henward
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haha, my car is on the drive, garage is for tanks and stuff only:D http://media.smh.com.au/property/domain ... 86376.html wouldnt mind though
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yes, like a horizontal bar going across at the legs so it spreads. but say the tank water and stand is 2.5 tons. 312kgs on each point a car can be 2 tons with 4 points, 500kgs each. but yes, i know what you mean.
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concrete slab for me. the weights on each point is actually quite low
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wow I think when i build my dream tank. it will be like that picture above... steel. ply with a monster glass panel in the front. the company im getting to make a stand will build that for me! just add glass lol nice tank, i dream of a tank that requires me to go into it to clean it:D
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Acrylic is expensive here and scratch with plecos
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Yes
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Nice tank
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15mm glass with 70cm height is the same situation as above. reducing the water level i think is key. weighing up the cost of an extra 700 dollars, i am leaning towards the slightly shorter tank tank will still be 70cms high but the water height will only be 58.5 where the overflow drains. This is so the aros dont hit the lids when they feed like they do now! this way i can run my 600litre toow ith no extra cost...
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haha :sml1: I am in no doubt though that the stand will be extremely sturdy! and survive the next mass extinction
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Also should the piece be one piece or can it be 2 pieces? Sheets I think come in 2400x1200x650 I think but just in case.... Does it matter?
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ok, i think i found a way to get 3.8 to 4 sf. cutting down a couple of cm water height i think will do the trick.
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additional to that. if i move it from 60cm WATER HEIGHT, i am assuming that the water height is key. if i move it down to 58cm water height, the safety factor then complies with the minimum safety factor. so i can reduce my water by 1cm - this will then comply to the 3.8sf 240x120x58 is a safety factor of 4. or 59cm high is safety factor of 3.9 at 12mm
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Ok good to know. as for my question of building the tank ON the stand, how will that come into play? can i do that? glue, wood, poly then put the base of the tank on it and commence to build the tank? will that have the same effect? no nails dry quickly, so i dont want it to dry too hard before it gets the full force of the tanks weight to compress the glue and even it out to match the stand/wood surface. any feedback on that?
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Agreed so here is the problem for 240x120x60 - safety factor of 3.8 is 13mm we dont get 13mm glass so 3.7 is 12mm is that 0.1 safety factor ok? if i do 12mm same with 240x120x70cm 3.8 safety is 16mm, 3.7 is 15mm say i brace the top, edges in a hefty way, that should compensate for that 0.1 in safety factor right?
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Oh ok. Tri boards or marine ply is easy enough. Can i still use this approach with no nails but build tank on it? Do i need no nails? Was thinking.. . Mdf is soft to a degree..... Should this conform and level out stand inconsistencies? Or is the no nails approach supreme?
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Also warren I was thinking of building tank on site and on the stand.. Reason is that ccan't be lifted easily and too heavy. How do i do the no more nails approach? Was thinking 40mm poly under tank so still think ply? Is it better to have thicker ply and thinner poly, thinner ply thicker poly? Or equal thickness? WWhatthickness ccombo would you do?
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Awesome! That'sthe ttype info Ineed .. Thanks heaps.. Will factor it in my designs! Hefty brute reinforcements is going to be my focus.
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Warren. I was thinking no ply just poly under the tank. I would have supports going across under tank quite a bit.... Maybe every 30cm apart... Or less... Thoughts?
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I will definitelyhave bracing ffront to back. I am considering with 2.4m length . I will have bracing on the side edges and 2 more in middle.... Is this what you mean by making it better? What width of glass shouldiI account for for the front to back bracing on top of the tank?
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I am opting for way more middle bars supporting the base.. Not using ply just poly I am thinking 8 to 10 legs See what the guy says who will design it.
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Ok, tank and water will be approx 2tons, a little less actually but say 2tons round figure. i am thinkng, 8 or 10 legs, reinforced of course for lateral pressures. the bottom of the tank will be supported with plenty of support. i was thinking a support every 30cm or so. so plenty. lookng at 25mm square tube 2mm or 3mm wall thickness.
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oh yeah ok that seems like its a standard bracing, i didnt have any other type of bracing in mind really. my 1200litre was braced in this way also, 1 only but it was a thick one. but havng 2 is good too. so its better to have 2 slightly off centre than just one on the centre?
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Is there a diagram online that describes the bracing you are talking about, would like to see it. wanna know exactly wha tyou are meaning
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http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/diytan ... tank_2.htm This article accurate says that putting a hefty brace in the middle of the tank on top back to front pane. Effectively reduces the load by approx half. thus, making my tank effectively 2x 4foot tanks as opposed to an 8 foot. almost doubling my safety factor of 3.5?