Hi Guys, im looking for a recommendation for a 55 gallon tank stand. The ones im looking at have lots of mixed reviews. Willing to pay more for quality. Thanks in advanced.
Recommendation for 55 gallon tank stand
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I have two metal stands that I got online. They are available through Petco I believe. There a simple metal stand so f your looking for furniture you would probably be looking for something more. I built a stand for my 75 which frankly I like better at less than half the cost of my two metal 55 stands.
Thank you so much for your reply. I have that same stand you're referring to under my 30 gallon. However im going to have it in a 2nd story apartment in my work and my office is directly below it and i just want the weight of the tank to be distributed more evenly so i can sleep at night and just not worry about it.
I built my 75 stand with 2x4" lumber and I have no concerns about support. One thing I do is top it with quarter inch ply. I put foam weather stripping under the perimeter of the ply and the tank weight automatically distributes itself evenly so there are no gaps.