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06/13/2007, 08:08 PM
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AGA stand makes me nervous
I recently purchased a 180 gallon AGA Modern series aquarium stand. After seeing the thing in person I must say I am a little nervous about sitting a ton of water on top of it. It seems a little insufficient to hold a great ammount of weight. Does anyone on here have this type of stand and can comment about its quality and rigidity?
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06/13/2007, 08:14 PM
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I agree that AGA stands are on the lighter duty (looking) side, but I have never heard of one failing.
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06/13/2007, 08:17 PM
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That is the exact reason I went nuts when I DIY'd my stand. I have 8 - 2x10's supporting my 75...... a little overkill, but when I saw those stands at the LFS, I got pretty freaked out too!
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06/13/2007, 08:21 PM
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AGA is a pretty reputable company. Have been doing it for some time. I think they know what there doing. JMO
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06/13/2007, 08:25 PM
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I have one and I like it. You could always brace it a little bit.
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06/13/2007, 08:33 PM
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It will be fine. You dont need a ridiculously overbuilt stand. As another poster said, have you ever heard of one failing? I have a 180G and the stand doesn't have a single 2x anything in it. Neither did my 90G stand.
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06/14/2007, 02:42 PM
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I have the 180 gallon modern. I would add additional bracing under the bottom if you plan on putting a large volume of water in a sump or remote deep sand bed. I have a 40 gallon sump, a 28 gallon brute trashcan full of sand/water (RDSB) and a 15 gallon water storage container top-off under my tank in the stand. It warped the bottom until I added bracing. That is an extreme amount of weight under the stand (certainly more than it was built for). Other than this, no complaints.
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#10
06/14/2007, 02:55 PM
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i have not heard anything negitive about the stands either. but i do know that it is not as much weight as you would think. i know that the tank full of water probably weighs around 1600 lbs. it is being spread over an area and not in just one small section. think about this... have you ever heard of people having problems with a waterbed? that is the same concept except spread over a larger space. if you dont feel comfortable with the stand though you can always build one yourself. it will be much cheaper or at least mine was. all i used was 2x4s and a sheet of plywood. you could also brace the other one more to make you feel better. just my opionion!
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06/14/2007, 03:09 PM
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Think about it this way. In which would situation would All Glass warrenty its tank: When it's sitting on an All Glass stand or a DYI stand. The have confidence it their product and engineering. I do too.
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#12
06/14/2007, 03:28 PM
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Yes, even though some store bought stands look flimsy and underbuilt (especially those particle board ones), wood can hold a lot more weight than most people would imagine. I also have never heard of an AGA stand failing.
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