

I am planning my salt water mixing station. I plan to use two Norwesco 35H free standing containers side by side with the pump in the middle. I see some side by side builds with two dedicated gravity fed valves and some that are designed to simply use the pump for both RODI and Salt. I understand the redundancy for the gravity fed lines (in case of power failure). My question is, If I include the gravity fed lines will my tanks have to be on a stand if so, how high does it need to be? Does it need to be higher then the buckets, or will the weight of the water be enough to push the water through a hose to fill a 5 gallon bucket?

Raptor72 · 08/11/2020, 04:42 PM

I don’t think I’ve responded with mine on this thread so here it is. The bottom barrel is a 40 but I’ll eventually change it to a 55.

wsboyette · 08/11/2020, 05:13 PM

My Aquarium Maintenance Cart, 15 gallon drum. Two 400 GPH powerheads in the drum mix the salt....

Vinny Kreyling · 08/11/2020, 05:50 PM

AMDman13,
The water will flow into any bucket as long as the level in the container is above the it.
Once the levels equalize the flow stops.

AMDman13 · 08/11/2020, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Vinny Kreyling

AMDman13,
The water will flow into any bucket as long as the level in the container is above the it.
Once the levels equalize the flow stops.

Nice. Thanks for the reply. Guess I don't necessarily need a large stand. Thanks a bunch.

pijao81 · 11/05/2020, 04:52 PM

Anyone has the smart auto aqua awc? Who could give a review.. If it is worth the price and so on.. ?

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02/17/2020, 02:27 PM	#1826
Rick Stufflebea Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 4	Small sturdy stand schematic? Anyone have a schematic or plan for a small sturdy wood stand that I could one of the vertical 40 to 60 gallon tanks on? I'd need to be able to put a 15" jug under it for gravity flow, and of course would be strapping the tank to wall.

08/11/2020, 04:42 PM	#1829
Raptor72 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Wildomar, CA Posts: 1,112	I don’t think I’ve responded with mine on this thread so here it is. The bottom barrel is a 40 but I’ll eventually change it to a 55. __________________ Ok,.... Now it's turning into an obsession Current Tank Info: Red Sea Reefer 750 XXL, Red Sea 170

08/11/2020, 05:50 PM	#1831
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	AMDman13, The water will flow into any bucket as long as the level in the container is above the it. Once the levels equalize the flow stops. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

08/11/2020, 09:37 AM	#1828
AMDman13 Registered Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 6	I am planning my salt water mixing station. I plan to use two Norwesco 35H free standing containers side by side with the pump in the middle. I see some side by side builds with two dedicated gravity fed valves and some that are designed to simply use the pump for both RODI and Salt. I understand the redundancy for the gravity fed lines (in case of power failure). My question is, If I include the gravity fed lines will my tanks have to be on a stand if so, how high does it need to be? Does it need to be higher then the buckets, or will the weight of the water be enough to push the water through a hose to fill a 5 gallon bucket?

11/05/2020, 04:52 PM	#1833
pijao81 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4	Anyone has the smart auto aqua awc? Who could give a review.. If it is worth the price and so on.. ? Sent from my ELE-L29 using Tapatalk