Metal Stand For A 240ltr

[drufly]

I am currently waiting on a 240ltr tank coming and was thinking of getting a metal frame made. I was thinking of using 1'' box section for the legs and angle bar for the top for the tank to sit into. It would be 50cm high(i have a height restriction in room)

I need to have it made in 2 parts as i need to get it up stairs
Is there any reason why i couldnt use these or would it be fine to go ahead?

Any advice would be gratefull recieved cheers Dru

 

[Attilauk]

with the correct corner bracing i would have thought it should be ok.

what is your upstairs floor makeup? a full 240 litre tank and stand will weigh well over 300kg, it should be ok as long as its right next to a supporting wall and over joists. make sure the base of the stand is flat and don't sit it on 'feet' otherwise you may find the feet punch through your floorboards.

hope this helps

 

[Arachnidzone]

Yea, agree with Attilauk, have to position accross multiple joists/beams NOT along one, so basically it needs to go the same direction as the floorboards. And yea to the flat bottom too. Maybe you need angle iron at the bottom aswell!

 

[drufly]

The tank will be set against the external wall going the oppisite way from the joists. Took me nearly a week to find out which way the joist went, i have a wooden floor ib my room and had to lift some of it to see lol. The person I am getting to make it is a qualified welder/fabricater so i think he will know the strongest way to do it.

I'll make sure and tell him about the weight issue. Thanks for the help Attilauk.

 

[Gun]

Hi druffy.

The weight shouldn't be to difficult to spread out. For the legs, use the widest box section possible..then flat circular plates welded to the bottom...maybe gascet bottom of plates aswell.

Ps, I added a few ideas about this in the 'Tank on Wheels' thread

 

[Attilauk]

no problems, im a civil engineer and have spent a couple of years working in a structural design team, weight and loading are my bread and butter

large plates on the legs would work quite well however personally i would go with connecting the feet together with one large plate as well as having a central support strut. that way it spreads the load over a larger area and reduces the pressure on the floor.