"George" wrote in message
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For a single tank and with glued sheet goods to reinforce, the 4/4, which
is
really 3/4" thick hardwood would be rigid enough and support anything you
wanted to put to it as a static load.

Just to be clear, you are recommending that I glue, not screw, the panels to
the frame?

Carry your legs right up to the top
rails and use joinery that tries to compress the end grain and you'll do
fine.

I'm a bit new on the terminology. Can you rephrase what you mean by
"joinery that tries to compress the end grain"?


Any construction-grade "S-dry" stuff you get will do the pretzel imitation
as it cures down, possibly warping enough to drop a corner or raise a
center
and cause your aquarium to leak. BTDT in the days of metal frames.


Again, you're talking about the glue used to attach the side, front and top
panels to the hardwood frame?

Thanks a bunch,
dwhite