I purchased 2 Norwesco 200G water tanks to upgrade my water change station. Each has a 30 in diameter base and will be holding about 1600 lbs of water, so with the tank, that's ~1650 lbs each.
I want to keep them on a platform with my pump and plumbing between them. I suck at carpentry so i'm looking for an easier solution.
I'm considering using 3 (36 x 24 x 12) aluminum dunnage racks placed side by side with a piece of 1/2 in particle board (36 x 72) on top of them. Each dunnage rack is rated for 1300 lbs.
So assuming the tanks are sitting within an inch of each end of the platform, 21 inches of the base of the tank is effectively on the right and left racks, each, and 9 inches of each is on the center rack.
Would that (with the particle board) distribute the weight enough for this to work or am I asking for trouble? If one tank is full and another is empty, would that cause problems?
Thanks,
I want to keep them on a platform with my pump and plumbing between them. I suck at carpentry so i'm looking for an easier solution.
I'm considering using 3 (36 x 24 x 12) aluminum dunnage racks placed side by side with a piece of 1/2 in particle board (36 x 72) on top of them. Each dunnage rack is rated for 1300 lbs.
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So assuming the tanks are sitting within an inch of each end of the platform, 21 inches of the base of the tank is effectively on the right and left racks, each, and 9 inches of each is on the center rack.
Would that (with the particle board) distribute the weight enough for this to work or am I asking for trouble? If one tank is full and another is empty, would that cause problems?
Thanks,