93 Gallon Marineland Cube

[davecaste]

If this is in the wrong section I apologize. I just finished building and staining the stand for my cube. The tank sits down in the stand 3/4" I was wondering if I should put neoprene foam between the tank and stand. Marineland says no but they also say to only use their stand. I purchased their stand and it is not what I wanted. The bottom of the tank is tempered glass at this moment I have nothing under it but I am waiting for more equipment to arrive before I finish. Thanks for your help.

 

[hafer12]

Did the tank come with a bottom black plastic trim? How smooth is the top of the stand (under the tank). If it has some imperfections, I would put a thin layer of foam or neoprene in between the glass and wood

 

[davecaste]

Did the tank come with a bottom black plastic trim? How smooth is the top of the stand (under the tank). If it has some imperfections, I would put a thin layer of foam or neoprene in between the glass and wood

There is no frame on the tank. Top of stand under tank is plywood smooth sanded with 220 grit sandpaper then 3 coats of polyethylene.

 

[hafer12]

There is no frame on the tank. Top of stand under tank is plywood smooth sanded with 220 grit sandpaper then 3 coats of polyethylene.

Im sure u could get away with laying that tank directly on that stand.
Question, how the hell did u get the 2 bulk head in and tight?

 

[hafer12]

This doesnt look possible?!? Lol

 

[davecaste]

Im sure u could get away with laying that tank directly on that stand.
Question, how the hell did u get the 2 bulk head in and tight?

There is 1/4" clearance around each nut on the bulk head.

 

[hafer12]

There is 1/4" clearance around each nut on the bulk head.

nice! U did a really clean job on the stand! Are you using sand or going bare bottom? Also r u painting the back of the tank?

 

[davecaste]

nice! U did a really clean job on the stand! Are you using sand or going bare bottom? Also r u painting the back of the tank?

Thanks. A lot of over engineering went into the stand. It will have a sand bottom (I think). No paint on the back. The only thing I don't like about the tank is you can see the pipes in the overflow from the side.

 

[hafer12]

Well, just paint the corner to black out the back of the over flow

 

[Waters]

The tank is fine sitting directly on the stand.....and the stand does look nice I love how the tank sits down into the stand...good job.

 

[davecaste]

The tank is fine sitting directly on the stand.....and the stand does look nice I love how the tank sits down into the stand...good job.

Thank you. This was my first stand build. I tried to everything right. Being a engineer helps.