So when I bought my tank, real wood for a stand wasn't an option. The stand I purchased is just OSB. While I did caulk the seems, and paint the interior, water got through and as a result my stand is failing.
So I plan on building another stand just as the original(I do not want to use dimensional lumber as I need the space within the stand for the sump) with basically plywood.
The current stand is 3/4", and 1" OSB. What are my choices for hardwood(I would assume this is better then a softwood plywood?) plywood? I do have a very large plywood distributor local to me and they pretty much carry everything. I was originally going to use marine grade ply, but after some reading it seems everyone is just using hardwood plywood and sealing it up real well.
Do they even make 1" thick plywood(don't think it's exactly 1" as it's just shy of 1" on my tape measure. Maybe 30/32 or something?) I'm not a wood worker of any kind, but have p0lenty of DIY skills and tools to accomplish this.
Basically my current stand, and how I want to make the new, is just a plywood box with the sides and back resting within the top and bottom for just downward pressure.
So I plan on building another stand just as the original(I do not want to use dimensional lumber as I need the space within the stand for the sump) with basically plywood.
The current stand is 3/4", and 1" OSB. What are my choices for hardwood(I would assume this is better then a softwood plywood?) plywood? I do have a very large plywood distributor local to me and they pretty much carry everything. I was originally going to use marine grade ply, but after some reading it seems everyone is just using hardwood plywood and sealing it up real well.
Do they even make 1" thick plywood(don't think it's exactly 1" as it's just shy of 1" on my tape measure. Maybe 30/32 or something?) I'm not a wood worker of any kind, but have p0lenty of DIY skills and tools to accomplish this.
Basically my current stand, and how I want to make the new, is just a plywood box with the sides and back resting within the top and bottom for just downward pressure.