I was moving and had a small window to downsize my 50 gallon and make the move to new place o got the tank for free and found the stand on craigslist so when it came time to put it together I realized the sump wouldnt fit and my skimmer was too tall so.. I cut the dementions of the sump out of the stand and set the stand over the sump.so the sump is sitting on the floor. Lol was in a pinch made it work.haha