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Steel stand or wood stand? |
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3 | 18.75% |
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13 | 81.25% |
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07-14-2004, 11:56 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: NC
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Steel stand or wood stand?
I am planning an inwall 180 tank. i would like the stand 44" tall. I was thinking of building a steel stand. Anybody out there have a steel stand (frame).
Suggestion needed.... Thanks |
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07-15-2004, 09:34 PM
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Owner
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Bardstown, KY
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I would go with a wooden stand for the ease of construction and they are just as durable.
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07-17-2004, 11:19 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Swartz Creek, MI
Posts: 6,483
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I built my stand out of treated 4X4's for my 135. It has no center brace and the tank is solid as a rock!
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07-17-2004, 07:37 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 20,691
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You don't really need a steel stand for a 180-gal tank -- 2x4's would do just fine. Steel stands are nice and certainly recommended for really large tanks.
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08-02-2004, 12:19 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Danbury,CT
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I voted for wood, just cause that's all I've used and currently use for my 150G. Steel is great but not seen much of unless it is a inwall display. From what I've seen most people like wood stands with matching canopys. For my 300G in a couple of months I'll be using steel bracing for the display and steel shelving for the 150G refugium and the 75G sump. But this one will be a wall unit. Good luck.
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08-12-2004, 04:13 AM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NJ
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Steel stands are relatively cheap in the store....
But if I had to construct one, I would use wood hmm... immagine a 175 gallon tank falling and braking, all those wonderful creatures on the dying on the floor, and then the repair bill for the water damage |
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