After all, when our aquariums are purchased with our stands, we warranty them for a LIFETIME! Lifetime Stand Warrantyīecause we fully appreciate the importance of the quality of the aquarium stand, we back any tank sold with our Majestic® stands or steel stands with a LIFETIME limited warranty. It is very easy to present an inexpensive price by using thin steel, however we simply will not make or sell a stand that is not properly engineered to support our tanks simply to compete on price. Thin steel can and will warp and buckle under pressure… it is a very risky scenario. The customer is under the illusion they are well covered because the construction is welded steel, but there is a big difference between a properly engineered stand with adequate thickness and spacing of steel, and an under-engineered stand with thin tubes and an improper quantity of upright supports. It’s either thinner, or there are not enough upright supports or both. Most of the cost of a welded stand is in the cost of the steel itself… so if there is a bid for a dramatically less expensive stand, that almost always means they are using dramatically less steel. Most of the time when we are presented with another bid from a customer to compare, we know it isn’t engineered properly because the market rate of steel required to build a proper stand is more than what they are charging for the entire stand. Our stands are SOLID and the quality of our welds are meticulous. There’s no guesswork, we have done the engineering with professional engineers not only on the gauge and diameter required for the steel itself but the proper spacing for the uprights over the vast ranges of our sizes offered. Our steel stands have an extremely thick tubular construction. With aquariums, just a small failure, is a complete failure. Most places that aren’t used to building stands for aquariums do not have a full appreciation for just how much weight they need to support, sometimes in the many thousands of pounds, and the fact they need virtually no deflection or sagging over long periods of time – it’s not enough to keep the stand from collapsing, it needs virtually NO DEFLECTION or else the sagging of the aquarium can lead to stress on the silicone joints. The build and construction are simply educated guesses and are usually grossly under-engineered for these applications. Often times when people order a stand, they will compare us to a steel stand that may be made by a friend, or a local welding shop, or another aquarium stand provider who has not taken the time to actually engineer the range of scenarios that custom aquariums can present. These extremely heavy tanks require even more attention to detail for engineering because of the extreme weights, and because they inherently hold much more water which can create that much more damage during a failure. This is because of the extreme weights and pressure tall tanks create per square foot of footprint the aquarium consumes. Some aquariums over a given height will require a welded steel stand. Anyways, what is the solution that is safe but not incredibly difficult.Theirs Under-Engineered Stand Raw and thin plywood top, thin steel Steel Stand Construction I know this a common occurence when people make homemade stands using 2x4s (typical warped wood) and I can understand how after years the stand will warp and change some, but I can't Really if I'm going to fix the stand I might as well build a new one, which I would like to avoid if possible. I've been told shimming is a no no because it can cause stress points on the tank and stand, I've heard foam but some people say no, I've heard plywood is good for fixing this, and some people say just fix the stand. So I'm wondering what's the best way to fix this. I drilled the "front" because it had more scratches than the "back." So I tried to flip the tank around on the stand to the "front" and it fixes all the other gaps except for the right one gets even bigger, so it's actually better on the other way. Now the tank technically is on the "wrong" way (the oceanic symbol is facing the rear). 47. They are just large enough to slide a card the thickness of a credit card (without raised numbers) under. It was used for several years in a dentist office and the dentist sold it because he was upgrading to a corner type tank.Īnyways, I've noticed when placing it on the stand that there are some small gaps on 3 of the corners. It is several years old but in good condition overall. I have an oceanic 75 gallon and stand that I purchased from craigslist.
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