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peth said:
can you please post a pic of how you reinforced the interior of the stand?

thanks
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Sorry I havent followed this topic for a couple of days. Ill get a pic in the morning and post it for you. Its going to be kind of hard because they are against the wall, but I think I can get a few. check back @ about 1:00 EST tommorrow afternoon.
 
frame pics

heres a few frame pics from the back of the stands I reinforced. You can use 2x4 or 5/4 (acctually 1" thick) corner boards. The legs in the back go to the floor obviously and then I ran one the length at the top to support the "joists" I ran on the inside (inside pic). The top is made of 3/4" CDX ply which is very rigid, its probably what your "sub-floor" is that your standing/setting on now in your home. Then I edged it with 1x2 clear yellow pine which also gave me another 1.5" in width and length. Let me know if you have any more questions. by the way, I screwed everything in place using 1 5/8", 2 1/2" and 3 1/2" screws.

backstand1.jpg insidestand1.jpg insidestand3.jpg
 
my tanks over 200 gallons. i think its like 235 gallons. i might use this
 
It'll work

kody1192 said:
my tanks over 200 gallons. i think its like 235 gallons. i might use this
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Just remember that the front of the cabinets are made of oak and will hold a lot of weight, but the sides and back are made of partical board and need reinforcing! Think of the sides and back as just the bracing for you framing and look at the second set of pics I posted to get an idea. I have a 55 on mine but before I used it me and 4 of my friends climbed on it to see how it was. Just guessing thats probably about 600 lbs and it didnt even creek. Also you could use any cabinet or more than one like I did for the 55 (2-24"). That gave me another support wall in the middle of the tank. Good luck. :coffee2:
 
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