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To make a long story short our bedroom is short on space so we're considering using the dresser as a tank stand. It's 62" by 18" so it should be able to accomodate up to a 100g. I know it's plenty sturdy. I was wondering if anyone else has tried this and if they've had any experiences positive or negative.
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I would try a tank with gross weight of 500 pounds are less. -
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i have a 100gl on a big computer desk with no prob.Comment
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I've put one of my 20 gallons on a dresser and it held.Fish are people too, they just have gills.Comment
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I have a 6 ft dresser with a 55g ontop. I took the drawers out and added a 2x4 frame between where the drawers sit.
Is your dresser solid wood>Comment
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I used a 36" dresser as a stand for a 42 gallon hex.
IT was fine...I just decided that the sound of running water in my bedroom wasn't the brightest idea I had had.
However..the solid wood dresser was the perfect stand.5.5 fw fluval chi - class N top bar snake chested endlers/ red marble bn/ 4 stripe RCS/ pumpkin shrimp
20 sw cube - a few damsels and a colony of bristleworms
29 fw - self cloning crayfish..which can't seem to clone haha
29 fw - mollies / albino bristlenose / ghost shrimp and snowball shrimp/ glo danios
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Our dresser is solid wood :) And it's old and HEAVY!
Pretty much for us if we want a tank bigger than 29g it has to be in the bedroom. Unfortunately there's just no other place for it. I don't mind though. I like the sound of running water and it will make the bedroom even more peaceful.KarenComment
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The closer the edge of the tank comes to the edge of the furniture , the better it will be. I would be reluctant ,for example, to put a 20gal in the center of a 48" long piece of furniture.
Particle board (or OSB) has been used for most furniture for 50+ yr; it is heavy but not strong.
One thing I have done is to put 1" oak or plywood on the furniture for added strength/stiffness; this doesen't necessarily look bad.Comment
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Cool! Means I need a five foot tank! :)KarenComment
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