Cinder Block Stand For 55 and 75?

[DigDug]

would it be possible to do a stacked Stand with a 55 and 75 gallon using the cider block stand method?

[lefty o]

sure, cinder blocks support entire houses.

[Daniel]

I built (or my sons did) this stand for two 75 gallon tanks.

You can see both 75s on the right of this picture:

They have held up just fine.

[DigDug]

thanks for the reply!!

 

what type of wood did he use

[Daniel]

Those are 2" x 12" yellow pine boards from Lowe's.

[JettsPapa]

It may not matter for tank support, but if cinder blocks are placed with the openings at top and bottom, so you see solid concrete from all sides, they're much stronger.

[JSP]

Does anyone have cinder blocks that are slightly off after filling a tank?   I built a 10’ long stand to accommodate two 50s on top shelf and three 30s on lower shelf.   Lower left block shifted slightly by almost an inch on one corner (or I overlooked this pillar for a triple check). The other end of the block is relatively where it should be.  Should I be worried?

[lefty o]

that will more than likely never go anywhere.

[ARMYVET]

On 10/3/2021 at 10:47 PM, JSP said:

Does anyone have cinder blocks that are slightly off after filling a tank?   I built a 10’ long stand to accommodate two 50s on top shelf and three 30s on lower shelf.   Lower left block shifted slightly by almost an inch on one corner (or I overlooked this pillar for a triple check). The other end of the block is relatively where it should be.  Should I be worried?

OMG...THE HORROR😱

What most people dont know is having those blocks just a bit off like you have will cause the distributed weight to be off center.  By keeping it that way you are causing an imbalance.

In about a quadzillion years the Earth may spin off into the sun because of it.....Or maybe not🤷‍♂️

[JSP]

Yeah, the off center gravity thing had me a bit worried and after sleeping on it I decided to use the persuasion of a rubber mallet and all is aligned now….  The top shelf has a 50 gallon tub so I had the flexibility to lift and tap without any tub draining in garage.  Looks better anyhow and probably slightly more quake tolerant.