Anyone with this stand? #2
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CWO4GUNNER
USN/USCG 1974-2004 Weps
I was in the nearby town of Kingman AZ to pick up my new bicycle (Gary Fisher Wahoo) and took the opportunity to stop into Petco which we don't have in my home town Bullhead. Your same stand was there along with a couple other sizes, the largest 55 gal. But I can tell you from the construction that any tank that would fit on top would be supported by that frame. I actually considered buying one to use as a support frame or replacement for my cheap partial board stand holding up my 60 tank which I know sooner rather then later is going to start failing as particle board wet or dry cant take stress very long. At least not the stuff they make for indoor furniture (glue and sawdust).
Thanks for being the guinea pig Vampie! I think I am going to buy this stand for a 20L now, but I'm waiting to see it with the tank
It's going to be awhile before I actually have everything set up, but here's a basic idea of what the stand looks like with an actual tank on it.
Ten minutes.
I use put one of these together at work yesterday. Super easy and it comes with the Allen wrench that you need to put it together. To be honest It seems a little tall and with a 10 gallon tank it ( the one we set up at work) the stand seems to dwarf the tank, but it seems more study then some of the older styles.
I thought it looked a bit awkward when I first set it up. The tank seem so small and short compared to the stand, I think mainly because of the difference in size between the tank's frame and the stand's "frame". Got used to it pretty quick though.
BettaFishMommy
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vampie, might i make a suggestion?
your electrical cords should have drip loops in them, and not be hanging down like that, straight to the power bar. if water dripped down the cord it'd go straight into the plug ins. the power bars i have for my tanks are hanging on the wall behind the tanks, above tank height, and secured on the wall with a couple good wood screws, into the stud. assures me i will not have problems if any water should run down any cords.
i really like that stand! almost makes me wish i hadn't sold my 20 long last month........lol.
your electrical cords should have drip loops in them, and not be hanging down like that, straight to the power bar. if water dripped down the cord it'd go straight into the plug ins. the power bars i have for my tanks are hanging on the wall behind the tanks, above tank height, and secured on the wall with a couple good wood screws, into the stud. assures me i will not have problems if any water should run down any cords.
i really like that stand! almost makes me wish i hadn't sold my 20 long last month........lol.
I was just thinking that too. Or you can use double sided mounting tape and put it on the under side of the tank and run the main power cord down the back side of the leg so you don't see all the cords and you still will have drip loop.
The powerstrip is actually located in a TV cabinet to the left now, it was really just there as I was still setting everything up. Interesting idea on mounting it to the wall though, I never thought about that.
This does make me wonder though, I've never had water drip down any cords nor does anyone I know have.. how common are they?
This does make me wonder though, I've never had water drip down any cords nor does anyone I know have.. how common are they?
BettaFishMommy
finkids make me happy :-)
i wouldn't install the power bar on the stand under the tank, or anywhere on the stand that water might drip to. if the tank should leak or water drip down, any surfaces that adjoin or butt up against each other will have water transfer over them and although the plug ins on the power bar may be facing down, there is still the chance that water could get into the power bar casing.
power supply either above or beside the tank, and never on the same surface as the tank, and never below. i've always made this a rule with my aquariums. better safe than sorry. i even make sure there is a drip loop coming from the wall outlet to where the power bar is screwed to the wall, by using power bars with longer cords. paranoid? naaaaah! lol.
power supply either above or beside the tank, and never on the same surface as the tank, and never below. i've always made this a rule with my aquariums. better safe than sorry. i even make sure there is a drip loop coming from the wall outlet to where the power bar is screwed to the wall, by using power bars with longer cords. paranoid? naaaaah! lol.
