I just got this Fluval 13.5 tank and a 20 gallon tank stand but wasn’t expecting it to have this small plastic base.
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Suspicious_Dinner146 on
Imo heck no, I would be more willing to say yes if the supports were more on the edges and they weren’t points but instead following the edges or smth.
FatBreeze on
Personally I wouldn’t trust it, but I have no idea if it’s be fine or not
h34pmicap on
put a board/wood on it.
RobotJohnrobe on
It’s hard to say with what we see here. Don’t even know what it is made of, but ultimately 13.5 gallons isn’t that much, and if it says it’s a 20 gallon stand, it is probably fine.
Here is your checklist though:
– Is it level?
– Does it wobble or wiggle?
– Can you sit on it? Stand on it?
If it passes all those tests, it will be fine. I would put a piece of 1/4 inch plywood or something on the top though.
Kissariani on
Glass bottom tanks, if I’m not mistaken, need full support on the bottom to prevent stress fractures. That said…..You absolutely CAN use it just get 1 inch plywood to put on top of it so the tank has a good support.
lexijoy on
If you put a piece of plywood on top, yes. You want the back piece under the Evo tank to be fully supported
WiglyWorm on
The load isn’t being properly transfered to the legs of the stand. Those braces on the stand look like they’re there to prevent flex more than anything else, and that the aquarium is supposed to rest on the outer part of the stand and transfer the load directly down to the floor.
As is, you’ll be putting a lot of tension on those small metal cross braces that were never meant to hold up the full weight of an aquarium.
I wouldn’t do it. If you put down a board as someone else mentioned, you should be ok. You just need to make sure the load is distributed the way the stand was engineered to handle it. ^(^(^(TWSS)))
K0olmini on
A board under the tank will make it better
KLDraco on
Agree, needs a board under it so the whole bottom is supported evenly. Made that mistake with our first tank and got stress fractures.
uprightsalmon on
I had a stand like this with a nice think piece of white marble under it and it’s was really cool
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Imo heck no, I would be more willing to say yes if the supports were more on the edges and they weren’t points but instead following the edges or smth.
Personally I wouldn’t trust it, but I have no idea if it’s be fine or not
put a board/wood on it.
It’s hard to say with what we see here. Don’t even know what it is made of, but ultimately 13.5 gallons isn’t that much, and if it says it’s a 20 gallon stand, it is probably fine.
Here is your checklist though:
– Is it level?
– Does it wobble or wiggle?
– Can you sit on it? Stand on it?
If it passes all those tests, it will be fine. I would put a piece of 1/4 inch plywood or something on the top though.
Glass bottom tanks, if I’m not mistaken, need full support on the bottom to prevent stress fractures. That said…..You absolutely CAN use it just get 1 inch plywood to put on top of it so the tank has a good support.
If you put a piece of plywood on top, yes. You want the back piece under the Evo tank to be fully supported
The load isn’t being properly transfered to the legs of the stand. Those braces on the stand look like they’re there to prevent flex more than anything else, and that the aquarium is supposed to rest on the outer part of the stand and transfer the load directly down to the floor.
As is, you’ll be putting a lot of tension on those small metal cross braces that were never meant to hold up the full weight of an aquarium.
I wouldn’t do it. If you put down a board as someone else mentioned, you should be ok. You just need to make sure the load is distributed the way the stand was engineered to handle it. ^(^(^(TWSS)))
A board under the tank will make it better
Agree, needs a board under it so the whole bottom is supported evenly. Made that mistake with our first tank and got stress fractures.
I had a stand like this with a nice think piece of white marble under it and it’s was really cool