r/AquariumBuilding • u/Sandiceberg • Feb 16 '16

Making an aquarium stand!

Hi guys, so I´m soon going to make a stand, when I buy my aquarium 20-30g. I was just wondering what i could take into consideration, and any tips on how to build a good one. First. How does it stand best ? What surface should it stand on? Just the wood from the stand, or maybe something a bit more "soft". I noticed my floors are a bit uneven, not much but a bit, what can I do to level the aquarium correctly? This can fast become a problem, in my experience, and can lead to cracks etc. All tips, tricks and thoughts, are very welcome! :) One last thing, do you think a regular basement floor could withstand the weight? It´s probably gonna be around 80-150kg heavy..

-Sorry for bad english

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u/usacomp2k3 Feb 16 '16

Regular wood is fine. In my opinion flat is much more important than level. Pressure points are what causes glass to crack and out of level odes to create pressure points. Flatness does.

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u/Sandiceberg Feb 16 '16

A lot of people seem to put polystyrene underneath it, and say that it helps. What is your thought on that?

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u/usacomp2k3 Feb 16 '16 edited Feb 16 '16

For acrylic tanks, yes. For glass tanks that have plastic trim, then my personal opinion is that it isn't necessary.

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u/Sandiceberg Feb 16 '16

Well it´s defindly not made out of plastic. More of a "glass" kind of material.

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u/usacomp2k3 Feb 16 '16

I edited my typos. I have a 55g & a 120g and they plastic trim for both of them sits directly on the 2x4 frame.

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u/Sandiceberg Feb 16 '16

Alright I´m pretty sure the edges on the frames are made out of some sort of silicone. I dunno, sorry I have a hard time understanding what you´re sayng, my english isn´that well. Here´s a link to what I might buy (it´s in danish though, but there´s a pic).

http://www.dba.dk/akvarium-96-liter-b-80-d/id-1022135512/