Aquariums: First time build, is this stand strong enough for a 55 gallon tank?
Please let me know I can rebuild it sturdier if needed
Posted by Shooweembop
6 Comments
Public_Knee6288 on
Looks good, add some diagonal braces to be extra safe.
Dudenavy23 on
Not an expert by any means on fish tanks, but that bad boy could support a car. Based on what I see you have 4, 4×4 posts rated for approximately 1000lbs each, I think those are 2 x 6 planks for the surface. Assuming your width is ~2 foot, the length looks about ~4 foot. So yea, you’re easily rated for the neighborhood of ~2000lb. A fully loaded 55 gallon tank is 625lbs. We’ll round up for safety and call it 1000lb. So I’d say you’ve doubled your needs. But wait for someone with more experience to double check me!
Pepetheparakeet on
The 4x4s will be great. This thing looks solid af. Maybe a support perpendicular down the middle? Might be overkill but im not sure how long it is.
muffinhead2580 on
You could park your truck on it and it would be fine.
Pizzaknife on
Sweetheart you could put your truck on top of this.
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Looks good, add some diagonal braces to be extra safe.
Not an expert by any means on fish tanks, but that bad boy could support a car. Based on what I see you have 4, 4×4 posts rated for approximately 1000lbs each, I think those are 2 x 6 planks for the surface. Assuming your width is ~2 foot, the length looks about ~4 foot. So yea, you’re easily rated for the neighborhood of ~2000lb. A fully loaded 55 gallon tank is 625lbs. We’ll round up for safety and call it 1000lb. So I’d say you’ve doubled your needs. But wait for someone with more experience to double check me!
The 4x4s will be great. This thing looks solid af. Maybe a support perpendicular down the middle? Might be overkill but im not sure how long it is.
You could park your truck on it and it would be fine.
Sweetheart you could put your truck on top of this.
You’re fine lol
if you want a source: [https://www.strongtie.com/products/connectors/wood-construction-connectors/technical-notes/post-capacities](https://www.strongtie.com/products/connectors/wood-construction-connectors/technical-notes/post-capacities)
Dude you should make and sell stands