Treating Rusty Stand

[Flounder]

Just move on from fresh water to marine & found that my current wrought iron stand is rusting very fast since I've adopted a marine tank.

Need some advise of how best to treat those rust...paint? anti-rust agent before paint?? or simply dump it away..hopefully not cause I already can feel the pain of disrupting my beautiful setup.

Thanks for any advise.

[sps_dude]

dude.....my also last time got this problem.....the whole thing rust....the soultion is......strip down the tank and get a wooden cabinet........ for me thats my only solution

anyway if u want to derust the stand u must also take the tank apart mah.....

[ah^siao]

yes.. for marine tank dun SAVE!!!

if your tank is more then 3 feet.. advise u to get chengtai wood ones.. this way they will last... can tahan the weight... more lasting.. can even use until u get old and............

hahahaa.. yeah..this is wad i feel.. how abt the others?

[Flounder]

Thanks for the advise..

Benz, is there such a thingy as marine paint? could you describe..any specific terms or product name.

sps_dude, thanks dude...actually no intention to strip down my recent creation for the moment..after all those hardworks of re-arranging the LR looking for a perfect spots. Thought only those expose spots are affected & hope that there's a solution that will last me a while before setting up another replacement tank mah...

ah^siao, try saving for now till I decide on my perfect tank...next stand would definitely be on wood..chengtai or chiangmai or chen_ai as long as it doesn't rot & tahan the weight.

better still if there's an easy way to move the tank without disrupting what's inside would be perfect!!

[zenus]

I'm also having the same problem.. Mine is the wrought iron stand, used to keep louhan with it, now i switch to marine... only recently i realised the need to change wooden stand so that it will not rust...

jialat, mine is a 4ft tank and been there for 3months plus liao....

i wonder how long my stand will last...

somemore the styform is very thin on one end........

is it dangerous...

how long do u think my stand can tahan?....

haiz....

[terryansimon]

I think its chennai.

[tigershark]

if u have difficulties in changing to a wooded cabinet or stand, try to use epoxy / undercoat paint, it is use in shipping industry to prevent rust on ship body.... but it does'nt come cheap either...

[Flounder]

The thought of stripping it all makes me lazy...I would rather built a new one..unless no choice.

I think it's easier treating the rust & cheaper than to move it..while planning for the perfect tank and migrate later.

Thanks.

[Achilles Tang]

I am using a metal stand and will never trust a wooden stand as much as I would a metal one. Structurely, metal's much much stronger than wood, even if it is corroded extremely badly but which reefer would do allow that to happen??

Wood can get internal rot too. And the collapse can happen in an instant.

[sinner]

get bricks!!! anti corrosive

[zenus]

I am using a metal stand and will never trust a wooden stand as much as I would a metal one. Structurely, metal's much much stronger than wood, even if it is corroded extremely badly but which reefer would do allow that to happen??

Wood can get internal rot too. And the collapse can happen in an instant.

do u mean i no need to scare?

[Clownfish]

get bricks!!! anti corrosive

how bout placing the tank on the floor.... nothing more to fear

[FuEl]

Why not get a stainless steel stand?

[Flounder]

Thought stainless steel would rust too, right??.. wonder if it's graded?? just like some of the pots that we are using in our kitchen..18-8. maybe there're such product with more stainless contents...but would be very..ex I guess..

AT raised an interesting point..wonder if the chennai wood is mite proof???

Those reefers using steel stand, care to share how most of you maintain your stand??

[woonming]

Thought stainless steel would rust too, right??.. wonder if it's graded?? just like some of the pots that we are using in our kitchen..18-8. maybe there're such product with more stainless contents...but would be very..ex I guess..

AT raised an interesting point..wonder if the chennai wood is mite proof???

Those reefers using steel stand, care to share how most of you maintain your stand??

I am using 316 SS and so far for the past months only a thin layer of iron oxide would form due to salt spray and i would just wipe them off ..

Be sure of what u are going to pay for SS as there is a number of grades 304 305 316.. And u cant tell the difference unless u are the one buying from metal industry..

[reeflobang]

There's a special paint sold in Home-fix DIY shop that you just need to scrape off the rust (no sanding needed) and just paint directly onto the rusted surface. Average around S$10 for a small can depending on the colour. My wrought iron stand "kanna" rust on some parts so I am fixing it now.

[woonming]

There's a special paint sold in Home-fix DIY shop that you just need to scrape off the rust (no sanding needed) and just paint directly onto the rusted surface. Average around S$10 for a small can depending on the colour. My wrought iron stand "kanna" rust on some parts so I am fixing it now.

Careful when using this as it contain copper elements

[FuEl]

Titanium!

[darren]

so i guess a good combi would be to use ss stand and have a layer of wood between the tank and the stand then.

[scooter blenny]

has anyone here tried aluminium? this material has a property that will protect the internal part when the surface is corroded. And the best part is that the aluminium oxide is a stable material.

any comments

[scooter blenny]

Titanium!

if i'm not wrong, Titanium becomes brittle when in contact with salt.

[Flounder]

Benz..Thnx for offering me the paint. On the SS, not too sure if those SS door that I'm using at home is good enough..impression given to me was pretty good when I spoke to them at their factory..I'll have to dig up their contact again to enquire on the SS grade that they're using.

Talking about giving way...wonder if anyone could suggest the minimum thickness of the glass to use for 3ft & 4ft tank. Usually, I was told by LFS that 6mm is good enough..is it true??

If the price of SS & wood is not too far apart..I would prefer wood.

reeflobang..I did check-out this product at Home-fix & not too convince when the instruction says..ensure the surface is salt free..

Titanium!! wow..must be ex.

Aluminium...why not Aluminium alloy...should be harder & won't rust..

[scooter blenny]

Benz..Thnx for offering me the paint. On the SS, not too sure if those SS door that I'm using at home is good enough..impression given to me was pretty good when I spoke to them at their factory..I'll have to dig up their contact again to enquire on the SS grade that they're using.

Talking about giving way...wonder if anyone could suggest the minimum thickness of the glass to use for 3ft & 4ft tank. Usually, I was told by LFS that 6mm is good enough..is it true??

If the price of SS & wood is not too far apart..I would prefer wood.

reeflobang..I did check-out this product at Home-fix & not too convince when the instruction says..ensure the surface is salt free..

Titanium!! wow..must be ex.

Aluminium...why not Aluminium alloy...should be harder & won't rust..

hi

if anyone has tried using aluminium or aluminium alloy. Please share ur experience.......

[Flounder]

Have not decided whether to go for a 3ft or 4ft tank but likely a 3ft...not really rushing into it at the moment but my next tank or stand should be rust or mite free no lesser than 10mm..

$300 for a wooden stand sounds reasonable...any pic to share..

will keep in mind to get the contact from u when custon built my SS stand..thx...not forgetting also on your leftovers..

Funny though how come no one comes out with an alum alloy stand?? must be ex..just like those bicycle.

[MadScientist]

Guess that the only safe bet is gold stand with titanium core.