Anyone know what the width of the opening in the back of a 58 stand is?

ChadTheSpike · 12/31/2009, 09:00 AM

Anyone who happens to have one of these mind helping me out, since I cant get to my tank right now? I would greatly appreciate it.
Im planning my sump replacement (currently a 30 gallon trash can) and want to know if I can put a 36"x24" tank in there sideways (I have plenty of room behind the tank).
I want to go as big as possible.
Thanks in advance!!
Chad

Beaun · 12/31/2009, 09:54 AM

If you are talking about a 36x18 stand (standard 58 gallon oceanic) than I dont see how a 36x24 could ever fit in the slots in the back. With a center support brace your size is going to be cut down to around 15" wide openings. Even if you cut the stand in half and didnt count the center brace it could only be 18".

ChadTheSpike · 12/31/2009, 10:29 AM

Yes, standard oceanic, 37" wide, 24" would fit sideways sticking out the back (there is lots of room behind the tank).
I have no issues modifying and reinforcing the stand if necessary, there isnt a center support brace in the front or back. Ill reinforce with 4x4s in the corners adn across the top with 2x4s if I need to modify the stand, although if the opening is 24" that would be cool.
Anyone have one and can measure for me please

Eel-byte · 12/31/2009, 10:34 AM

Mine has a center brace in the back.

ChadTheSpike · 12/31/2009, 10:41 AM

hmm, Im sure mine doesnt have a center brace, my protein skimmer is taller than the space beneath my tank so it sits in the center behind the cabinet, but half in it...
Interesting, I guess Ill have to wait till I get home and measure/possibly modify.
Just out of curiosity, how old are you all's cabinets? Mine is ~8.

ChadTheSpike · 12/31/2009, 04:37 PM

Yay, no modification for me, the opeining is 25" wide!

12/31/2009, 09:00 AM	#1
ChadTheSpike Reef Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,526 Blog Entries: 1	Anyone know what the width of the opening in the back of a 58 stand is? Anyone who happens to have one of these mind helping me out, since I cant get to my tank right now? I would greatly appreciate it. Im planning my sump replacement (currently a 30 gallon trash can) and want to know if I can put a 36"x24" tank in there sideways (I have plenty of room behind the tank). I want to go as big as possible. Thanks in advance!! Chad __________________ ~Chad "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." Current Tank Info: 195 gallons of fun

12/31/2009, 09:54 AM	#2
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	If you are talking about a 36x18 stand (standard 58 gallon oceanic) than I dont see how a 36x24 could ever fit in the slots in the back. With a center support brace your size is going to be cut down to around 15" wide openings. Even if you cut the stand in half and didnt count the center brace it could only be 18". __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None

12/31/2009, 10:29 AM	#3
ChadTheSpike Reef Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,526 Blog Entries: 1	Yes, standard oceanic, 37" wide, 24" would fit sideways sticking out the back (there is lots of room behind the tank). I have no issues modifying and reinforcing the stand if necessary, there isnt a center support brace in the front or back. Ill reinforce with 4x4s in the corners adn across the top with 2x4s if I need to modify the stand, although if the opening is 24" that would be cool. Anyone have one and can measure for me please __________________ ~Chad "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." Current Tank Info: 195 gallons of fun

12/31/2009, 10:41 AM	#5
ChadTheSpike Reef Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,526 Blog Entries: 1	hmm, Im sure mine doesnt have a center brace, my protein skimmer is taller than the space beneath my tank so it sits in the center behind the cabinet, but half in it... Interesting, I guess Ill have to wait till I get home and measure/possibly modify. Just out of curiosity, how old are you all's cabinets? Mine is ~8. __________________ ~Chad "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." Current Tank Info: 195 gallons of fun

12/31/2009, 04:37 PM	#6
ChadTheSpike Reef Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,526 Blog Entries: 1	Yay, no modification for me, the opeining is 25" wide! __________________ ~Chad "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." Current Tank Info: 195 gallons of fun

12/31/2009, 10:34 AM	#4
Eel-byte Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Duluth, Mn Posts: 1,508	Mine has a center brace in the back.