Is this stand safe???

reefermad619

reefermad619

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Hi everybody. I got this stand from a friend and need to know if it's safe. It's for a 80 gallon regular glass tank (48"x18"x23") that he had set up at his place. It has no 2x4s, screws, or wood glue at all. It's held in place like a puzzle with theses wooden pieces.
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The main piece locks in place.
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Close up of locking in.
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Bottom of top piece.
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Only thing in back is this 3/4"x6" piece.
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Complete set-up from back.
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Complete set up from front.
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The whole thing is made of 3/4" wood. Is it safe? I don't want a flood! Thanks for the help guys. Any and all feedback is appreciated.
 
Where do you live?
Here in Cali, I would trust it only until the first earthquake. Other parts of the country, it should be fine.
 
not to be weird but jefathome is right maybe a little shakkkkkkkky if you are going to use it brace it and tie all the corners together with something
 
+1 on the bracing. It is probably OK with a static load, but bump against it had and you never know. That much water will go a looooong way
 
+2 here also. my 150 gallon stand looks close to that one. I would def glue that one together and add some wooden blocks to the corners with some glue and screws.
 
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I live in San Diego and we haven't had an earthquake (noticable) in a while. I think I'll sell this stand and build my own. I have a 110 tall that I want to build, but I don't have a stand for it. Seems like now is a good time to start that stand.
 
Nevermind! My landlord doesn't feel comfortable with this much water in my place. So Now I forsure have to get rid of it. Oh well.
 
Got renters insurance? That might help change his mind. Although, unfortunately, he has the final say. That stand should be fine, especially if glued with Gorilla. However, that eliminates the "breakdown" ability of the stand.
 
I had a 55gallon on the identical stand for the last 4 years without a single issue. Its amazing the strength they have once some vertical weight gets on. Mine had a small amount of racking to it. I just went and bought a piece of 1/8" ply sheet and cut it to fit the back side and screwed it in. It helped a ton especially on tanks that are tough to clean and you really move it around alot when scrubbing.
 
justshoe said:
I had a 55gallon on the identical stand for the last 4 years without a single issue. Its amazing the strength they have once some vertical weight gets on. Mine had a small amount of racking to it. I just went and bought a piece of 1/8" ply sheet and cut it to fit the back side and screwed it in. It helped a ton especially on tanks that are tough to clean and you really move it around alot when scrubbing.
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Screwing a thin skin of plywwod will keep it from rocking, etc and make it as solid as a rock. As far as being safe, at 3/4" you could put twice the tank on it without worrying about it collapsing.
 
Thanks for the feed back everyone. My landlord said the 80 gallon is cool, if I build a stand out of 2x4s. He said that he had a bad expirence with this kind of stand in the past and that's why he doesn't want me to use it. I found the thread on here on how to make your own stand with simple tools and 2x4s. I'll do that and use the outside of this to skin in. This should work out great! That way I can cut out the center between rthe two doors, move them closer together, and be able to get the thirty gallon sump out and in in case of emergencys.
 
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