aquarium stands?

Question

i asked a question a few days ago and i got some good answers i just want to be completely sure though.
i bought a stand from my local pet store and they guy said it would be fine for my 29 gallon glass fish tank. its iron and its really sturdy, but it only supports the edges and the 4 corners of my tank with nothing holding the bottom except for on the edges and corners. the answers i got before said it would be fine if its a glass tank. i just need to make sure. does anyone out there have the same kind of stand on a tank that size or bigger?

please help i want to make sure it will hold it before i get a lot of water on my floor.lol

i just want to make sure that the tank will not get stressed and leak from just having support on the edges and corners.

it is iron and supports all of the edges and corners but not the underneath of it.

thanks a lot you guys

Answer 1

Check out this site and you will see where I got my answer a few days ago ( I knew I had read it but couldn't remember where. Hope this eases your mind!!


http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/algae/bb/bybstand.htm

Answer 2

The 29 gallon should be fine on an iron stand. I have one now with a marine tank and about 30 pounds of live rock on it, but I use a plastic table cloth to keep the salt from corroding the iron if I splash any water.

I also have two 55 gallon iron stands that are made the same way - all the supports are on the sides - and I've had filled 55 gallon tanks on the top and bottom shelves on one of these at the same time. No problems.

Answer 3

If you support the glass bottom,it will eventually leak. I think that if you sit and study the way the system is constructed this will become evident. Give it a good long think. This might help,the water pushes out against the bottom just like it pushes against the sides.