open wound needs salt
If the fish has an open wound you want to add salt to the tank, it helps them maintain the osmotic balance. I think that is 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons. Table salt is OK but pickling salt from the grocery store is better, no additives, located near the glass Ball jars for canning. Be sure to mix the salt in water before you pour it in, fine salt is not good to get into gills.
As for the stand, I really can't tell. The thing is, you are looking at about 300 pounds of weight. Would you and a friend both sit on that stand with no concerns? How is the weight directed to the floor? Often furniture is built with the legs just attached to the sides of the box that is the drawer or chest, so that really it is a few nails that is supporting the 300 lbs. A fish tank stand is typically built with a pictureframe-like square on the floor and another on the top, with legs between. So the whole tank is supported all around the rim, and all that weight is evenly passed down the legs to the bottom frame which rests flat on the floor to distribute that load evenly. And you need to know the material, for pressboard will flake when wet and just crumble away.
Is this in a dorm? Dorms often will have limits on tank sizes. If this is an apartment, you may want to find out about renters insurance. If the stand fails and 29 gallons of water hits the floor, it may ruin your place and the one below. You could be liable for the damages to the person below.
Personally, I'd sooner make a stand out of cinderblocks and wood than trust a dresser or regular bit of furniture, unless it was specifically strengthened to handle the weight with no sagging or twisting. If it sags, the tank can shatter, suddenly or slowly, as tiny cracks develop in the glass and/or seals.
If the fish has an open wound you want to add salt to the tank, it helps them maintain the osmotic balance. I think that is 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons. Table salt is OK but pickling salt from the grocery store is better, no additives, located near the glass Ball jars for canning. Be sure to mix the salt in water before you pour it in, fine salt is not good to get into gills.
As for the stand, I really can't tell. The thing is, you are looking at about 300 pounds of weight. Would you and a friend both sit on that stand with no concerns? How is the weight directed to the floor? Often furniture is built with the legs just attached to the sides of the box that is the drawer or chest, so that really it is a few nails that is supporting the 300 lbs. A fish tank stand is typically built with a pictureframe-like square on the floor and another on the top, with legs between. So the whole tank is supported all around the rim, and all that weight is evenly passed down the legs to the bottom frame which rests flat on the floor to distribute that load evenly. And you need to know the material, for pressboard will flake when wet and just crumble away.
Is this in a dorm? Dorms often will have limits on tank sizes. If this is an apartment, you may want to find out about renters insurance. If the stand fails and 29 gallons of water hits the floor, it may ruin your place and the one below. You could be liable for the damages to the person below.
Personally, I'd sooner make a stand out of cinderblocks and wood than trust a dresser or regular bit of furniture, unless it was specifically strengthened to handle the weight with no sagging or twisting. If it sags, the tank can shatter, suddenly or slowly, as tiny cracks develop in the glass and/or seals.
