brody1 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 hello, I am about to buy a 6ft by 2 by 2, but that's just the tank itself brand new, i was thinking about putting together my own temporary stand to use for about a year, i was thinking because its going in my garage on a flat concrete floor, if i put 3 milkcrates wide, and 7 or 8 milkcrates long, but what i was thinking is are milkcrates strong enough? so what if i stacked bricks and cut thick pieces of wood and put them under the milkcrates but stack them up to the same height , and then put a sheet of pli wood on top and then a sheet on foam? do yous think it would hold? ideas please ahaha :// Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrin Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Crates or Bessa Blocks might work short term but I wouldn't trust it for a whole year. You'll be better off just buying a stand instead of risking having to buy a new tank AND stand down the track, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Don't skimp it mate, crates and blocks aren't tank stands, there's a few blokes on here that build metal and wood stands, would probably cost a couple of hundred. Not worth risking a new tank on a dodge stand. Not all besser blocks are perfect size and unless they are filled are brittle as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 i beleived you can't take the milkcrates as it's the property of the milk co. When i "borrowed" some from the petrol station, the attendant told me that I can't take it, but he can "looked the other way" whilst I take it from the back storage. I took about 20crates but did returned it a few weeks after so all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) I wouldn't trust it mate, as said by [MENTION=8997]Kyrin[/MENTION]. I would go down to bunnings or a trade place of sorts and speak to the guys in the hardware/wood sections and buy something a little stronger, just think where you will be in a year 'tank looking great fish doing well everything starting to look pumped then BAM all over the floor'.. Just my thoughts Edited November 22, 2013 by Bully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Milk crates to hold over around 800kg? You want something solid man so when you are cleaning and leaning on the tank your not worried about it toppling over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 What about pallet racking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusty76 Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 just knock one up urself mate they are easy to do and wont cost that much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayPee Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Just get ya $350 or how ever much the tank cost and throw it out the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Just get ya $350 or how ever much the tank cost and throw it out the window. Well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 What about pallet racking Pallet racking isn't cheap and you'd need something to put over the rack to support the entire bottom of the tank. Besser bricks with a sheet of plywood over the top will distribute the load over the entire tank bottom. Don't stack the bricks more than one high, and pack your 6'x2' footprint solid with bricks, don't skimp out and think you can just hold the corners and middle or some BS. 6'x2' is about 15 bricks in a 5x3 pattern, with the load being about 45kg per brick, well within spec. That will hold a tank for a year or more, but now you have to worry about knocking a hole in the side of the glass because your tank is only 6" off the ground. Oh and stack the bricks HOLES UP, they're designed to take a load in that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
