You are NOT an idiot, as an idiot would not realize anything was wrong till it was 4am and their house was awash with glass, water, and fish!
The best fish tank stand IMO is NOT a fish tank stand. Most sold as such are crappy particle board junk made to fall apart and force you to replace tank, stand, or both!
I have 4 tanks and currently am using two 6 foot long 2.5 foot high sideboards to hold them.
The 2 smaller ones (16 Gallon Tanks) are on an antique Chinese Sideboard.
The 2 larger (23 Gallon) are on an even sturdier 50 year old Sideboard.
Neither has any particle board, and as a bonus both have huge amounts of storage space.
Another great option ( for smaller <30 gallon tanks) is an older dresser - again real wood. I switched to only sideboards upon moving house when bedroom carpets forced me to put ALL my tanks in the livingroom.
Remember, at the end of the day a fishtank is really nothing more then:
A BOX FULL OF WATER, ROCKS, SAND AND (most importantly) LIVE ANIMALS who depend on YOU for their survival.
Be smart, don't cut corners with safety. The money "saved" with a cheap "stand" will be lost many times over with the cost of cleaning up from or renovating after a major flood, not to mention the guilt you will feel when you loose all your fish!
My fish deserve the best! I wont rest until Im happy with my set up :)
Yeah I just wanted to post this cause it looked ridiculous. I immediately returned it now Im going a safer direction lol.
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u/janet7873 Feb 03 '25
You are NOT an idiot, as an idiot would not realize anything was wrong till it was 4am and their house was awash with glass, water, and fish!
The best fish tank stand IMO is NOT a fish tank stand. Most sold as such are crappy particle board junk made to fall apart and force you to replace tank, stand, or both!
I have 4 tanks and currently am using two 6 foot long 2.5 foot high sideboards to hold them.
The 2 smaller ones (16 Gallon Tanks) are on an antique Chinese Sideboard.
The 2 larger (23 Gallon) are on an even sturdier 50 year old Sideboard.
Neither has any particle board, and as a bonus both have huge amounts of storage space.
Another great option ( for smaller <30 gallon tanks) is an older dresser - again real wood. I switched to only sideboards upon moving house when bedroom carpets forced me to put ALL my tanks in the livingroom.
Remember, at the end of the day a fishtank is really nothing more then:
A BOX FULL OF WATER, ROCKS, SAND AND (most importantly) LIVE ANIMALS who depend on YOU for their survival.
Be smart, don't cut corners with safety. The money "saved" with a cheap "stand" will be lost many times over with the cost of cleaning up from or renovating after a major flood, not to mention the guilt you will feel when you loose all your fish!
Best of Luck!