DIY stand question

[Darrin O'Bryan]

I'm about half way through building a stand for my 65g tank. I'm not sure
if I should put plywood on the top of the stand to rest the tank on. I've
read that you can put foam under the tank, but nothing pro or con about the
plywood.

I appreciate any advice in this.

Thanks,
Darrin

[Steve \Srfmon\]

Plywood is what is usually placed on the tank stand for the tank to rest
on. The Styrofoam is usually used for leveling issues.
I have a 6 foot stand that I'm re-doing right now that has plywood
surface for the tank.
Steve

"Darrin O'Bryan" > wrote in message
...
> I'm about half way through building a stand for my 65g tank. I'm not
sure
> if I should put plywood on the top of the stand to rest the tank on.
I've
> read that you can put foam under the tank, but nothing pro or con about
the
> plywood.
>
> I appreciate any advice in this.
>
> Thanks,
> Darrin
>
>

[Ross Bagley]

"Darrin O'Bryan" > writes:

> I'm about half way through building a stand for my 65g tank. I'm
> not sure if I should put plywood on the top of the stand to rest the
> tank on. I've read that you can put foam under the tank, but
> nothing pro or con about the plywood.

You didn't mention if you have a glass or acrylic tank. Most glass
tanks can handle an unsupported base (or supported only at the edges)
while an acrylic tank absolutely requires an additional supporting
surface under the bottom of the tank. Many glass tanks will also
benefit from a platform under the base (reduce the risk of a
catastrophic failure of the bottom of the tank). However, some tank
designs make it nearly impossible to do this.

The use of foam is usually to remove pressure points between the
platform and the bottom of the tank. As long as you sand the surface
of the plywood, the foam really won't do all that much.

Regards,
Ross

-- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature...
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller

[Darrin O'Bryan]

It's a glass tank. I will probably go with the plywood on top and the
foam. So far everything is level and plumb. Will be putting the top on
the stand today hopefully.

Thanks to all,
Darrin


"Ross Bagley" > wrote in message
...
> "Darrin O'Bryan" > writes:
>
> > I'm about half way through building a stand for my 65g tank. I'm
> > not sure if I should put plywood on the top of the stand to rest the
> > tank on. I've read that you can put foam under the tank, but
> > nothing pro or con about the plywood.
>
> You didn't mention if you have a glass or acrylic tank. Most glass
> tanks can handle an unsupported base (or supported only at the edges)
> while an acrylic tank absolutely requires an additional supporting
> surface under the bottom of the tank. Many glass tanks will also
> benefit from a platform under the base (reduce the risk of a
> catastrophic failure of the bottom of the tank). However, some tank
> designs make it nearly impossible to do this.
>
> The use of foam is usually to remove pressure points between the
> platform and the bottom of the tank. As long as you sand the surface
> of the plywood, the foam really won't do all that much.
>
> Regards,
> Ross
>
> -- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba
> "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature...
> Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller