twinkles Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I've seen alot of tank racks like this, but i'm rather dubious about it. I want to build a rack to hold 2x 600mm long tanks, 300wide, with the long sides sitting on 5x10mm woods, and the short sides on air, no floor to the shelf so its just the front and back wood. From what i can find on google it seems common, but i worry the bottom will fall out of the tanks. Has anyone got their tanks like that or do they cave in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 depends on thickness of glass and how careful you are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I'll be putting poly underneath the tanks, so i don't see them being banged from underneath. I could put beams on the short sides as well, but don't want to if its not necessary. At the moment i'm planning on putting them on the ends anyway so they'll be supported on 3 sides really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 oh and glass is 6mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 It should be reasonably safe. In the US most tanks, even huge ones, are only supported on the edges. I'm not sure why the preference, but I've met people that will chase you with a knife(metaphorically) if you even think to suggest that the entire base supported is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 have ordered the wood for tomorrow will post a pic when i'm done i'll fill one tank and leave it a few days to make sure its holding up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 any updates or pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 lol i'm slack at updating here's some of the tanks only just realised when i went to take pics that the left bottom tank is so far back its only supported by the poly on the front edge, only the back is sitting on the beam goes to show how little they need to support them lol *me runs off to drain tank and move it* like my homemade sponge filter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 yellow water on right is from one of those ial teabags, not just scungy water lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Should be alright, unless you want to fill it full of big rocks or something. Less of a margin for error too, if you drop something there is less supporting the bottom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deno Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I stripped down and moved a 5ft tank a couple of weeks ago, The tank is on a steel stand. Put the poly sheet on, filled the tank, got the fish in , looked beautiful. Turned around and gasped when I saw the sheet of chipboard that the tank sits on standing behind me. I remembered reading this topic so I thought ok I'm going to take a chance here. So the tank is supported around the edges only. Mind you its all 4 edges. 2 weeks now so should be sweet. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 like my homemade sponge filter? Yes! Very creative. What are those tiny little out-of-focus fry I can see? And do IAL's or the IAL teabags really help the spawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted July 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 don't know how much effect the ial has on helping them spawn, haven't used it before, but it certainly makes the bubbles stronger. I had a little airstone in the corner of my boys tank and when i put the leaf in it even made the bubbles from that clump together on the surface. I'll post a pic of his nest later. the tiny fry in the tank are snakeskin guppies, the ones in the jars are a pile of random guppies i'd just been fishing out of our community tank to try and get rid of. There's another one of those cube tanks with killi fry and a tank up top with the australes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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