I want to make a wood stand for a 300+ gallon tank I'm going to flex seal the whole stand so no moister gets in the wood. Can someone help me out? Diagram or drawing something to get me in the right place.
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This is the load bearing portion of the stand I built for my 125 and it's way over qualified. You can see in this picture the basic idea. 2x6 frame on top and bottom (you could always do a 2x4 frame on the bottom which I later changed this stand to) then in the corners use 2x6s. One on the front face of the stand and one on the side in every corner. Depending on the dimensions of your tank you made need center bracing. What you may not be able to see in this picture is the use of 2x4s in the inner corners that will provide you something to screw everything to. They also help add rigidity.
You will also want to add bracing front to back within the top frame to prevent it from bowing in or out. This is a picture of the underside of the tank:
One I wouldn't attempt to seal the wood as this will trap existing moisture and promote rot. second any load bearing board should be 1.5" edge up, this is how any dimensional lumber is strongest when bearing weight. look at roof trusses, always this way for that reason. as for design do two rectangles size of tank out of 2x6. then with target height in mind remember that the rectangles are 11" of the stand height and cut a pair of 2x6 the remainder of the height for each corner. then one 2x6 1/2" short of overall height for each corner and a 2x4 same length each corner. Center vertical bracing and cross bracing depends on design in regards to if your doing cupboards etc but if you care to elaborate what your up to i can suggest better here. the idea in assembly is the top rectangle rests on the 2x6 vertices planned in the corners and those rest on the lower rectangle. these are backed by the taller 2x6 and 2x4 in the corner as somthing to fasten the weight bearing vertices to. the idea here is direct weight transfer to lower rectangle and cross bracing is only to ensure rectangles retain their shape and should not carry vertical weight so deck stringer hangers are only additional cost. just keep in mind you will need vertical bracing and cross bracing that were not covered as there is room to incorporate some custom choices here.
This but upscaled...