55g metal stand strongness

I have a 55g metal stand with two 20 gallon stands on the bottom, and nothing on top. I'm wondering if the top of it will be strong enough to hold up two 20g or two 25g with substrate, and driftwood or will the top bow down in the middle?

If it was built to hold a 55 on top I don't see why it wouldn't support 2 20 gal .

cool, I just wanted to make sure because I don't want to wake up to a crash with broken glass and water and rocks on the floor.

no worries, if it's a fish stand

THANKS and yes it's a fish tank, it's the one I got from a member on here.
looks like I got some work to do.

NO
It works fine for one tank but if you have 2 tanks side by side the stand will bow just a touch and press the tops of the 2 tanks together.... That very well could cause a stress fracture and a very big mess.

rats, so I should put a 55 on there? or just build a 2x4 stand and paint it black?

I wouldn't risk it....

I agree With Fern, to much pressure on the top edges of the two tanks, wont be a good picture.

okay, Thanks I won't risk it then... any one need a 55g metal stand?

um will my plants, and fish be okay in a bucket. if I put the plants in one bucket, and the fish in the other with a seeded sponge filter, and heater?.............. long enough to take them off the bottom and put them on a 20g metal stand and set them back up?

and I will use the aquarium water in the buckets, so I don't kill off the sponge filter, and then use the aquarium water back in to the tanks....

Thanks.

plantedtankdude wrote:

okay, Thanks I won't risk it then... any one need a 55g metal stand?

um will my plants, and fish be okay in a bucket. if I put the plants in one bucket, and the fish in the other with a seeded sponge filter, and heater?.............. long enough to take them off the bottom and put them on a 20g metal stand and set them back up?

and I will use the aquarium water in the buckets, so I don't kill off the sponge filter, and then use the aquarium water back in to the tanks....

Thanks.

That should be just fine. Do it all the time.

TankGirl wrote:

plantedtankdude wrote:

okay, Thanks I won't risk it then... any one need a 55g metal stand?

um will my plants, and fish be okay in a bucket. if I put the plants in one bucket, and the fish in the other with a seeded sponge filter, and heater?.............. long enough to take them off the bottom and put them on a 20g metal stand and set them back up?

and I will use the aquarium water in the buckets, so I don't kill off the sponge filter, and then use the aquarium water back in to the tanks....

Thanks.

That should be just fine. Do it all the time.

Thanks, now if only the saltwater guys and ladies would answer my saltwater questions I would be happy....

That is a sound plan. I have kept fish like that but in 17g plastic totes for months and they do fine.

If you don't get to the plants in a day you will want to do a 100% change on their water, straight up tap water is fine for plants, done that a lot.

Thanks.

CajunGator wrote:

i still think it would work.. you had a 40g long on it before with the other tanks????
check the welds and stability of the stand...

a 40g long works just fine on the bottom or top, I have one on the bottom of one of mine. Just the 2 tank thing is not the best idea, My boss did it and ended up with a busted tank.

cajan you bought my 40g long you just need to pick it up along with thefilter and light. I might just use my 20 gallon stands. i saw that a local pet store was having 20 gallons for $20.00 till the end of the month.

you gonna get it emptied and cleaned up so i can pick up on the 13th...of feb

yep, it's drained, just need to wipe it down