Selecting the Aquarium Stands

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Selecting the right Aquarium stand can be as important as the aquarium itself, just imagine filling you the aquarium and the stand giving way. An aquarium stand needs to be sturdy and strong but still look nice at the same time.

Don’t use an antique furniture or regular furniture as an leaks will soon destroy the antique table and normal furniture will easy warp under the weight of aquarium. So its always best to use the aquarium stand that comes with the tank, as the stands been designed to cater for the weight and at the same time the design of the stand will match the size and deisgn of the aquarium tank.

Make sure your freshwater aquarium fits its stand correctly.  If the edge of the tank hangs over the stand, the stand is too small and eventually can cause the aquarium to wrap or break.

Wooden Cabinet Stand

images Selecting the Aquarium StandsThese types of stands will have built in cupboards below which is excellent to hide all the pumps and other equipment and other gadgets that comes with freshwater aquarium hobby. Only problem is they may warp if not the correct cabinet for the aquarium and will cost a little more than a normal cast iron stand.

Despite the disadvantages mentioned they still are the best stands to have as they look good, are very stable and come with shelves to store away all your equipment.

Wrought Iron Stands

These types of stands come as wrought iron or angle frame. Angle frame stands don’t look nice and will leave nasty marks on your carpet from indentations and will leave rust stains if they get wet compared to wooden cabinet that will spread the load and not leave such a bad mark on your carpet.

Wrought iron stands look slightly nicer than angle frames and are one of the more common designs for stands in the market.

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D.I.Y Stands

There are a few stands that come flat packed that you can assemble yourself with some ease, but these types of stands are generally not as strong as pre-made aquarium stands that you can buy.

Alternatively if you go down to the hardware store and buy your own quality oak or other premium materials and build you one yourself. Best to test out your stand before adding the aquarium, this can be done by loading it with other items to simulate the actual weight of the tank.

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