I've decided to finish off my basement. I'm building a 90 into a wall so one side of the tank faces the bedroom and the other side faces the family room. The tank is currently sitting on a home made stand that is strong and straight, however do the it's new height not being high enough to clear the back of the couch I've decided to frame the two walls like Windows, slide the tank into its new spot.
My concern is two fold. I'm guessing the tank without rock is going to weigh about 900 lbs, so over time I'm wanting it to be square to prevent future leaks in the silicone. Outside wall to outside wall will be 18.25 inches. This leaves a span of 11.25 inches that I'm needing to fill with probably another 2x4 In-between depth wise. I'm guessing just topping it with 3/4" ply would might flex over time depth wise. Really my biggest concern is this new wall isn't as straight and square as a stand would be, and it's pretty hard to shim a pair of walls, along with the the in-between space to make everything perfectly straight. The concrete floor beneath is extremely unlevel, and construction 2x4's aren't perfect either. Would joining the two walls together with a 2x4 depth wise, (keep in mind Id have to go through 3.5 inches at each end 2x4) ,screwing plywood down, and maybe adding 1/2 of styrofoam underneath the tank be sufficient to perfectly distribute the weight, as well as make it level?
I hope that makes sense. Just getting ready to build the second wall now.
My concern is two fold. I'm guessing the tank without rock is going to weigh about 900 lbs, so over time I'm wanting it to be square to prevent future leaks in the silicone. Outside wall to outside wall will be 18.25 inches. This leaves a span of 11.25 inches that I'm needing to fill with probably another 2x4 In-between depth wise. I'm guessing just topping it with 3/4" ply would might flex over time depth wise. Really my biggest concern is this new wall isn't as straight and square as a stand would be, and it's pretty hard to shim a pair of walls, along with the the in-between space to make everything perfectly straight. The concrete floor beneath is extremely unlevel, and construction 2x4's aren't perfect either. Would joining the two walls together with a 2x4 depth wise, (keep in mind Id have to go through 3.5 inches at each end 2x4) ,screwing plywood down, and maybe adding 1/2 of styrofoam underneath the tank be sufficient to perfectly distribute the weight, as well as make it level?
I hope that makes sense. Just getting ready to build the second wall now.
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