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Thank you very much. I've never used an external controller before. Does this heater meet those qualifications? Is this a real external controller or just a cheap version? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FT53VF6/?tag=ff0d01-20

Hi y'all, I'm setting up a new 40g breeder tank in my mom's unheated outbuilding ("pool house") in Mesa, Arizona in order to house my guppy/endler colony while I undergo my cross-country bicycle tour from San Diego to Miami. I am attempting to make the tank as easy as possible for my mom to...

Hey all, First post (or first post in a long time) so mods please relocate thread if it's in the wrong place. Long story short: I need advice on how to properly, easily, and efficiently siphon the gravel from a tank that is only about 6 or 7 inches deep--depending on current water level. I...

Colin, great idea. Thank you. I'm sure it'll take longer to sell but I was already gonna put a cheap price on it. Plus I'm throwing in a brand new 5 gallon and a 1-year-old 10 so I could probably get fifty bucks out of it.

Oh I agree that the corners are the most important part and should be directly over the legs. I was just asking if the rest of the black tank trim (the rest of the rectangular perimeter) needs to be resting on the stand. With both the craiglist stand that this thread is about and the Petco one...

Forgot to mention, I will be attempting to resell the stand (and the tank it came with, which had degraded seals) in order to recoup some of the investment. I will put a warning in the ad that the new buyer might want to re-seal the tank and fix the stand. Hopefully somebody with a lot more...

Thank you Dean, Fishmaniac and eagles for your kind responses. I bit the bullet today and purchased the crappy "brooklyn-style" Imagitarium metal stand from petco for in-store pickup at $62.00. Gonna be living on beans and rice this month as a sacrifice for my hobby. I know I'm probably...

I think that the plywood and corkboard (or whatever it is) combo in the middle is warped and raised leading to high points along the tank trim perimeter.

Eagles, it's not that I don't trust your advice. I just want to make sure you could tell by the pictures that the entire perimeter of the aquarium is only supported by plywood and the two horizontal supports in the middle. Only the four corners rest on the legs. I put sand and rocks in and...

I edited the post to insert the pictures directly into it; hopefully that will help if anyone else is having issues viewing them. Eagles, thank you for your assurances. I know it is very common for new tank owners to over-obsess about such things; however I'm not sure I'm out of the woods...