anyone know if a 30g or bigger will fit under a 90g?

[ryangrieder]

im building a sump soon for a friend for his 90 gallon oceanic non rr tank. i want to know if a 30 gallon fits good under a 90 gallon? OR... whats the largest tank that fits snug under a 90 gallon that would work??

 

[INNEED]

A 30 gal high will def fit under a 90 gal

 

[ryangrieder]

but would require to break down the tank to fit under it right? like it would have to fit top down. not slide through the double doors on the stand...

 

[skene]

I don't think it'll fit. It's almost as wide as a 90g.

 

[MIKE NY]

a standard 90 48x24x18 correct...what type of stand?....a metal it fits easily...a cabinet with no center brace it fits also, but a center brace will limit what can fit in the openings.

 

[ryangrieder]

its a wooden stand by oceanic with 2 doors with a center brace bewteen the doors


that center bar between the doors... thats a support bar or just for looks?

 

[INNEED]

Ooo now I don't know. When I had my 90 gal it had no center brace and fit right in with alot of lenght space....

 

[MIKE NY]

although on a glass tank the majority of the weight is on the end corners I don't recommend taking that brace out ..measure the door opening to see what can fit in

 

[MIKE NY]

I just measured the opening on my 90's cabinet,center brace also, and it's 19" by 18 1/2" so a 30 would fit, but measure how much room behind the stand to the back wall for clearance for the length of the 30...you may not have enough room to swing the 30 inside the cabinet.

 

[INNEED]

Well what me and one of my friends did to his was remove the center brace and fit the sump and skimmeR. In real quick then rescrew the center brace back In... I don't know if that will be safe but if ur friend is willing to take a chance... Up to him done b4 and worked out fine

 

[bigdog1428]

U can frame out the back and put Whateva u want ,, u framed out my 72 bow and im running a 40 breeder under it , I can set u pics if u want ,, same concept

 

[INNEED]

It's probably up against a wall..

 

[Alex]

Is the tank full? If it is, then removing a center brace is a risky thing. so many variables can go wrong that you'd have to ask yourself if its worth the chance. Maybe a smaller tank can do the trick or you can shimmy the 30 in diagonally.

If the tank is empty simply remove the center brace and replace it in the same manner it was in before. by this I mean don't over screw or move it.

 

[bigdog1428]

Were talkin 3-4 inches ,,, u can make it fit easy

 

[ryangrieder]

his tank is up and running for the past year but he has such a small dinky wet dry on it that has no room to add anything so i want to make him a 30g sump throw it under it. we are planning on taking all the rock out and about 60-70% water out. hoping with that much all out we could manage to pop the center board off and throw the sump under it. after we have it drained down that much, if we feel its still too heavy, then we will empty more...

 

[skene]

ok well if he has a wood stand.. I'll give you my take on it.

I have a 40b as my DT 36x18x16
I have a 20g long 30x12x12

A wood stand. Removed the center brace could not get the tank to turn.

Now... your friend has a 90g 48x18x24
and you want to install a 30b 36x18x12

How are you planning on putting something something as wide as the tank itself inside a wood stand? Unless the stand was made oversized..... an 18" wide tank is an 18" wide tank. You can cut it, slice it, mold it any way you want.... it will not fit.

 

[fcamargo6thave]

hey i have a 48x18 and i could not fit a 30 gal sump undermine because i lost about a 1inch on each side because my stand used the 1 inch on each side as the base for the display tank. All i needed was 1 inch but its one of those things you wont know untill u try it. good luck hopefully it fits

 

[bigdog1428]

ok well if he has a wood stand.. I'll give you my take on it.

I have a 40b as my DT 36x18x16
I have a 20g long 30x12x12

A wood stand. Removed the center brace could not get the tank to turn.

Now... your friend has a 90g 48x18x24
and you want to install a 30b 36x18x12

How are you planning on putting something something as wide as the tank itself inside a wood stand? Unless the stand was made oversized..... an 18" wide tank is an 18" wide tank. You can cut it, slice it, mold it any way you want.... it will not fit.

A 30 breeder is 12 inches deep

 

[skene]

:sigh:

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[ryangrieder]

not a 30 breeder. a 30L. its 36x12x16