Hi All,
I am building a 1300litre corner tank, and am battling for ideas around the stand.
The concern I have is the sheer size of the tank as it will be a 1600mm by 1600mm corner tank that is 650mm deep, so it will weigh roughly 2 tons. I was thinking of using 30x30x5 angle iron, with supports in the middle of each span (no more than 750mm between supports). But I am a little hesitant with the middle being unsupported, and only 20mm of the glass will be supported around the edges. (The plan is to use two pieces of 12mm glass on the base, the first piece bigger than the second so that the second piece can be used to support the viewing panes. )
While I want to over engineer, I don't want to go over board. I have 60x60x5 angle iron and it seems a little too excessive.
What stands do you guys have your tanks on?
I am building a 1300litre corner tank, and am battling for ideas around the stand.
The concern I have is the sheer size of the tank as it will be a 1600mm by 1600mm corner tank that is 650mm deep, so it will weigh roughly 2 tons. I was thinking of using 30x30x5 angle iron, with supports in the middle of each span (no more than 750mm between supports). But I am a little hesitant with the middle being unsupported, and only 20mm of the glass will be supported around the edges. (The plan is to use two pieces of 12mm glass on the base, the first piece bigger than the second so that the second piece can be used to support the viewing panes. )
While I want to over engineer, I don't want to go over board. I have 60x60x5 angle iron and it seems a little too excessive.
What stands do you guys have your tanks on?