Diy stand question

[kups]

 

 

Hello all. A fellow wamas member built his stand for me for my 90 gallon rimless. I noticed that the front edge of the top plywood is not supported. It's about half an inch. You guys think this is an issue? I want to make sure before I water test. Thanks all.

[jason the filter freak]

I am not an engineer but in my exp of building and diy that would be absolutely no prob

[Chad]

^I agree, I wouldn't be concerned with that lip and gap, structurally. However, I will caveat it with I cannot really tell what is going on in that picture. If there is a gap that continues all the way around (looks like it may, but it is filled with spackle), there could be some concern there depending on what was used for spackle and whether it will maintain its shape or compress over time. Even then, I don't think a structural failure is the concern, just a loss of levelness over time.

[kups]

Hello all. Another wamas member made this stand for my 90 gallon rimless. The front edge (about half an inch) of the top plywood is unsupported. Will this be a structural issue? I want to make sure before I water test. Thanks.

[rocko918]

is there a frame on the inside? or is the plywood supporting the tank?

[jason the filter freak]

Looks pretty good, are you going to paint stain as is or are you going to skin it with some other material?

[Der ABT]

Dont hold me to it cause i dont want to say its fine and have something happen

but i would think it would be just fine, as long as the plywood is secured to the stand.

 

if you really dont trust it though you could always shorten the top of the door and run a piece of wood the length of the front and secure it to the sides and put in some braces front to the back of the stand (i would just do it with the tank off of the stand)

[Der ABT]

oh i thought that was a door.

[Origami]

Merged duplicate threads on the same topic.

[jason the filter freak]

oh i thought that was a door.

 

I thought it was a door as well?

[Kevin Garrison]

Stand: 2x4 frame with 3/4" plywood for sides top and base, doors are 3/4" wood. The spacing you see is indeed the doors under the front lip of the top. The stand is based off an image provided as a model. Wood filler is to smooth the seams where the wood comes together or to cover screws. Structurally there is no issue with the 1/2" gap where the doors are mounted as it does not affect the integrity of the structure.

 

Plywood is secured to the stand using waterproof screws (or at least that's the manufacturer of the screws claim).

 

Anyone in the Manassas area doing DIY stand projects beware the saw @ Lowes, it is not cutting straight and caused me a bunch of grief.

[jason the filter freak]

Well in that case, I would say the overhang is not only likely to be stable, but a clean way of doing it by allowing the doors to close flush to the fonf of the stand. The stand that our 75 stood on for years, had no 2x4s was only 1" what ever size panels for height/lenght, and there was an overhang all the way around that was at least an inch.

[kups]

Thanks all. Yes that's the door below the lip. The plywood supports the tank and is supported by 2x4's all around. I'm thinking painting it white like a an elos stand.