TV cabinets withstand a 240litre aquarium?

[Penelz]

Finally deciding to upgrade my 90 litre fish tank to a 240 litre as the width and depth fits perfect in new spot in the house below the TV on the wall.

The problem is the height as all the cabinets that I see online with the fish tank will be just too high and leave no room below TV.

Just wondering if ppl have had this same issue before and have used a solid wood tv stand/cabinet to with stand a bigger fish tank?

Thanks

 

[10 Tanks]

Finally deciding to upgrade my 90 litre fish tank to a 240 litre as the width and depth fits perfect in new spot in the house below the TV on the wall.

The problem is the height as all the cabinets that I see online with the fish tank will be just too high and leave no room below TV.

Just wondering if ppl have had this same issue before and have used a solid wood tv stand/cabinet to with stand a bigger fish tank?

Thanks

Hello. Standard furniture isn't designed to support 600 pounds or 272 or so kilos, which is what you have in a 240 liter tank. The weight doesn't include all the bottom material and decorations. It would be better to spend the money for something that's designed to hold a fish tank. You don't want a huge water cleanup and a damaged tank.

10 Tanks (Now 11)

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I tend to agree with 10 Tanks. With bigger tanks, it usually just isn't worth the risk. I use people to approximate weight for guessing purposes. For a 10-15 gallon tank, I figure if one average-size adult can stand on the cabinet, it should be safe. A 30 gallon takes two people to approximate. A 240 liter tank would require a stand that can hold around 5 adults. If it collapses under their weight, well, people are usually easier to clean up than broken aquariums.

Even then, though, be aware that a cabinet that can hold 600 lb. for a few minutes (or however long you can get a few good friends to take part in this bizarre experiment) might sag over time and eventually collapse. The good news is that most TV stands and cabinets will have a rated weight. The seller should be able to tell you. As long as you stay well under that, you should be OK.

 

[Naughts]

Finally deciding to upgrade my 90 litre fish tank to a 240 litre as the width and depth fits perfect in new spot in the house below the TV on the wall.

The problem is the height as all the cabinets that I see online with the fish tank will be just too high and leave no room below TV.

Just wondering if ppl have had this same issue before and have used a solid wood tv stand/cabinet to with stand a bigger fish tank?

Thanks

I understand you need a short stand to fit the space. Have you considered using breeze blocks to make the stand?

 

[Penelz]

I understand you need a short stand to fit the space. Have you considered using breeze blocks to make the stand?

I don’t think my mrs would like breeze blocks as decor in the living room haha

 

[Penelz]

Hello. Standard furniture isn't designed to support 600 pounds or 272 or so kilos, which is what you have in a 240 liter tank. The weight doesn't include all the bottom material and decorations. It would be better to spend the money for something that's designed to hold a fish tank. You don't want a huge water cleanup and a damaged tank.

10 Tanks (Now 11)

Yeah makes sense, it is a lot of weight, I’ll have a shop around to see if anywhere has any lower Aquarium cabinets.

Thank you

 

[Penelz]

I tend to agree with 10 Tanks. With bigger tanks, it usually just isn't worth the risk. I use people to approximate weight for guessing purposes. For a 10-15 gallon tank, I figure if one average-size adult can stand on the cabinet, it should be safe. A 30 gallon takes two people to approximate. A 240 liter tank would require a stand that can hold around 5 adults. If it collapses under their weight, well, people are usually easier to clean up than broken aquariums.

Even then, though, be aware that a cabinet that can hold 600 lb. for a few minutes (or however long you can get a few good friends to take part in this bizarre experiment) might sag over time and eventually collapse. The good news is that most TV stands and cabinets will have a rated weight. The seller should be able to tell you. As long as you stay well under that, you should be OK.

Ok thanks for the advice, I’ll have another shop around for lower aquarium cabinet or make sure it is confirmed by the seller that a tv cabinet and withstand the weight.

Thanks

 

[Lcc86]

Ok thanks for the advice, I’ll have another shop around for lower aquarium cabinet or make sure it is confirmed by the seller that a tv cabinet and withstand the weight.

Thanks

You may struggle to find a TV cabinet that can hold that amount of weight as most wouldn't ever be required to hold that kind of weight. A lower aquarium cabinet is the right way forward.

 

[Penelz]

You may struggle to find a TV cabinet that can hold that amount of weight as most wouldn't ever be required to hold that kind of weight. A lower aquarium cabinet is the right way forward.

I am struggling to find any online for a 240l tank, do you know of anywhere where they might sell lower cabinets for aquarium ?

 

[GaryE]

Low stands are unpopular because it's harder to see and work on a tank below the standard height. I make my own stands with the lower level a metre high, because of my own height. I expect a low stand will need a custom made stand.

 

[Penelz]

Ah ok makes sense I will have a shop around for custom made cabinets. Thanks for the help

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I don’t think my mrs would like breeze blocks as decor in the living room haha

Maybe if you offer to paint them pretty colors?

 

[Magnum Man]

I've made my own stands for years... not sure what a breeze block is, but I usually use a concrete block (s) & common 2inch ( inch & a half finished size ) construction planks to support the weight, & then cover by screwing / nailing into the planks some sort of covering...

another option would be to have a custom steel one made ( I have buddy that is a fabricator, & very capable of making a steel stand that could be painted or powder coated )

my block & plank stands in my basement were made 20ish years ago... held full aquariums for 5-6 years, then sat empty, I refilled them this year, everything is as good as could be expected...

Here are a couple with pine, car siding, covering the blocks and planks, on the 2nd picture there are 2 - 55 gallon tanks back to back, because of the span, there is a single stack of 8" concrete blocks in the middle of each tank, under the plank... coincidentally this allows space under them, for another 55 gallon in the middle... the paneling covers the front, & the tank is exposed from the back side... that used to be my feeder fish holding tank, as I had a lot of predatory fish back then... 3rd picture is a stacked double tank stand, under construction this year, using a painted ornamental block, that will stay exposed I'll try to add a completed picture with a 45 gallon tall on top, & the 65 gallon ( pictured ) on the bottom...

 

[Essjay]

Breeze blocks

 

[Magnum Man]

Think we call those cinder blocks... kind of a coarser, less dense cement block???