AGA 75g Stand...

[madhouse]

I need to fit a larger sump under my stand.... i have the normal black pine aga stand .. ive heard people knockin out that center brace btwn the 2 doors safely and then putting it back after... anyone done this...?

 

[scarf_ace1981]

melev did it:http://www.melevsreef.com/55g/55sump.html

 

[madhouse]

hrm... all that extra wood he used.. i feel like im building another stand..!
thanks for the link Jon

 

[fritz]

Dont' know about your stand but mine isn't built like that. I was VERY surprised to find that they (AGA) built, well I don't know how to explain it.

I would think that you would have many vertical pieces and you would use the horizontal pieces as stabilizers. The very top would have wood placed ON TO of the vertical pieces and the tank would sit on that.

AGA (at least mine) places the vertical pieces about half way up each horizontal piece and afixes them with (I assume glue and) staples! It would seem to me that the stress of the weight of the tank would sit directly on the staples (and glue maybe) holding the horizontal top to the vertical pieces. Also my center brace is affixed the same way I mentioned rather than as in Melevs. In Melev's it sits directly on the bottom horizontal piece and the top horizontal piece sits on top of that.

 

[madhouse]

i believe my stand is like what your talkin bout fred...
looks like glue and staples near the top... and it looks to be holding the center horizontal brace on top of it or something..

 

[o0jmadr0x0o]

so whats the verdict on this. it does not seem like the brace is holding up much. would it be safe to remove it for a few minutes?

 

[nanoreefer22]

I removed it with a member here on the board a long time ago. We removed it, placed a new sump in, and reinserted the center piece, without any problems. Just work quick, cause the middle of the tank will start to sag.

 

[artie1209]

The day you add your sump and take out the center brace would be a good day to do a water change up top as well removing 20 gallons = about 160 lbs of load. It would take off some of the stress on the stand.