tank measurements

[nursie]

I have some old milk crates..the heavy wood type from the '30's & 40's. They have a metal frame and are made of oak. I can stack then and I think I can put a tank on them, and was wondering what some tank dimensions are. They will accomodate a tank up to 15 inches wide, and I can sit stacks together...they are 14 1/4 inches wide, so I figure by the time I set them next to each other, I can get up to either 30" or almost 45" long. What sizes of tank might fit on somehting like this?
Would I need to put a board across for the tank to sit on? Otherwise tank would have crosspieces to sit on that would run the width of the tank, but not the length, as there are small metal posts at the corners and it couldn't sit all the way out to the back and front edges(i did take this into account when measuring).

I was thinking maybe a 20 long, but don't know the exact measurements...does someone have them they can post? Or does anyone have any other suggestions?

These are old crates from my husband's family dairy and I have them around, it would be a great way to display them and have them be useful too.

 

[darylann]

Here's a site I've gone to more than once, until I finally printed it up to keep as a handy reference. It gives different tank sizes and dimensions.

http://www.alysta.com/books/fishtank.htm

 

[Ghoti]

tank size

Many old milk crates are considered collectables. Sell them and buy or build a proper stand. If one crate fails the entire stand fails and you will wind up cleaning up a mess. As far as tank sizes go check out this site to see size options.

www.glasscages.com

 

[mwood322]

I've kept tanks on the plastic reinforced milkcrates before without a problem, though I did have a flat piece of wood over the top. Nothing bigger than 50 gallons though.

--Mia

 

[nursie]

Many old milk crates are considered collectables. Sell them and buy or build a proper stand.

I'm not a 100% sure that I want to do this, but the things are very sturdy...metal frames and made of thick oak slats. I've seen some of the same vintage, and the slats were thinner. These were custom made...like a brick sh** house! They are collectable...the dairy they were from belonged to hubby's family and the name is stamped on the end....he may not let me use them, I haven't run this little plan by him yet. Thanks for the info!

 

[Karnaaj]

The chances people will take absolutely baffle me sometimes.

 

[WharfRat]

8.5 pounds per gallon

 

[nursie]

8.5 pounds per gallon

I'm well aware.