37gal on 29gal stand??

[misstish]

I keep telling my friend I don't think its the smartest choice because I don't think her stand could with hold the weight but she wont really listen to me.

Any help and reasons as to why she shouldn't?

 

[love The Jack Dempseys]

if she puts plywood or something strong on top of it and if the tank is close to the size of the stand it will probably hold because its a low gallon tank.

 

[importracer]

I keep telling my friend I don't think its the smartest choice because I don't think her stand could with hold the weight but she wont really listen to me.

Any help and reasons as to why she shouldn't?

Tell your friend to purchase 4 cinder blocks from HOME DEPOT.....Cinder blocks cost $1.50 each.....Stack them accordinally and place a flat board on top of the bricks.........Finally, put the tank on top of the whole thing.......

 

[misstish]

Her 29gal is probably a centimeter from being to big for the stand she has now, but thats the stand it came with from the store. When you empty the tank or take the tank off its got wood there so you can't see the bottom of the stand. We also put that in.

um.. cinderblocks??

 

[bbortko]

Should be fine since they have the same footprint. Most stands are made to handle every tank that shares the same footprint.

 

[misstish]

The width and height are the same as the 29gal.
Just didn't know if the weight would hold or not. We went ahead and bought 2x4's to cut down and put inside the stand for added support.