Stand bracing

mav3rick478 · 09/02/2019, 06:53 PM

So I have a standard LFS 75 gallon stand, looks like 1x4's. Trying to get my Triton 34 sump into it, hole at the top is 1/4" too narrow and there is a center brace in the back (see pics below). Could I get away with removing that brace and leaving the front one or should I remove that brace, get my sump in there and put the brace back?

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mcgyvr · 09/02/2019, 08:01 PM

Putting it back after installation is how you should proceed

mav3rick478 · 09/03/2019, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Putting it back after installation is how you should proceed

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billdogg · 09/03/2019, 02:28 PM

^^^What mcgyvr said^^^

Those stands are built as poorly as they can get away with. If they felt they needed that brace there, they needed that brace there.

mfinn · 09/04/2019, 03:58 PM

I have done exactly what has been already suggested several times in the past.
Put the brace back in with screws so it's easier to remove for next time.

bzbatl · 09/08/2019, 10:23 PM

I just disassembled one that came with my 90 to throw in the garbage. It was held together with staples and no glue. I was shocked.

If you’re feeling DIY, I’d shave off that 1/4” so you can get it in, and put the brace back in with screws and some good quality construction glue, such as PL Premium.

09/02/2019, 06:53 PM	#1
mav3rick478 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: California Posts: 888	Stand bracing So I have a standard LFS 75 gallon stand, looks like 1x4's. Trying to get my Triton 34 sump into it, hole at the top is 1/4" too narrow and there is a center brace in the back (see pics below). Could I get away with removing that brace and leaving the front one or should I remove that brace, get my sump in there and put the brace back? Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

09/02/2019, 08:01 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Putting it back after installation is how you should proceed __________________ Who me?

09/03/2019, 02:28 PM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	^^^What mcgyvr said^^^ Those stands are built as poorly as they can get away with. If they felt they needed that brace there, they needed that brace there. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

09/04/2019, 03:58 PM	#5
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,648	I have done exactly what has been already suggested several times in the past. Put the brace back in with screws so it's easier to remove for next time. __________________ 240 gallon soft coral tank 50 gallon lps tank

09/08/2019, 10:23 PM	#6
bzbatl Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 14	I just disassembled one that came with my 90 to throw in the garbage. It was held together with staples and no glue. I was shocked. If you’re feeling DIY, I’d shave off that 1/4” so you can get it in, and put the brace back in with screws and some good quality construction glue, such as PL Premium.