10g Walmart stand???

[alter40]

Does anybody have a 10 gallon tank stand from Walmart? I was thinking about going and picking one up tonight so I can start setting up my tank tomorrow, but I want to know if they are decent or not.

 

[sweetpickles7]

No, but i have the 29gal stand and its pretty nice.

 

[TMony]

As long as it looks nice enough for your decor and holds about a hundred pounds you will be fine.

(10 gallons of water weights a little over 83 pounds + tank, gravel and decorations will be somewhere around 100 pounds)

 

[brian1973]

put it together, sit on it, if it doesnt fall apart its good, if it does, it's walmart take it back. Oh and tell them your tank fell and cracked too...

 

[alter40]

put it together, sit on it, if it doesnt fall apart its good, if it does, it's walmart take it back. Oh and tell them your tank fell and cracked too...

HAHA my fat ass will break it! *laughingc

 

[brian1973]

then you get a replacement stand and a free tank...haha

 

[TMony]

*BOUNCINGS Too Funny

 

[alter40]

And a big bump on the head when I go flying off the broken stand haha

 

[brian1973]

wear a helmet...

 

[Whiskers]

i bought a walmart stand for a 20 gal tank that can also be used for a 10 gal and supprisingly it's quite tough.
i even braced the the lower shelf with blocks, sat a piece of board on top of the shelf and now have a 20 gal on top of stand and 10 gal on bottom. i know it sounds backwards but works really nice.

 

[sweetpickles7]

Whiskers, is that your tank in your avatar?

 

[unwritten law]

No, but i have the 29gal stand and its pretty nice.

ditto.. but I wish there was a shelf under it.

 

[tom91970]

I asked this same question two years ago about the 29g stand they sell and all the feedback I received was positive. Just be sure not to get the stand wet (i.e., don't give water a chance to soak into the particle board).

 

[alter40]

I got the 10 gallon stand that they have that is actually all metal. It seems pretty sturdy and it passed that fat ass test too haha

 

[tom91970]

I haven't seen any metal stand at Wal-Mart around here. How much did you give for it? I might have to start looking around.

 

[alter40]

It was $38 and the wood 29g stand was around $60

 

[big54bob]

I *had*(notice the had) one but mine rusted on the bottom and it collapsed.

Right now it serves as a TV stand.

 

[TMony]

I hope it didn't have a tank on it at the time it collapsed.
Just the thought of that gives me chills. . .

 

[Whiskers]

Whiskers, is that your tank in your avatar?

That tank belongs to a friend of mine. 374 gal acrylic. he got rid of thoes fish and now is trying to breed fresh water rays.


As far as the tank stand from walmart goes, mine is made of metal too. the lower shelf i spoke of is like a wire grill that connects to each leg. don't remember what i paid for it but for once i got something from walmart that i was totally satsfied with.*thumbsups