Reply With Quotevery nicely done. How is the calculation done? to be sure that the cabinet can withstand the load?
My second IKEA DIY project for a new tank i'm setting up.
http://fish-plants-hamsters.blogspot...arch/label/DIY
This time I also use an IKEA cloth hanging stand as light hanging stand.
very nicely done. How is the calculation done? to be sure that the cabinet can withstand the load?
Thanks! Just like my previous project, I reinforced the insides with 2x1 kapok (solid) wood. Basically created a skeleton to strengthen the structure. Me, the wife, and the son can sit on top and wiggle about without cabinet ever noticing itOriginally Posted by pyl
I noticed that the weight is distributed only on 4 legs. Can the legs withstand the weight?
Yes. Typical glass tank (not acrylic), the weight distribution is concentrated at the corners.
Even when tank is acrylic, the solid wood "skeleton" reinforcement will prevent the cabinet from bending when the tank's bottom center tries to bend due to water weight, thereby preventing the tank bottom itself from bending (or bowing). This reinforcement's mechanism then redistributes the weight from the top to bottom corners of the cabinet into the 4 stands. Now the only way for the stand to give in is when there's too much weight forcing its physical structure to break. Ain't going to happen. We are nowhere putting several tons here. maximum weight I estimate the cabinet needs to hold is at 200kg (soil, water, rocks). the tank volume is 125L.
Really good DIY but I wouldn't dare do it because if the IKEA cabinet goes......
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Nice! Can share where you bought the kapok? Thanks.
Hi would you be able to share where you bought the kapok wood please
They have it here
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ban-H...70490773024304
Call and ask to confirm
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