DIY stand

inthesea · Mar 21, 2019

I am setting up a 60g Marineland rimless tank and I built a diy stand for the project. I want to know what do you guys put between stand and the tank? Can is use the insulation foam from Home Depot?

Mjrenz · Mar 22, 2019

@Frtdrmrose7 has recommended foam board from lowes in previous post. He may be able to offer more info

Jvesche20 · Mar 22, 2019

Ive built many stands before. Made them out of 2x4. I used to place a sheet of plywood down and have the tank sit on that but now I make the stand exactly the same size as the tank so I just let it sit on the 2x4 and make a nice trim. Let me go take a pic of what mine looks ljke

Jvesche20 · Mar 22, 2019

Don’t mind all the salt on the stand but here’s what I got

Mjrenz · Mar 22, 2019

I built a stand for a 56 gallon tank I had and just set it on the 2x4s also. This is what it looked like

Frtdrmrose7 · Mar 22, 2019

inthesea said:
I am setting up a 60g Marineland rimless tank and I built a diy stand for the project. I want to know what do you guys put between stand and the tank? Can is use the insulation foam from Home Depot?

Yes, I use the blue foam board from Lowe’s, it will fill any voids under the tank and compress evenly.

inthesea · Mar 22, 2019

Frtdrmrose7 said:
Yes, I use the blue foam board from Lowe’s, it will fill any voids under the tank and compress evenly.

Thanks, that's what I'll do.

inthesea · Mar 22, 2019

Here is my stand.

George Lopez · Mar 22, 2019

Looks nice, if the tank sits on a frame I have always been told just sit it on the ply, if its a flat bottom tank then you put the foam, it all depends on the tank construction.

sorinwilcox · Mar 22, 2019

Here is mine. Still in progress but moving along nicely.

George Lopez · Mar 22, 2019

sorinwilcox said:
Here is mine. Still in progress but moving along nicely.

See I would put either foam or a yoga Mat under that in case the are any high spots

inthesea · Mar 22, 2019

Thanks, I am setting up a rimless tank.

Billdogg · Mar 22, 2019

The answer is.......it depends. Will your tank have a bottom plastic trim or will it be 100% rimless? If truly rimless, do the sides sit on top of the bottom or is the bottom "floating" between the four sides?

If there is plastic trim - it doesn't matter but I would suggest that it should sit directly on the top of the stand. A solid top to the stand is not needed, but I like it anyway to keep the sump area dark. Most tanks with bottom trim have a floating bottom panel. There is a chance that the foam could compress enough to push up on the bottom panel and cause the seam to fail.

If the sides rest on top of the bottom panel then a thin sheet of dense foam (1/4" is usually plenty) should rest between the bottom and the solid top of the stand. In this case you should have a solid top to give support to the entire bottom.

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