Hey Everyone,
I finally got around to purchasing my first tank yesterday, but now I am a bit worried about the stand/cabinet I purchased from Ikea to support the tank. You can see the cabinet here:
IKEA | Filing cabinets | EFFEKTIV system | EFFEKTIV | Storage combination
(I purchased the black/brown version, which has slightly different materials of construction than the default white model shown)
I'm pretty confident that this thing can support 300 or so pounds of force vertically, but am I bit concerned about how well it can support a commensurate amount of lateral force. So I guess what this boils down to is:
Has anyone had experience with Ikea furniture used for aquariums? If so, do you believe this model would be strong enough to support a 29 gallon tank?
Is there anyway I can test the cabinet to see how well it would hold the tank?
Thanks in advance,
Brendan
I finally got around to purchasing my first tank yesterday, but now I am a bit worried about the stand/cabinet I purchased from Ikea to support the tank. You can see the cabinet here:
IKEA | Filing cabinets | EFFEKTIV system | EFFEKTIV | Storage combination
(I purchased the black/brown version, which has slightly different materials of construction than the default white model shown)
I'm pretty confident that this thing can support 300 or so pounds of force vertically, but am I bit concerned about how well it can support a commensurate amount of lateral force. So I guess what this boils down to is:
Has anyone had experience with Ikea furniture used for aquariums? If so, do you believe this model would be strong enough to support a 29 gallon tank?
Is there anyway I can test the cabinet to see how well it would hold the tank?
Thanks in advance,
Brendan