Treating Rusty Stand

[MadScientist]

Discovered a cheaper way of protecting your iron stuff!! Tried and tested by WWII warships!!! Attach zinc blocks onto your iron stands. Cheap and good.

[BarraCudaTM]

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.

aluminium is soft by nature and wouldnt hold the weight of a tank without excessive thickness.

Another method is to use zinc galvanised mild steel but you will need connections as these are industrial processes and they might cost a bomb if you are not from industrial companies.

[MadScientist]

Aluminium is ######. It is used by aircrafts and are not easy to engineer.

[MadScientist]

I meant alloy.

[terryansimon]

not easy to engineer? aluminium? engineer? what is there to engineer from aluminium? I thought the process of obtaining it from aluminium oxide is quite cheap?

[Chris]

I think the best way to get around this rusty tank or rotting wood thingy is to build a concrete stand. I have been thinking about this for my next house and tank....Any danger with this method?

[terryansimon]

I thought of that as well....but imagine the sheer weight of pure concrete. plus tank. plus water, sand, rocks, live stock.

wah that area subjected to very high Pressure siah!

[MadScientist]

terryansimon, tons of energy is required. not that cheap. engineer = make. aluminimun alloy stuff r not cheap to make, workmanship fees r high.

Benz..., this is one of the cheapest method. What do u expect? What you pay is what you get. BTW, need to be submerged meh? I seen buildings having zinc blocks on their metal cable holders!

Chris , yes there are. Concrete's strength to weight ratio is poor.

I intend to have a cornered plastic sheet with a hoe drilled on 1 end just below the styrofoam to direct the escaped water to a collecting container. And of course, the sheet must be larger than the stand. I dun think it would look nice. Haiz. Why must we scarifice someting in exchange for another thing????????

[MadScientist]

terryansimon, later HDB come check his house then he kanna prob. Unapproved modifications to his house structure which may cause the floor or the pillars to give way. lol

[terryansimon]

its called life. you gain some and you lose some.

[MadScientist]

Hate that part of life.