Smaller stand- bigger tank

[Tw1]

Hi Guys,

I’m upgrading from my 4x1.5x1.5 to a 6x2x2.

The old tank sits on a hugely over engineered steel stand. The new tank is just a glass box, rather than a full set-up.

I’m looking to put new tank on old stand but on a thick piece of ply so the weight is spread

What are people’s thoughts on how this should be done - both safety due to weight and not wanting to spend huge ammounts of cash.

Would this be safe if the ply is nice and thick?

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks

Chris

 

[TheEngineer]

Is it a rimless tank? 1’ on either side is a pretty big overhang.

 

[Tw1]

It’s euro braced. Excuse the dust.

 

[TheEngineer]

Can you add braces to the overhang?

 

[Tw1]

What do you mean when you say braces?

The other option is to build a stand with 2x4 timber, but 28 meters of wood is coming out quite expensive.

 

[TheEngineer]

Sort of like supports for an overhanging counter.

 

[TheEngineer]

These are just flat but I’d use a triangle so it has actual support.

 

[Tw1]

I see what your suggesting. The only issue being I’ve no ideal how I would attach something like this to the steel of the stand.

 

[TheEngineer]

The ideal would be to have someone weld it onto the stand. You could bolt it onto the stand, but that wouldn't be nearly as strong.

A third option, albeit costlier, would be to have someone weld the supports for you in a way that they overlap the top of the stand so you can bolt them further back.