Im Soo Happy New Tank And Couple Of Q's [Archive]

dane

11-12-2009, 11:33 PM

ok tommorow night im going to pick up my new aquarium its a 150 gallon all glass its 72inches long X 24 inches tall X 20 inches wide will be replacing my 80 gallon i have now and whats even better is getting the tank for 100 bucks ! comes with glass lid too just need to find a stand to hold it will my filtration still be enough with the new 150 i have 2 aquaclear 70's and a xp3??

Northernguy

11-12-2009, 11:36 PM

Thats a great deal!thumbs2:
Make sure its a strong stand! lol
1500lbs is a lot of weight!

dane

11-12-2009, 11:43 PM

thanks .. yea i wouldn't want that stand to break ! ill try to post some pics of the tank when i get it any ideas if i were to make one what type of wood would i want to use ? like 2x4, 2x2, 4x2 ??

Scrup

11-12-2009, 11:47 PM

I have seen stands for large tanks made out of 1x4 pine, but I prefer wood I can't break without tools. 2x4's would work fine, the biggest issue is going to be HOW it is constructed. google DIY aquarium stands, there are a lot of great plans out there.

dane

11-12-2009, 11:51 PM

I have seen stands for large tanks made out of 1x4 pine, but I prefer wood I can't break without tools. 2x4's would work fine, the biggest issue is going to be HOW it is constructed. google DIY aquarium stands, there are a lot of great plans out there.

thanks very much ill check into that here soon i wish there was someone close by where i live that i could pay to make me one like i've seen in other threads .

thatcichlidguy

11-13-2009, 12:43 AM

I built my 90g and 125g stands out of 2X4s with 2X6s for the corner upright parts and the frame of the top and base. Probably overdid things a bit but they're sturdy. I figured if it'll hold my truck...................

Northernguy

11-13-2009, 05:03 AM

You may want to look into another xp3 depending on how you stock the tank.

Scrup

11-13-2009, 05:14 AM

My stand is made of 4x4 legs and 2x4 bracing on the bottom, with 2x6's on the top, and 2x4 cross bracing every foot, all attached with 3" lagbolts (no I didn;t make this) Massive overkill, but that thing will probably last longer than my car.

190MPH

11-13-2009, 04:54 PM

Here is how I built mine for a 125g.

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gadget228

11-13-2009, 06:19 PM

thanks very much ill check into that here soon i wish there was someone close by where i live that i could pay to make me one like i've seen in other threads .

Having somebody build you a stand is going to cost you more than your tank did. :ssmile:

gadget228

11-13-2009, 06:23 PM

My stand is made of 4x4 legs and 2x4 bracing on the bottom, with 2x6's on the top, and 2x4 cross bracing every foot, all attached with 3" lagbolts (no I didn;t make this) Massive overkill, but that thing will probably last longer than my car.

Hope your floor under that stand is just as strong... thumbs2: