Metal Stand

[niknak]

Hi all,

I am looking at getting a 6x2x2 for my mpimbwe frontosa that I just got from mike's riftlakes.

At the moment I am undecided which way to go so was looking for some info please.

Do I go with a sump setup and sell my old tank or metal stand with 6x2x2 ontop and my old 4x18x18 on the bottom and just use externals ?

Where would I buy a metal stand for 2 tier setup and are they safe ?

Would a sump setup be as easy as a external to clean ?

thanks
Steve

 

[micko]

Can't help on the sump I'm afraid.

The metal stand will only be as strong as its made. I doubt 1inch box iron would be suitable, but something stronger would of course work. Go to a steel fabricators and get them to give you a price.

 

[niknak]

ok cheers matey will look into it

 

[GraphicGr8s]

ok cheers matey will look into it

The commercially available metal stands are just fine for the tanks. You could use you present tank as the sump for your new larger tank. Or use externals and have two really nice tanks.

 

[OldMan47]

I have never seen a metal stand made for your combination of tanks. I build most of my own stands from wood so a custom metal stand is outside of my own experience. In my own case, I am always looking for a better way to increase the number of tanks that I have so I would be looking to build a stand to hold both tanks. A 6 foot by 2 by 2 is not really as huge as it seems. A simple stand built from some 2x6 lumber for the horizontal components would be big enough to hold the weight of the 6x2x2. The 4 foot tank is smaller in all dimensions so a simple second shelf mounted under the first would be plenty to hold that. I have built stands for a 4 foot tank using nothing more robust than 1x6 lumber so it is not really a challenge as far as weight carrying capacity. A steel tank stand might give you slightly smaller overall dimensions than one made of decent wood products but it is not a DIY project and would cost you considerably more to build.