Petsmart "Black Friday" sale
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Me too! I was kinda wondering how that would work out since I ordered yesterday.
Yeah, it seems like they knew what they were doing. I walked in this morning and my order was set aside, I was in and out in about 5 minutes.
My father picked up his 75g in another state and said the process was the same.
Cohazard
how has your experience been with top fin stands? Mine feels super light and looks shockingly underbuilt. I'm kind of scared to use it as is, I'm thinking of building a frame with 2x4s
Locked our orders in yesterday for 2 - 125 gallon ensembles and 2 - FX6s. Had to select 2 different stores (about 5 miles away) because of limited quantities. Picked them up this morning right when they opened at 7. Ended up with one older FX6 and one newer one. Will probably exchange the older one for a new one later. Got a refund of $60+tax by repurchasing the 2 tanks in-store before the noon deadline. Also picked up a couple of Aquaclear 110s from Big Al's for $59.99+10% off & free shipping, to run alongside the new FX6s.
Def Leppard Hysteria
what is your opinion of their stands? Are they GTG or do they need to be reinforced?
I'm not going to reinforce anything on our 2. Our 265 gallon Marineland "Majesty" stand isn't built any better than the 125 Aqueon's, and these tanks have lifetime warranties when you use their stands. And, trust me, warranties can be very important. I will say this. Clean up any spill IMMEDIATELY, use the plastic feet that came with the stand (or keep the stand off the ground in some way), and place your canisters in plastic bins (Rubbermaid tubs, etc.). Ultimately, it's up to you whether you want to reinforce the stand or not.
This is my first time using top fin but I am gonna use them without reinforcing. I hauled them into the house holding the center brace and it felt stormy, no wood creaking at all even when leverage loading the tank onto it, and the 150 tall weighs a ton.
I looked at the stands for the 125s when I was in the store and I don't like the floating edges, I like all four corners and the center to be supported and braced, so on the 125 I personally would try to use a cut to fit metal bar/tube to reinforce the corners of possible, but keep in mind these things are backed by warranty.
I would trust they have some engineers that came up with the design and there's no need to worry as long as they're not being banged up regularly or compromised by water damage.
