Steel stand build. Looking to confirm tube size.

[Sphinxj13]

Hi, I'm getting ready to swap from 180 to 300 but have to build steel stand first and want to confirm square tube size. Dimensions will be 96x24x32. I'm hoping to get away with 1 center support in the middle on one side for sump and equipment access and on the other side have 2 supports. I was planning on using 2" square tube with wall thickness of 1/4". Can anyone confirm if this will support everything. TIA

 

[Cousteau666]

Hi, I'm getting ready to swap from 180 to 300 but have to build steel stand first and want to confirm square tube size. Dimensions will be 96x24x32. I'm hoping to get away with 1 center support in the middle on one side for sump and equipment access and on the other side have 2 supports. I was planning on using 2" square tube with wall thickness of 1/4". Can anyone confirm if this will support everything. TIA

Wow, you could park a car on that. What welding process are you using?

 

[kenchilada]

Wow, you could park a car on that. What welding process are you using?

Well that's the point right? The average small car weighs the same as 300 gallons of water.

 

[KStatefan]

That is probably what I would use on a 8 foot tank but I would use 2 x 3 on the horizontals. I uses 1.5" x 3/16" for my 100 gallon tank.

 

[Sphinxj13]

That is probably what I would use on a 8 foot tank but I would use 2 x 3 on the horizontals. I uses 1.5" x 3/16" for my 100 gallon tank.

I'm considering changing the horizontal to 2x3 since I might need to add some gussets with 2" square