Iron Stands

[MARTIN BEHAIM]

My girlfriend just bought me a 55 gallon for Christmas and I don't yet have a stand. I might buy one of those "angle iron" stands at the LFS. However I was wondering if any one has any warnings about those. 55's stands are kinda narrow. Is it wobbley, or possible the tank might slip? I am sure they are safe, but I would like some peoples advice. Thank you.

[slipknottin]

Ah, we have a girlfriend now do we?

What is her name?

Is this 55 gallon your first tank by chance?

[MARTIN BEHAIM]

Michelle. Our one year anniversery is tomorrow wise guy.

No, you know what it got. It is my second.

[slipknottin]

one year anniversary, sounds like a long time.

yea, we sort of figured you didnt have too many tanks.

[JSchmidt]

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02391b.htm

[MARTIN BEHAIM]

I never said that I did Sherlock. I only have a ten gallon. What do you have Slipknottin to justify being post leader?

But lets stay on topic now, or we can go to chit-chat.

[slipknottin]

Originally posted by MARTIN BEHAIM
What do you have Slipknottin to justify being post leader?


Never knew there was a correlation bewteen most posts and most tanks. There is however a correlation bewteen trolls and how interested they actually are in fish.

[MARTIN BEHAIM]

How many do you have? Seriously I am interested Slip. I wasn't implying a correlation though.

[slipknottin]

I have five tanks right now, an african cichlid tank, an amazon tank, a reef, a marine grass tank, and just an awful looking algae filled aquarium. (that one is in the closet)

[MARTIN BEHAIM]

Thank you for your eventual civility Mr. Slip.

Wow, this makes nine posts unrelated to the original question. I only hope someone will answer it.

[slipknottin]

Anyways, my 55 gallon tank is on an angle iron stand. Yes it most certainly is top heavy. Its well built to the point where the tank wont come crashing down, but I would try to secure it to the wall or put additional weight on the bottom so it doesnt rock back and forth.

[MARTIN BEHAIM]

Would you recommend fastening it to a wall stud?

[slipknottin]

Originally posted by MARTIN BEHAIM
Would you recommend fastening it to a wall stud?

Yes, if you can. GCVT had a link to a wall tether system thing that was made to hold TVs and things to the wall in earthquake country

[MARTIN BEHAIM]

Thanks for answering this old cartographer's question. Hey, that is what a model poster and moderator like yourself should be doing. Thank you Slip. If only "starts with a C and ends with an X"was not such a Saddam, we could really make progress.