I took the little feet off.Anyone have any knowledge regarding aluminum stands...?
Will this aluminum stand be able to hold a 250 gallon (96 x 24 x 25) aquarium that when fully loaded (aquarium, water, sand, rock, lights, power heads, etc.) will weight 3,500+ pounds...?
96x24x36 - Aquarium Stand (Kit) | Framing Technology
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You mean like tile (it could crack it); linoleum (it could dent,gouge it); wood (it could dent it); etc...?
I would definitely not use those feet either.
Nope… buy them little plastic or wooden shims from Home Depot and use them accordingly., that stand should be plenty strong without the feet
The composite ones are great! I would shim directly under the legs first, then add additional shims between.
I’d have to know exactly what they were made of, the diameter, and thread characteristics before I would trust them long term. As long as it’s corrosion proof and rated for the load it’s fine. Treat it like a structural bolt.
For me no.
Correct on the non concrete slab floorings. If you're going to set it straight onto a concrete slab (or something solid on the slab) then go ahead and use the feet. If going onto a flooring material that may eventually sag, well personally I would rethink that. If you take the feet of you will spread the weight PSI over a larger area. And if you were to do it that way, it's better to have the bottom rails as one long piece with the legs standing on them.
Then if there is any shimming that needs to be done, the shim can go between the bottom rails and the legs. It can be a little more work to set up right but if you use a level and take exact measurements, with a little geometry it can be easily accomplished. This way the bottom rails lay flat on the floor to spread out the weight.
