if you could figure out how to notch the 4x4's so as to add some angle iron, i think it would be even better.
Tank Stand for Two 55 Gal. Tanks
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The 4x4s are certainly sufficient to carry the weight; even 2x4s (on end) would be OK. I'd be quite surprised if the blocks couldn't support the weight. Even at 1200 lbs., your distributing the weight over 4 blocks... I wouldn't worry about it.
Jim
Jim
Thanks Jim. I just needed a vote of confidence on the 4x4's. There has to have been an easier way to ask the question though don't you think. I'm not much of a builder.
Len
Len
The first stand I built was for my first 75. I used 2x6s, 2x4s, 4x4s... it was overkill. You could probably set a car on it without it failing.
I bought, a couple of years ago, a 180 and a commercially made stand. The commercially made stand surprised me in that it doesn't use huge pieces of wood as structural members. It does a very good job of distributing the weight across 1" thick members. I was concerned and spoke to my dad, who is a mechanical engineer, and his opinion is that it was just well designed for it's purpose.
Good luck with your stand.
Jim
I bought, a couple of years ago, a 180 and a commercially made stand. The commercially made stand surprised me in that it doesn't use huge pieces of wood as structural members. It does a very good job of distributing the weight across 1" thick members. I was concerned and spoke to my dad, who is a mechanical engineer, and his opinion is that it was just well designed for it's purpose.
Good luck with your stand.
Jim
