Tank stands

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  1. fishanatic

    fishanatic Tales of the sword

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    Hi everyone. This might be a stupid question but in going to go ahead and ask anyway.

    The regular angle iron stands that you get for fish tanks from a 1 foot up to about a 3foot

    I notice that the stands do not have any support for the base of the tank and only have along each side. How exactly does this work?

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    The one 3ft i had came with a thick piece plank to support the tank. My current 2 foot tank is only supported by the edges as you describe. I have no problems

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    @hencoloots how long have you had the tank for?

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    I think 4 months it's second hand and looks very old so I'm geussing the previous owner had it more than 2 years

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    @hencoloots thanks for the info. I'm about to setup a 1.5 foot and was just paranoid lol

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    I opted for a 4mm plate for extra support

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    I think I'm just going to cut a plank to put down

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    Most important areas to support are the 4 corners, so on smaller tank not having support in the centre is perfectly ok
     

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