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fishlore101
03-04-2006, 12:25 PM
What can hold an 80 gallon tank that is full of water, fish, etc? I need to get a stand of somesort and the local "pet store" is Walmart. UGH! I also can pay an arm and a leg for a tank stand. How heavy would this tank actully be?
new2tanks
03-04-2006, 12:32 PM
the whole getup can way upwards of 800 pounds.
jmattingly
03-04-2006, 12:49 PM
The water alone on an 80 gallon tank will be around 640 pounds. Throw in rocks and you're topping 650 easily. The stand is likely to weight atleast 50 pounds... probably more if you get a decent one.
If you can pay for quality, I'd get quality. WalMart isn't the place I'd be shopping for a quality stand. Find a LFS and see what they can offer.
Joe
fishlore101
03-04-2006, 4:42 PM
The only type of store around here is Petsmart and Petco that is an hour away and they are really expensive. Now that I know how much a tank like that would weigh I can look around for stands. Thanks a lot for the advice and input.