I'm getting ready to build and stuff the largest sump I can fit under my tank and this center brace is really putting a damper on things.
I bought tank stand from someone and he already took a chunk out of it as you can see.
What I did do before I set up the tank is reinforce each corner and I also lined the left and right inside sides with full coverage from floor to tank support for added piece of mind with 3/4 plywood.
So the more I look and brainstorm on the sump design the more I despise that center brace.
Does anyone have any knowledge on the safety of such evil thoughts?
I did a few quick calculations on the number of pieces that are actually supporting the load. I'm giving the completed tank the benefit of the doubt and rating the total weight at 2000lbs. So I took that number and divided support pieces into it and the rough total for each piece comes to 164lbs each. The stand is made of pine and obviously the sides are full pieces from floor to tank vertically.
SO CUT AWAY?
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm62/MTPOCKETS33/sump.jpg
I bought tank stand from someone and he already took a chunk out of it as you can see.
What I did do before I set up the tank is reinforce each corner and I also lined the left and right inside sides with full coverage from floor to tank support for added piece of mind with 3/4 plywood.
So the more I look and brainstorm on the sump design the more I despise that center brace.
Does anyone have any knowledge on the safety of such evil thoughts?
I did a few quick calculations on the number of pieces that are actually supporting the load. I'm giving the completed tank the benefit of the doubt and rating the total weight at 2000lbs. So I took that number and divided support pieces into it and the rough total for each piece comes to 164lbs each. The stand is made of pine and obviously the sides are full pieces from floor to tank vertically.
SO CUT AWAY?
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm62/MTPOCKETS33/sump.jpg