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PostSubject: carpenters help   carpenters help EmptyFri Apr 03, 2009 10:39 pm

ya so um im a carpenter and i need to build a stand for my 135. problems is i gotta get it done now. anyone know where to get a set of plans or even a pic? i could get one done by wingin it but i dunno thats a shit ton of weight and im guessin mine would be pretty cumbersome so im gonna cheat and ask for help.
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PostSubject: Re: carpenters help   carpenters help EmptyFri Apr 03, 2009 11:18 pm

http://www.garf.org/tank/BuildStand.asp

The reason I can find these so fast is this is what my hubby used to make mine. Wink


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PostSubject: Re: carpenters help   carpenters help EmptyFri Apr 03, 2009 11:21 pm

Nice links Kygrl!
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PostSubject: Re: carpenters help   carpenters help EmptyFri Apr 03, 2009 11:39 pm

Here's what I did for my 200. Adjust measurements as needed.

My 200 is 6 foot by 2 foot.

16 cinder blocks.
2 1/2" thick 6x2 paint grade shelving boards.

The paint grade shelving just happened to be the cheapest thing I saw when I was at the hardware store that day, anything sturdy should work fine. Just no MDF. Wink

I put down 8 cinder blocks on their side holes facing out, one board on top. Another 8 cinder blocks on the board (still holes facing out), then the 2nd board then the tank. I haven't had a chance to yet but will be spray painting the entire thing. Cinder block openings are facing out so the kids can get goofy little decorations to sit in them. Even though I know it's not going anywhere, I wouldn't put anything I valued under that much weight.

Other options include getting a third board for the bottom so it's board, bricks, board, brick, board. More symetrical, and I would have done that had I thought of it ahead of time.

Also, with the 1/2" boards, you can always make a nice finished front and screw/nail it into the boards depending on the room.
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