Can I use this cabinet for my new fish tank?

[professorjimjam]

Please see attached photos.

I have a cabinet, the cabinet itself is very strong. can hold up to 180KGs

The fish tank I bought is 123 Liters Fluva Flex. As you can see from the pictures, there is a gap on the tank bottom glass and the surface of the table, as the surface of the table is not flat and there are edges on two sides. also the horizontal dynmention of the cabinet is 80CM and the tank is 82CM . so in each side, the tank glass is 1CM beyond the edge of the cabinet.

I thought a lot about it, I am thinking of buying a new layer of wooden cover exactly at the dimension of the fish tank and to put that on top of the cabinet and then on top of that I put the fish tank. will that be better and secure? I am rendign this apartment which I rented with furniture and I cannot use any other cabinet.

Thank you for your support and advice.

 

[Tj203]

No a glass tank needs to be supported on the edges that lip will make the tank Crack and no the fome will not help thats 1000 lb or more. Also I would have to see the inside to see how it was braced if the top was not like that. I feel you I went to buy wood 2 days ago and almost had a hard attack over $10 for a 2x4 what! But for a tank that size you need a real stand.

 

[dr exum]

No a glass tank needs to be supported on the edges that lip will make the tank Crack and no the fome will not help thats 1000 lb or more. Also I would have to see the inside to see how it was braced if the top was not like that. I feel you I went to buy wood 2 days ago and almost had a hard attack over $10 for a 2x4 what! But for a tank that size you need a real stand.

pretty much what he said -

is it 123Liters?

 

[tlindsey]

Please see attached photos.

I have a cabinet, the cabinet itself is very strong. can hold up to 180KGs

The fish tank I bought is 123 Liters Fluva Flex. As you can see from the pictures, there is a gap on the tank bottom glass and the surface of the table, as the surface of the table is not flat and there are edges on two sides. also the horizontal dynmention of the cabinet is 80CM and the tank is 82CM . so in each side, the tank glass is 1CM beyond the edge of the cabinet.

I thought a lot about it, I am thinking of buying a new layer of wooden cover exactly at the dimension of the fish tank and to put that on top of the cabinet and then on top of that I put the fish tank. will that be better and secure? I am rendign this apartment which I rented with furniture and I cannot use any other cabinet.

Thank you for your support and advice.

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I agree that is a accident waiting to happen. I suggest buying a aquarium stand that will properly support that aquarium.

 

[jjohnwm]

A 120liter tank isn't going to weigh anywhere near 1000 pounds, probably not even half that...but that stand is still a joke. It's wooden frame appears to be held together with just a couple of those cheap screw-type insert gizmos (last pic), probably isn't glued, and I would bet that the sides and front are some kind of compressed cardboard, chipboard or similar junk. When this gets wet...not if, but when...it will swell and crack. Yes, I'm sure that there are actual aquarium stands that use this construction, but...they're junk as well.

Can you not put it into storage and then place a properly built stand in that location?

 

[Matteus]

A 120liter tank isn't going to weigh anywhere near 1000 pounds, probably not even half that...but that stand is still a joke. It's wooden frame appears to be held together with just a couple of those cheap screw-type insert gizmos (last pic), probably isn't glued, and I would bet that the sides and front are some kind of compressed cardboard, chipboard or similar junk. When this gets wet...not if, but when...it will swell and crack. Yes, I'm sure that there are actual aquarium stands that use this construction, but...they're junk as well.

Can you not put it into storage and then place a properly built stand in that location?

+1

I agree with what is said here. Uneven surfaces and glass do not go well together. Adding the pressure of water is a recipe for disaster. If a tank is not level it can create a strain, which will eventually cause a crack, then leak if you are “lucky “. Uneven pressure on a bottom of a tank will often cause a full on blow out.

the cheap layered wood that is mentioned in the post I am quoting can be an issue when it gets wet. There was a member here who lost an entire set up because of this. It was fairly tragic and I would never recommend using this type of material as a stand.

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[Tj203]

A 120liter tank isn't going to weigh anywhere near 1000 pounds, probably not even half that...but that stand is still a joke. It's wooden frame appears to be held together with just a couple of those cheap screw-type insert gizmos (last pic), probably isn't glued, and I would bet that the sides and front are some kind of compressed cardboard, chipboard or similar junk. When this gets wet...not if, but when...it will swell and crack. Yes, I'm sure that there are actual aquarium stands that use this construction, but...they're junk as well.

Can you not put it into storage and then place a properly built stand in that location?

That's only a 31 gallon tank? I thought it was gallon

 

[Tj203]

If that is only a 30 gallon tank you can put 3/4 plywood and shim under it.. and cut the Drawers out and reinforce inside a little bit I think you can make it work. If you had to but I would just go by a real stand

 

[twentyleagues]

32.5 gallons at roughly 10lbs/g = 325lbs. 180kg is 396lbs. So weight wise you should be good but personally I wouldn't trust it. Not to mention what the others have said about the over all construction. And I also agree that at minimum you'd need to address the top situation, that will cause a failure asap.

 

[professorjimjam]

Thank you so very much everyone!

the tank is this one.