New Tanganyikan setup

[chochiss]

Originally Posted by LTO

Heehee, tat's why use wood, won't rust. The new stand i'm gonna use cengal wood. Cost more but safety 1st.

How much is the cost of cengal wood stand? Care to share........

Planning to get 4ft. tank as well. How much did you pay for both tanks with cover...lemme know where you get it as well?

[Derrick Lee]

4 feet tank wif water is 1 tonnne?? ..is it really that heavy???i tot it's around half of that only....cos 1 tonnes equals 1000kg....means my tank stand is gonna give way..b cos there is water n gravel in it....but it has lasted for years already...i cant see that it's a tonne in weight..

[dom]

almost equal to a weight of kancil. is kancil weight 1 ton? i was told the standard 4ft tank with water only weight few hundred kg.

[LTO]

A 4'x2'x2' tank holds around 430 litre which is 430kg. Sand and stone does not add on to the weight cause they will displace the water. U add the weight of the tank and X 2 for 2 tier than it's around 900kg.

[LTO]

Originally Posted by chochiss

How much is the cost of cengal wood stand? Care to share........

Planning to get 4ft. tank as well. How much did you pay for both tanks with cover...lemme know where you get it as well?

Haven't got the quotation yet. Will let u know.

[RazorBlade]

Originally Posted by LTO

A 4'x2'x2' tank holds around 430 litre which is 430kg. Sand and stone does not add on to the weight cause they will displace the water. U add the weight of the tank and X 2 for 2 tier than it's around 900kg.

Agree on the above, but here's a correction & another point to note:

-> Sand & stone will displace water, but they are (usually) of a higher density so they will add to the total weight of the setup.

-> Glass used for the tank is another consideration. 4'x2'x2' of 6mm glass should be around 100 lb (approx 45kg), give or take 20 lb (9kg).

[LTO]

Thanks for the correction.