Safest and most durable aquarium stands

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if you have the time, i would attempt to make one yourself even if you have no expierence.
every house should have a basic powertool set, its worth it to be able to fix stuff around you and avoid having to call a repair man.
if you live in a apartment or are female(trying not to sound sexist just most women i know are scared to hell of any saw) you can ignore my suggestion.
 
Just to clarify, my tank is freshwater. Although I do often use aquarium salt for medication purposes. This isn't filtered out, so there is aquarium salt in the tank. I am not familiar with salt water setups - would this count as salt water? I am calling LFS now (as some of you suggested) and some are saying metal is the way to go, some are saying metal/oak/pine are all equally durable and stable, but I did not make this aquarium salt consideration earlier. I apologize for the tangential question.
 
I imagine that steel is the best that you can buy, and tubular steel is better than simply have steel planks, right?
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Yes but as far as I know you'll have to get that custom built. All the standard steel stands are painted angle iron. If you can swing a stainless tubular steel stand that is your best bet, but it will hurt when you get the bill.
 
1commander;3288917; said:
Just to clarify, my tank is freshwater. Although I do often use aquarium salt for medication purposes. This isn't filtered out, so there is aquarium salt in the tank. I am not familiar with salt water setups - would this count as salt water?
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no it wouldnt


the amount you put in the tank is very small compared to seawater or brackish. in those salt will actually evap out of the tank and coat close surfaces. its called salt creep
 
vladfloroff;3288932; said:
If the tank was 55 Gallons or less then yeah. At that size with kids every time a car back fires you'll be checking on the tank.
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if you take your time and do it right anyone can do it. i built a stand for a 90 at 16 with my dads power tools.
a year later my friend borrowed the tools and built one for his 120

neither of us were expierenced, just to geeky kids that play alot of videogames and had fish.
hardly the stallion i am today ;)
 
12 volt man: I saw in your picture that you have wider feet on your stand's struts than is pictured on the hamiltonmanufacturing website. How did you make these and attach these?

I am leaning strongly towards steel (if I can find it) since that seems to be the consensus for durabilty, but I am worried about the stand puncturing through the floor. It also does not seem like your stand has any support struts in the middle, instead being only on the 4 corners.

As for wood, which one is stronger? Oak or Pine?
 
1commander;3289001; said:
12 volt man: I saw in your picture that you have wider feet on your stand's struts than is pictured on the hamiltonmanufacturing website. How did you make these and attach these?

I am leaning strongly towards steel (if I can find it) since that seems to be the consensus for durabilty, but I am worried about the stand puncturing through the floor. It also does not seem like your stand has any support struts in the middle, instead being only on the 4 corners.

As for wood, which one is stronger? Oak or Pine?
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im unsure but im guessing oak since its more expensive

i think oak is also called a hardwood

i would definitely be wary of 4 skinny steel legs. thats like 200 pounds a leg
 
Build your own stand out of 2 x 4s (or 4x 4s or 2 x 6s whatever) it really is alot cheaper and if done right stonger than ALL the wooden stands on the market right now. my dad and i jsut built a stand for my 150 gallon tank recently out of 2x4s and 1/2" plywood
 
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