Stand safe for aquarium weight?

[dimstamat]

Hi friends!
I recently bought a marineland 180g tank with stand and I noticed that some corners have a 1mm gap. It got a bit wet in the back of the truck when I brought it home. Do you think I should consider reinforcing the stand?
Thanks,
Dimos

 

[TX_REEF]

If the screws and glue are intact, you should be fine. However, in your position I’d definitely reinforce it because I can’t accept any risk

 

[Uncle99]

A 180g full is say almost 2,000 lbs.

The stand must have no flex and reinforcement is a great idea.

My frame for my 180g is aluminum.

A weak stand can contribute to seam and glass failures.

 

[jda]

I think that most of those are only held together with brad nails. You can add a few more if you want.

The stand relies on the weight/gravity to hold everything together.

 

[fish farmer]

I'd tightened it up with screws.

Those side walls look like particle board. I used to have a similar style stand for a 65 gallon. It was solid wood vertical boards with plywood in spots. I still reinforced the top and bottom corners with 90 degree metal brackets.

I also had an old O'Dell stand for a 120 gallon. ALL particle board. I had it reinforced in places with 2x4s.... surprised it held for 20 years. Some of the particle uprights were rotten through.

 

[Harpo]

Liquid nails construction adhesive and wood screws are your friend.

 

[dimstamat]

Got it, thanks! Something like this would do?

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Liquid Nails construction adhesive, LN-2000, is formulated with a proprietary hybrid-polymer blend for best-in-class adhesion. It bonds everything to everything (except polyethylene and polypropylene)

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