TV cabinets withstand a 240litre aquarium?

[AlexT]

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

Yes they come light, medium, high density

 

[WhistlingBadger]

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...
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The stands are great. But that football tank!

 

[Magnum Man]

The football tank is "SO" not me... & after 6 months I've gotten bored with it... ( not a big fan of glo fish anyway )... it's in my bedroom right now... I'm saving the components, & may put it back together in the living room, where others can see it, & we watch football... I think it's going south American in the future... MRS wanted a couple fire mouth Cichlids, and maybe a couple other dwarf Cichlids if I can make it work

 

[powerdyne6]

I built my own stand for my 75 gallon for around $200 (price of wood is crazy).

The reason for building my own stand was everything on the market was built very cheap and really expensive for what you got.

I don’t have a completed pic on my phone. Since this picture the doors were built and added.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

I built my own stand for my 75 gallon for around $200 (price of wood is crazy).

The reason for building my own stand was everything on the market was built very cheap and really expensive for what you got.

I don’t have a completed pic on my phone. Since this picture the doors were built and added.

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Wow, I envy people who can make furniture that's strong AND beautiful. I can usually manage one or the other, but not both.

 

[Magnum Man]

I agree... I'm not a finish carpenter... couldn't miter a corner if my fish depended on it...
that looks really nice...

... & I hate that print covered saw dust board