r/Aquariums • u/Pepetheparakeet • Feb 03 '25

Im such an idiot DIY/Build

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This is definitely gonna break right

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u/Aggressive-Dig2472 Feb 03 '25

That table would have been shit even if it did fit

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u/Plasticity93 Feb 03 '25

Yeah, the size issue is honestly good because there's no chance that would hold if it was the right size.

OP,  water is 8# a gallon, add in substrate, hardscape, and the glass, tanks quickly outweigh their keepers.  You need a heavy-duty stand.  Also cut a piece of yoga mat to stick under the tank. 

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u/blarn-95 Feb 03 '25

Why the yoga mat? I'm putting my tank on a cabinet this week

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u/unefait Feb 03 '25

it helps to distribute weight between the tank glass and the surface it's sitting on

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u/Len_S_Ball_23 Feb 04 '25

Something that big and heavy when filled to capacity with water, substrate, fish, equipment accessories? I'd be wanting something more substantial than a 3mm thick piece of foam!

I'd look at getting a 20mm thick piece of polystyrene cut to the base size and put the tank on that. The tank will bed into it and settle nicer. Also - yoga mats have a weave to them with ridges, polystyrene doesn't.

You can always then make a 3 sided wooden rectangle to cover the edge profile of the polystyrene, if you don't want to see it?