Best stand for water box 20 cube?

[bingus]

Me and my fiancé just moved into our first apartment and we need a stand for our tank. We are very limited on space so I need one with shelves. Tia!

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Is building your own an option? After building one myself I can’t think of a better more dependable option.

 

[bingus]

Is building your own an option? After building one myself I can’t think of a better more dependable option.

Sadly I have the hands of a mechanic so my carpentry skills are squat lol.

 

[roosterreefer]

Stands built to be aquarium stands are pricey. I've been looking around for an option that doesn't cost more than the tank, which for a Waterbox 20 is $270. Several threads on here discuss using Ikea furniture as a stand, or even just a kitchen base cabinet from Home Depot or wherever. All require some additional work to reinforce and stabilize them.

For my WB 20, I'm going with a storage cabinet I found on Amazon, mostly because I wanted something taller (36") so I wouldn't have to bend down so far to look into my tank. It isn't perfect, and I'll have to make some mods, but it'll end up at about $150.

It's wider than the tank though, so if space is your main concern, nothing will be more space conservative than a stand made especially for your tank because it will be the exact width of your tank. It'll just cost more (~$275 maybe), but you can surely add shelves since your tank is an AIO and there's no sump needed.

Looking forward to seeing what you choose!

 

[workhz]

20 gallons? So couple hundred pounds at most?

I’d think pretty much anything you want. Just modify whatever slightly to handle the weight.