So, ive been researching building a diy wood stand for a 360g, 9' wide tank.
Heres a pic of someone elses stand, and how im thinking of building it.
I have the general idea how to build it but o have a few questions.
Is 2x4 beams okay along a 9' run? That one is for an 8' tank.
Id like to keep the front middle as open as possible to access the sump and be able to remove it through the doors, so How far apart could i safely put 2x4 support legs to keep it as open as i can?
And how thick does the top plywood have to be? 1/2 or 3/4?
Any preffered wood type for the 2x4s or plywood?
Other none stand relatd questions.
Our house is in florida, and its a block house, a long time ago previous owners closed in a patio into an office. So we have exterior french doors going into my office which is a step down from the rest of the house.
The wall going to the office is block concrete, and exterior doors so its pretty well sealed off from the rest of my house.
Humidity in my house with my current tanks is on the rise, so i want to try and reduce the amount of humidity in the house from this tank.
One wall of the office is a few inches shy of 10', my idea is to build the stand the exact width of the room even though the tanks 9'. Ill center the tank on the stand and this leaves room for powerheads and whatnot on either side of the tank.
Then my plan is to finish the outside of the tank with formica or stained paneling, to give the tank a built in the wall look.
Then, im thinking of building a larger canopy for the top of the tank, and using two bathroom vents or two dryer vents with fans, vent the inside of the canopy through the wall behind the tank to the outside of the house. Id obviously seal the inside of the canopy and use pvc pipe or some sort of duct to go through the canopy/ wall.
Now i thought, well i could vent one of the two vents from outside in while the other blows out, however in florida, outside humidityis often 100%, so not much would be accomplished.
So im thinking about making another vent on the front of the canopy with a pc fan sucking in the cold dry air from the room into the canopy, then out of the vents to the outside.
Does this sound like it would work?
Or would this sealed up small room become a wet swamp still even with the vents?
These are just my first of many questions im sure ill have.
Thanks for the help!
Heres a pic of someone elses stand, and how im thinking of building it.
I have the general idea how to build it but o have a few questions.
Is 2x4 beams okay along a 9' run? That one is for an 8' tank.
Id like to keep the front middle as open as possible to access the sump and be able to remove it through the doors, so How far apart could i safely put 2x4 support legs to keep it as open as i can?
And how thick does the top plywood have to be? 1/2 or 3/4?
Any preffered wood type for the 2x4s or plywood?
Other none stand relatd questions.
Our house is in florida, and its a block house, a long time ago previous owners closed in a patio into an office. So we have exterior french doors going into my office which is a step down from the rest of the house.
The wall going to the office is block concrete, and exterior doors so its pretty well sealed off from the rest of my house.
Humidity in my house with my current tanks is on the rise, so i want to try and reduce the amount of humidity in the house from this tank.
One wall of the office is a few inches shy of 10', my idea is to build the stand the exact width of the room even though the tanks 9'. Ill center the tank on the stand and this leaves room for powerheads and whatnot on either side of the tank.
Then my plan is to finish the outside of the tank with formica or stained paneling, to give the tank a built in the wall look.
Then, im thinking of building a larger canopy for the top of the tank, and using two bathroom vents or two dryer vents with fans, vent the inside of the canopy through the wall behind the tank to the outside of the house. Id obviously seal the inside of the canopy and use pvc pipe or some sort of duct to go through the canopy/ wall.
Now i thought, well i could vent one of the two vents from outside in while the other blows out, however in florida, outside humidityis often 100%, so not much would be accomplished.
So im thinking about making another vent on the front of the canopy with a pc fan sucking in the cold dry air from the room into the canopy, then out of the vents to the outside.
Does this sound like it would work?
Or would this sealed up small room become a wet swamp still even with the vents?
These are just my first of many questions im sure ill have.
Thanks for the help!
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