2x4 or 4x4 for 110 stand?

yogoshio

yogoshio

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I've seen both listed as possible, but I want to be sure. 2x4 would obviously be easier to cut and work with, but I want to be sure it'll hold up.

fishandtips.com has a DIY stand tool that says to use 4x4, but I can't tell if that's overkill or not. Any suggestions? We're talking over 1400 lbs of weight before any rock or sand is added, so I don't want to play around with it...
 
You could use 1x4 and laminated plywood and the stand would be overkill, it's all about "how" you build the stand, not "what" you build it from. Obviously you don't want to use particle press board for an aquarium stand.
 
How frequently do you have 2x4's supporting the frame Gus? For a 60" tank is one middle support enough? And should the corners be double support, like two 2x4's perpendicular to the corner?
 
how about an access panel on one end? You could brace it out to be wider than 16 also (and the 16inch code is for house walls I have no idea about holding that kind of weight specifically ((though house walls do hold up a house)))
 
Do boards need to go across the frame top and bottom? If not, then I can put the sump in after the stand has been built.
 
We have a few carpernters in the group and a few folks have offered to build stands. I wish I would have gotten mine redone. There's a thread on here were people listed what we did for a living. Check it out and hit a few members up who are carpenters. Network baby!
 
You can design a stand with a large central opening for your sump. The weight is transferred thru the imprint your tank makes. Think of a bridge design. 2x4's are fine unless you want to span the weight(large opening) . You could suspend a tank if you wanted to or have supports 10 feet away as long as your support beam is tall enough and a 2x6 on end is stronger than a 4 x 4. I love building stands if anyone wants help. I have a stocked wood shop.
 
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