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[Gareth]

A few pics on my DIY stand for my 6fts, tanks on top of each other means more room for more tanks, YEH!






This took me all of about 2hrs, used all wood from building sites that was in their scrap piles.
Bought screws for about $6 at bunnings and a cheapo circular saw, cost me bugger all, now I have room for more tanks....mmmmm

Any thoughts comments/critisism welcome, hahaha

, Gareth

Edited by Gareth, 07 October 2011 - 05:22 PM.

[werdna]

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[Gareth]

Why thank u kind sir....

[Hypanheaven]

why do the legs go all the way up the sides of the tank?

[Gareth]

like the look of it when the tank is in there.
makes it look enclosed, did it on my 2 tier 4ft stand too...

[bradfitzy]

Hey mate.
Can i suggest you put a second set of legs up against the first set between the 1st and 2nd tier. Hope that makes sense??
Only reason is that the only thing holding the second tier up is screws which will fail over time.

If you have a look HERE you will see what i mean.

Brad

[sandgroper]

Hey mate.
Can i suggest you put a second set of legs up against the first set between the 1st and 2nd tier. Hope that makes sense??
Only reason is that the only thing holding the second tier up is screws which will fail over time.

If you have a look HERE you will see what i mean.

Brad

I'll second that, plus a leg in the middle, timber sags over time

[Riggers]

It's ok I guess, for a southie the black paint covers the mistakes!!

[Gareth]

its painted black to coinside the ninja in me, fast and precise...lol.

Cheers guys, i thought it may need more support/bracing....

[Juls]

Did you glue it?

If it's glue and screws it might be ok, but just screws I would say they will tear out.

Definatly need more bracing for the top tank, may have to sacrifice the bottom to a 6x14 to allow room for bracing.

Juls

Edited by Juls, 08 October 2011 - 10:25 PM.

[Gareth]

The stand with tanks and extra bracing...
Afra Cobues and Yellows at top and Brichardi, leleupi and a Calvus underneath.

[cozza2000]

that bottom tank was a mission to move lol
looks good though mate,

[Gareth]

Lucky those other blokes showed up, hahahaha.
Cheers for ur help buddy

[cozza2000]

yeah lucky they did, cause i doubt we wouldve got it in there with out breaking something ( our backs) lol
just remember who helped when you get those afras fry

[scottyhooton]

Hahaha it's only a baby tank, every 6x2x2 I've moved there's only been two of us ...... And I've moved a few, bottom tiers aswell

[cozza2000]

I've moved a couple of 6x2x2 Scotty they were easy, I've never done a bottom tier tank before it was just awkward as heck ! Plus there's not much room to move around In Garrett shed lol

[Gareth]

heaps of room in the love shack...lol.
yeh it was very awkward scotty... But next time we'll try harder and man up...hahah

[scottyhooton]

tee heee good work guys

[Bowdy]

Soft hey Scotty looks like they had tons more room then we had the other day movin the 4x2's. Making southies look bad

[Gareth]

I make the southies look good...lol.

So when u coming to look at the shed scotty?haha Still not what I want it to be yet...