Hangover

mauler · 08/20/2017, 05:45 PM

So today I set up my tank it's a rimless 48"L x 48"W x 8"H
The problem is it hangs over my stand anywhere from 1" to 1/2" all around it

Maggie321 · 08/20/2017, 05:56 PM

Is there a question in there somewhere?

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mauler · 08/20/2017, 06:08 PM

Yeah what should I do to fix it if anything?

ethuman · 08/20/2017, 06:17 PM

Get a bigger stand or add some trim molding around the edges of that stand to bring it out flush

Valentini89 · 08/20/2017, 06:18 PM

Lol not sure you can, short of building a new stand..

Haunt · 08/20/2017, 06:19 PM

Like mentioned above if the math is off, especially in somthing that carries the weight, you should probably reconfigure.

strikeratt · 08/20/2017, 08:44 PM

I'd get a new stand. I'm sure it will hold water without cracking for a bit, but I'd be worried of supporting the weight on the bottom pane of glass (if I'm picturing this right)

Clowning_Around · 08/20/2017, 09:25 PM

How and what is your stand constructed? Can you just add / scab on another side and rear face to widen the unit to the correct size or a similar modification, if so do so, if not then you should consider a new stand.

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mcgyvr · 08/21/2017, 04:38 AM

Simply add a 48"x48" piece of 3/4" plywood to make a new top.. right over the existing top is just fine..
run some trim around the edges to cover them up..

problem solved..

djbon · 08/21/2017, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Simply add a 48"x48" piece of 3/4" plywood to make a new top.. right over the existing top is just fine..
run some trim around the edges to cover them up..

problem solved..

You are called mcgyver for a reason. I thought of the same solution as well

mcgyvr · 08/21/2017, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by djbon

You are called mcgyver for a reason. I thought of the same solution as well

I should just be called "common sense".. But I think common sense died about 10 years ago..

mauler · 08/21/2017, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by strikeratt

I'd get a new stand. I'm sure it will hold water without cracking for a bit, but I'd be worried of supporting the weight on the bottom pane of glass (if I'm picturing this right)

The bottom is supported it's only the edges that aren't.

mauler · 08/21/2017, 10:23 AM

Thanks everyone I guess I'll drain it and put a 48" x 48" board under it

mauler · 08/21/2017, 03:34 PM

http://s349.photobucket.com/user/Josh899/library/

mcgyvr · 08/21/2017, 03:49 PM

oh my.... and its rimless too..
Make sure you use foam under it as recommended by the tank manufacture..

heathlindner25 · 08/21/2017, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

oh my.... and its rimless too..
Make sure you use foam under it as recommended by the tank manufacture..

That's what I was thinking

dublo8 · 08/21/2017, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Simply add a 48"x48" piece of 3/4" plywood to make a new top.. right over the existing top is just fine..
run some trim around the edges to cover them up..

problem solved..

This. Paint to match and your all set.

nereefpat · 08/22/2017, 10:02 AM

Wow. That looks like a disaster. Stands need to be plumb, level, and strong. That stand, or at least the top, needs overhauled.

acsamples79 · 08/22/2017, 11:10 AM

Yep. Do a new top as stated. There's no chance I'd be okay with trusting it in that configuration. When setting mine up I realized I was about 1/4" off the foam and top board on one side. I drained it and pushed it over to be completely supported. Wasn't worth the worry to me.

dublo8 · 08/22/2017, 07:59 PM

Dude....I didn't see the picture before. if that's your stand...find another one. the overhang is fixable but that gap is a whole other world of problems, especially with a rimless tank.

Joe0813 · 08/22/2017, 08:04 PM

id use that stand as firewood.

mcgyvr · 08/23/2017, 08:27 AM

I must be missing a few other pictures...
Not sure how people are judging the whole stand from the 2 identical small corner pictures I see..
Not sure what gap is being talked about either..

sde1500 · 08/23/2017, 08:37 AM

I'd hazard a guess that isn't an actual aquarium stand, by the way the edge of it looks. Dresser or nightstand, maybe a bookshelf, something like that I'd bet. Rimless tanks need full support. It can be fixed like mcgyvr says, but probably won't make the furniture it is on look as good.

mcgyvr · 08/23/2017, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sde1500

but probably won't make the furniture it is on look as good.

Thats all about the skillz of the one doing the rework...

Clowning_Around · 08/23/2017, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

Thats all about the skillz of the one doing the rework...

