Tank on Dresser

[marshall.read]

uh oh ray, you just broke the cardinal rule... you indirectly told us the weight of your wife. better hope she doesn't read your post!!! :laughing:

[envy]

the weight will eventually take its toll you'll notice the top drawers won't open as easy as before. i would just build one and make the way i want or high enough

[LoneStar]

I had a 29g on a standard dresser for years. It was a fresh water tank but I had enough gravel in there to weigh as much as sand/live rock combined. I had not problems with it at all. The tank was 1" narrower than the dresser.

[RayAllen]

uh oh ray, you just broke the cardinal rule... you indirectly told us the weight of your wife. better hope she doesn't read your post!!! :laughing:

HAHA, you noticed, LOL.

[RayAllen]

I had a 29g on a standard dresser for years. It was a fresh water tank but I had enough gravel in there to weigh as much as sand/live rock combined. I had not problems with it at all. The tank was 1" narrower than the dresser.

I took it off the pending tower of doom aka chest of drawers and moved it to a actuall dresser. I added support to the middle so we are good. A plus is that it is directly in from on the bed and at eye level.

Lonestar you will notice you post said edited by me; It was a accident. I meant to hit the quote button but hit edit instead

[RayAllen]

Was on top of this

Now here


They are made form solid wood and like lonestar ive had a tank on a dresser before so i think it will be ok.

[RayAllen]

Oh and as you can see this will not be salt. A african cichlid tank that I dont have to do anything special to, lol.

[captexas]

Cool, looks like it will be easier to access on that lower dresser. I used to have a 29g on a mircrowave stand and it worked pretty good too.

[LoneStar]

I think you'll be in good shape Ray.

As a note, I had the 29g on the tall dresser similar to the one you posted above.