Hey I believe I talked to you before about this but I forget. I have a 150 gallon reef tank full of coral and rock. The only problem is that the sump is to small for the tank. I power went off yesterday then I had flooding thank god I was home. I bought a bigger sump and a Iwaki Pump Japanese Motor 55 RLT for a good price from someone on the site. The only problem is that the sump will never fit in the tank stand doors. I'm scared to hit out the door plank. I guess I can brass it but that's a lot of pressure not sure if the stand will be structurally sound again. any impute will be help full thanks bill
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taking out brace soon or attemp
- Thread starter bmwalley
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Here’s my guess:
If it is a store bought stand, I would be willing to bet that the support between the two doors is an integral structural component of the stand. These stands are typically ¾ inch plywood face frames that I would guess could not support that weight over a six foot span without the center support.
If it’s a homemade stand, then it depends upon the construction. The BEAST that they show on RC for a six foot tank includes 2 x 6 studs spanning the length of the tank. No center support is needed using this type of construction.
If it is a store bought stand, I would be willing to bet that the support between the two doors is an integral structural component of the stand. These stands are typically ¾ inch plywood face frames that I would guess could not support that weight over a six foot span without the center support.
If it’s a homemade stand, then it depends upon the construction. The BEAST that they show on RC for a six foot tank includes 2 x 6 studs spanning the length of the tank. No center support is needed using this type of construction.
Can you potentially knock out one end and slide the tank in that way?
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if possible you could take out half the water and attemp it ... or look on melevs reef site and see how they used 2x4 supports when they took a center brace out... it can be done..
I am not familiar with the thread on RC regarding removal of the side. I will tell you that the side does offer support to the tank, albeit only 18 – 24 inches. More critical is that the sides keep the front and back walls perpendicular. Removing the side could be a tricky venture as well. If not held perpendicular, the front and back walls, with all that weight above, will want to move forward or backward. If you do this, I would come up with some way to support he front and back walls from going out of perpendicular.
