does anybody have a deep blue stand does it feel less sturdy by the side door,mine kinda does if you rock the stand back and forth is there any way i can brace it better or is thats the way it is because of the door,its a stand for a 40 breeder so the weight is not tremendous but i would feel better it i can brace it better,should i put stainless l brackets on the post on the inside where the door opens?
deep blue stands?
- Thread starter SteveZ15
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
I don't own a DB stand but I did set a couple up for people and yes it is shoddy feeling stability wise on the left side. I like their tanks but am NOT a fan of their other product lines.
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- Long Island NY
+1 deep blue stands =fail.
I love the tanks though
I love the tanks though
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
They're made of press board. They'll never be great but if they never get wet they won't swell. <--- this is sarcasm before a certain jerk$@f decides to make a dumb comment.
If you really wanted to brace it you could do a 1X4 front to back on the top between the crapppy front support to the back of the stand utilizing pocket holes and L shaped metal brackets. I'd personally if you haven't set up the tank yet buy a majesty stand or other solid wood stand.
I don't know about the 40 breeder stand size having a side door, but the larger ones do. You could call marineland and ask them. I have never seen a Majesty stand that small. I would use a metal stand and skin it with plywood, you can use earth magnets pressed into the plywood to stick the plywood on. I will post pics of what I'm doing in the next few weeks. I had a custom metal stand built for my 120. I have a brand new oceanic wood stand that is just as nice as the Majesty stand, but I wanted more access and I had a custom ATO container built as well.
you are way to emotional:Blurp::Blurp:
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- Staten Island ny
Why don't you just go to lowes or Home Depot and cut and build one , it will be super solid and won't buckle for ages , stain it and hang new doors and your done
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
No the smaller ones do not have a side door to slide the sump in and out. But if you do the planning and plumbing correctly you'll never need to change anything until you upgrade, then it won't matter.
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
Not emotional, just like to state things to head situations off at the pass.
I bought a used setup - 120 deep blue tank and stand. When I filled it up with tap to test my plumbing I notice it would slight sway with the tiniest push, let alone when my kids went running by. Made me really nervous and I knew I would not sleep easy if I left it like that. So after it was drained, I braced the inside of the stand with 1x3's and some pieces of ply. It was really easy and is solid as a rock now. I did lose a little bit of interior space but I only use the stand for storage. Not sure if reinforcing one side will be enough. I can post pics of it later today if you are interested in seeing what I did.
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
Wrong category Trebek. Again I stop stupid responses by certain ones before they're made.
In case you're wondering you're not who I was referring to.
Saw some deep blue stands today at a store bigger ones and ma they are wobbely on the 90 gal how can that company trust that stand with that much weight. I took it apart and put some tight bond in some of the seams andd added more screws from the bottom and much sturdier after i get my sump ill add a cross brace ill drill through and add stainless bolt with washers and nuts so i can take it out if need be.i saw a majesty stand really nice but i couldnt fit it into my car i will get one in the future and keep the chiller in the deep blue mabe add a frag tank in the future but its is shured up now thanks for the help everyone im getting closer to getting the tank up and running just gotta get sump,lighting and skimmer..I cant wait, after going to aquarium village and seeing all the tanks I can see this reef keeping is going to be another obsession,fishing ,rod building ,now fishtanks i dont know why im even on land.
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- Long Island
I've got a deep blue stand for the smaller 30g frag tank, but for the 60g I have it on the Marineland Monterey 48"x24. Price was more than twice as much but much more sturdy and looks better. The Monterey has side panels on each side for access to the sump area if needed.
Sorry for delay here are pics of what I did to make TE stand more stable.
From front
From inside left
From inside right
The tank is very solid right now with water in it. No sway at all. Hope it helps. Let me know if you have questions.
From front
From inside left
From inside right
The tank is very solid right now with water in it. No sway at all. Hope it helps. Let me know if you have questions.
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