A friend who is a retired carpenter built me this cabinet. It's made of 3/4" birch plywood with a 3/4" maple top. Originally I was going to put a 20 gallon cube on it, but I decided to put the cube on my desk and save this stand for a bigger tank in the future. Well, that was 9 months ago and I'm ready to upgrade Looking at the Fiji Cube 48 or 57 and wondering if this stand can support it. I'm also going to put a 15-20 gallon sump inside the cabinet which I didn't plan for originally, so it'll require cutting out half of the shelf. Thinking about adding additional support as shown by the red line in the last picture.
Cabinet dimensions: 37.5" long x 21.5 wide x 36" tall
Fiji cube 57 gallon aquarium dimensions: 35.5" long x 23.5" wide x 16" tall
Fiji cube 48 gallon aquarium dimensions: 30" long x 23.5" wide x 16" tall
So both tanks would be 2" wider than the cabinet therefore they will have to hang over the back but I'm contemplating additional support in the back to properly support the entire tank. What do you think, is that necessary? Will this stand support all of that weight? Where would you add more support and what type of wood would you use? Thanks!
Cabinet dimensions: 37.5" long x 21.5 wide x 36" tall
Fiji cube 57 gallon aquarium dimensions: 35.5" long x 23.5" wide x 16" tall
Fiji cube 48 gallon aquarium dimensions: 30" long x 23.5" wide x 16" tall
So both tanks would be 2" wider than the cabinet therefore they will have to hang over the back but I'm contemplating additional support in the back to properly support the entire tank. What do you think, is that necessary? Will this stand support all of that weight? Where would you add more support and what type of wood would you use? Thanks!