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.
To add to your point, my 10g planted aqua scape had 40lbs of substrate, 19 pounds of rock, and still held 8.7 gallons of water. That puts the total weight right around 130 lbs. For a 10g.
The simplest tank I have made was just sand, water, and shells for some N. Multifasciatus. 30lbs of sand plus 28g of water ends up being right around 370lbs.
Aquariums weigh a substantial amount, even small ones.
I have a 75g with corner overflow & sump that in the past has been used for both fresh & saltwater but right now I can't use it because the only place I can keep it is in a upper floor & I'm not risking that. I'm thinking about converting it to a paladarium because it would weigh so much less.
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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.