Agreed

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08/20/2017, 05:45 PM	#1
mauler Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 40	Hangover So today I set up my tank it's a rimless 48"L x 48"W x 8"H The problem is it hangs over my stand anywhere from 1" to 1/2" all around it

08/20/2017, 06:18 PM	#5
Valentini89 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Bay county, Fl Posts: 624	Lol not sure you can, short of building a new stand.. __________________ I have 1 1/2 years experience in this hobby. Take my advice with that in mind. Current Tank Info: 26g bowfront QT tank, -- 150g tall = http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2671045

08/20/2017, 06:19 PM	#6
Haunt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 109	Like mentioned above if the math is off, especially in somthing that carries the weight, you should probably reconfigure. __________________ "Your off the edge of the map mate. Here there be monsters..." Last edited by Haunt; 08/20/2017 at 06:27 PM.

08/20/2017, 09:25 PM	#8
Clowning_Around Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 527	How and what is your stand constructed? Can you just add / scab on another side and rear face to widen the unit to the correct size or a similar modification, if so do so, if not then you should consider a new stand. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk __________________ Build http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2638892 Parameters: Temp 77-79degF, Specific Gravity 1.023-1.024, PH 8.1-8.4, Alk 8-12, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0, Phosphate <.2, Calc 3 Current Tank Info: Custom Oak Stand \| 75G FO Display \| 40G Breeder Sump \| MarinePure Ceramic Media Plate \| Eshopps x-120 skimmer \| Mag9 Return \| Aqua Ultraviolet Advantage 2000+ 15w

08/21/2017, 04:38 AM	#9
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Simply add a 48"x48" piece of 3/4" plywood to make a new top.. right over the existing top is just fine.. run some trim around the edges to cover them up.. problem solved.. __________________ Who me?

08/20/2017, 05:56 PM	#2
Maggie321 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 187	Is there a question in there somewhere? Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

08/20/2017, 06:08 PM	#3
mauler Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 40	Yeah what should I do to fix it if anything?

08/20/2017, 06:17 PM	#4
ethuman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Buffalo,NY Posts: 194	Get a bigger stand or add some trim molding around the edges of that stand to bring it out flush

08/20/2017, 08:44 PM	#7
strikeratt Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 51	I'd get a new stand. I'm sure it will hold water without cracking for a bit, but I'd be worried of supporting the weight on the bottom pane of glass (if I'm picturing this right)

08/21/2017, 10:23 AM	#13
mauler Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 40	Thanks everyone I guess I'll drain it and put a 48" x 48" board under it

08/21/2017, 03:34 PM	#14
mauler Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 40	http://s349.photobucket.com/user/Josh899/library/

08/21/2017, 03:49 PM	#15
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	oh my.... and its rimless too.. Make sure you use foam under it as recommended by the tank manufacture.. __________________ Who me?

08/22/2017, 10:02 AM	#18
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Wow. That looks like a disaster. Stands need to be plumb, level, and strong. That stand, or at least the top, needs overhauled. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

08/22/2017, 11:10 AM	#19
acsamples79 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Northern KY Posts: 103	Yep. Do a new top as stated. There's no chance I'd be okay with trusting it in that configuration. When setting mine up I realized I was about 1/4" off the foam and top board on one side. I drained it and pushed it over to be completely supported. Wasn't worth the worry to me.

08/22/2017, 07:59 PM	#20
dublo8 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 3,225	Dude....I didn't see the picture before. if that's your stand...find another one. the overhang is fixable but that gap is a whole other world of problems, especially with a rimless tank. __________________ 10g IM fusion. Zoa and SPS dominant, Apex monitored, Ai Prime, MP10, sicce return.

08/22/2017, 08:04 PM	#21
Joe0813 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Boston strong Posts: 2,766	id use that stand as firewood. __________________ Joe and Jenny Current Tank Info: 180 reef

08/23/2017, 08:27 AM	#22
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	I must be missing a few other pictures... Not sure how people are judging the whole stand from the 2 identical small corner pictures I see.. Not sure what gap is being talked about either.. __________________ Who me?

08/23/2017, 08:37 AM	#23
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	I'd hazard a guess that isn't an actual aquarium stand, by the way the edge of it looks. Dresser or nightstand, maybe a bookshelf, something like that I'd bet. Rimless tanks need full support. It can be fixed like mcgyvr says, but probably won't make the furniture it is on look as good. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.