20G High Iron Stand

[squish fish]

Any good places to find a 20G iron stand. The ones I have seen have bad reviews.

 

[Back in the fold]

Walmart has an adequate one reasonably priced . It fits together without tools or fasteners . They’re about 40 bucks . The plywood is my doing . I like the extra insulation under the aquarium .

 

[Colin_T]

Try a mechanic, engineering workshop or find a friend who has a welder. Most people with welders and angle grinders love playing Bob the builder and making things.

 

[Archerfish]

Here you go: https://natureaquariums.com/product...black-1ea30-in-x-12-in?variant=47596680478944

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I'm leery of iron aquarium stands, as I've had a couple that were alarmingly wobbly. It's a simple question of design and geometry. Looking at the one Archerfish shared, I wouldn't use it because all the joints are right angles and probably held together with a single nut-bolt (or worse, a single screw). Those joints are probably going to wobble if any lateral pressure is applied, and my dog is far too clumsy to assume it won't.

If I had someone make me one (and I might some day), it would have 45 degree, triangular braces at all the corners for stability.

 

[TwoTankAmin]

When it comes to leveling stands, shims are your friend. They go under the legs or other contact with the floor and not under the tank itself.

 

[Back in the fold]

I'm leery of iron aquarium stands, as I've had a couple that were alarmingly wobbly. It's a simple question of design and geometry. Looking at the one Archerfish shared, I wouldn't use it because all the joints are right angles and probably held together with a single nut-bolt (or worse, a single screw). Those joints are probably going to wobble if any lateral pressure is applied, and my dog is far too clumsy to assume it won't.

If I had someone make me one (and I might some day), it would have 45 degree, triangular braces at all the corners for stability.

I hear that Man . Big aquariums , any aquarium , are heavy and sometimes just sitting there they can be slowly getting ready to fall . Might take years but with a sub-par stand it will eventually happen .

 

[Archerfish]

Actually, it is a welded stand. Sort of hard to tell from the pictures. No big deal though. Hope you find the stand you need.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Actually, it is a welded stand. Sort of hard to tell from the pictures. No big deal though. Hope you find the stand you need.

Ah that’s different. Welded stands are the way to go if you can find them.