manbern
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Hey guys. So I'm in a bit of a dilemma here......
I have a 110 gallon tank w/fish and water already in it, sitting on top of a pre-fabbed wooden aquarium stand. I'm not worried about the stand itself, as it was engineered specifically to hold the weight of a full 110 gallon tank. But I don't think much thought was put into the bottom portion of the stand that's gonna house the filters, food, nets, etc...
Well, I have two beefy canister filters (Fluval FX6 and a JBJ Reaction EFU-45) sitting on that flimsy plywood "floor" at the bottom of the stand. It hasn't crashed through it, but I can tell that the flimsy ply is "struggling", it's bending pretty good.
Is there any way I can reinforce that floor without having to drain the tank, relocate the fish, and remove the tank? Maybe put on top of the existing "floor", a thicker piece of plywood with some smaller strips of plywood glued/screwed to one side to make like a criss-cross/grid pattern. So weight could be more evenly distributed?
I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks.
I have a 110 gallon tank w/fish and water already in it, sitting on top of a pre-fabbed wooden aquarium stand. I'm not worried about the stand itself, as it was engineered specifically to hold the weight of a full 110 gallon tank. But I don't think much thought was put into the bottom portion of the stand that's gonna house the filters, food, nets, etc...
Well, I have two beefy canister filters (Fluval FX6 and a JBJ Reaction EFU-45) sitting on that flimsy plywood "floor" at the bottom of the stand. It hasn't crashed through it, but I can tell that the flimsy ply is "struggling", it's bending pretty good.
Is there any way I can reinforce that floor without having to drain the tank, relocate the fish, and remove the tank? Maybe put on top of the existing "floor", a thicker piece of plywood with some smaller strips of plywood glued/screwed to one side to make like a criss-cross/grid pattern. So weight could be more evenly distributed?
I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks.