Fish Stand

daveutile7 · 05/18/2018, 08:00 PM

I feel like this is a stupid question but I will probably regret not asking. How do I know that my stand will support the weight of a fully filled and stocked fish tank. The store provided me with a stand for a 75 gallon tank and it feels light and frail. My kids make me nervous being around a fully loaded tank with a weak stand

Shawn O · 05/19/2018, 09:11 AM

if it's a factory stand, it will hold the weight, it just won't last very long. Better to build a stronger one yourself.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1169964

davocean · 05/19/2018, 09:17 AM

Agree a store bought stand should be fine, but pics would give best idea.
75g is normally not a big deal

daveutile7 · 05/21/2018, 12:44 PM

Just needed to hear somebody say it, thanks

BigDave · 05/23/2018, 08:05 AM

Is it one of those MDF stands? Or is it one of the iron stands?

The MDF stands look fragile, but they're actually really well built (as far as structure is concerned). When you build it, use wood glue everywhere a wooden dowel goes. I used titebond III when I glued mine together. After putting it together... stand on it and dance a little jig. If it collapses under your weight, then it wouldn't have supported the tank anyways.

The iron stands scare me.

I will say, I'm one of those that tends to over engineer. The design specs on the steel stand I have under my tank basically says I could park my truck on it without flexing... and the little wooden stand I'm building for my daughter's 10 gallon tank supported me sitting on it last night.

05/18/2018, 08:00 PM	#1
daveutile7 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 15	Fish Stand I feel like this is a stupid question but I will probably regret not asking. How do I know that my stand will support the weight of a fully filled and stocked fish tank. The store provided me with a stand for a 75 gallon tank and it feels light and frail. My kids make me nervous being around a fully loaded tank with a weak stand

05/19/2018, 09:11 AM	#2
Shawn O Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts Posts: 1,474	if it's a factory stand, it will hold the weight, it just won't last very long. Better to build a stronger one yourself. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1169964 __________________ "55gal glass box full of water, rocks and some not-so-amused little fishes" 2x Occellaris, 1 Pajama, 1 Neon Dottyback. Current Tank Info: 55gal tank, sumpless, ReefOctopus Classic 90, Twin bulb T5.

05/19/2018, 09:17 AM	#3
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Agree a store bought stand should be fine, but pics would give best idea. 75g is normally not a big deal __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

05/21/2018, 12:44 PM	#4
daveutile7 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 15	Just needed to hear somebody say it, thanks

05/23/2018, 08:05 AM	#5
BigDave Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wylie, TX Posts: 473	Is it one of those MDF stands? Or is it one of the iron stands? The MDF stands look fragile, but they're actually really well built (as far as structure is concerned). When you build it, use wood glue everywhere a wooden dowel goes. I used titebond III when I glued mine together. After putting it together... stand on it and dance a little jig. If it collapses under your weight, then it wouldn't have supported the tank anyways. The iron stands scare me. I will say, I'm one of those that tends to over engineer. The design specs on the steel stand I have under my tank basically says I could park my truck on it without flexing... and the little wooden stand I'm building for my daughter's 10 gallon tank supported me sitting on it last night.