Need help on bracing a 3m tank

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  1. Gregorian

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    Hi. I want to build a 321cm (L) x 70cm (W) x 60cm (H) tank beginning next year. I have a 2.4m tank that I need to move to the garage, but want to start up another tank before I move the tank inside the house to the garage.


    I need some info how to brace the 4 sides to the base and espially how to brace the 2 smaller sidepieces at the top. Any help will be appreciated.

    Thanks
     
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    well i can show you how my tank is braced:Brace.jpg

    so 80% of the lenght of my tank i have a small brace at the bottom, and at the the top, its 100% of the lenght, and in the middle it has a large brace.

    HTH

    Brace.jpg
     
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    Thanks for the reply. What drawing program do you use?
     
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    Go ahead a download google scetchUp Great for designing stuff
     
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    paint.lol
     
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    Hi. Using CADSsource so can only save to PDF file. Are you tank drilled for a sump?
     
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    the back has two small gaps for the inlet and outlet.
     
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