Hdoubleu Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Looking at second had tanks and there are so many ugly stands. Do people just buy a tank then go to the op shop and buy the ugliest thing they can find to put it on? :dunno: Maybe I should stop being tight with my money and buy a brand new one. Rant over. :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 stands are the last thing ppl want to spend money on :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 If I was to do a nice display in the lounge or whatever, I'd want a nice stand. But with my breeding set up I want it to be cheap and practical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 If you are buying one from a shop - make sure it is not MDF. Evilness happens if it is MDF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 MDF makes a horrid material :facepalm: It turns into cardboard :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 MDF isn't earthquake proof either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hdoubleu Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 We are looking for a display tank for our lounge. Some of the ones advertised on TM with stands are terrible. :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Have you tried looking at the other furniture sections? I've seen nice desks or TV stands used for tank stands. Mine is a $30 wooden desk I sanded & repainted, I'd never trust a pet store stand now, they look too cheap & flimsy. My main thought when looking at a stand now is "will it topple in an earthquake?" haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 It turns into cardboard :lol: No no, it turns from cardboard on steroids to weetbix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 MDF makes a horrid material :facepalm: It turns into cardboard :lol: MDF is card board- just really hard cardbord :smln: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 No no, it turns from cardboard on steroids to weetbix Maybe I should start eating it for breakfast then :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 I was very fortuanate to buy my tank and stand together for the price of the tank only because Animates have used it as a display tank for two weeks :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 No no, it turns from cardboard on steroids to weetbix You pretty much summed MDF up in one sentence right there :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 no no, it turns from weetbix to wet soggy weetbix. I've got a bare metal stand that i plan to clad with mirror like material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 If you are buying one from a shop - make sure it is not MDF. Evilness happens if it is MDF. only if they are melteca/melamine with PVC clashed edges. the stands that have foil wrapped mdf/pb panels are far better. if they were made out of ply i am sure there would be many threads complaining about the price :sml2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 28, 2011 Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Maybe I should start eating it for breakfast then :lol: Probably taste about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURN Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Have you tried looking at the other furniture sections? I've seen nice desks or TV stands used for tank stands. Mine is a $30 wooden desk I sanded & repainted, I'd never trust a pet store stand now, they look too cheap & flimsy. My main thought when looking at a stand now is "will it topple in an earthquake?" haha. yep should be plenty of recycle solid native timer down your ways to make a very sturdy type stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 it doesn't matter what your stand looks like, as long as it is sturdy. aesthetics don't count for jack when there is 600 litres of water, glass and dead fish spewed through your house. i have had some super ugly stands, but they have all been sturdy as. and all i ever needed to do to distract from their ugliness was drape a "curtain" over the stand. like what you do if you have an ugly couch you don't want to part with. i buy flags from the local $2 shop, pirate flags to be precise, and use blue tack or tacks to hang them around my tank stand. makes it look super cool... arrrrrrrrr! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 i buy flags from the local $2 shop, pirate flags to be precise, and use blue tack or tacks to hang them around my tank stand. makes it look super cool... arrrrrrrrr! 8) Photos please?? (Ans yes, the curtain idea is awesome, I used to have a piece of black material stapled around an old desk on my previous tank.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 i buy flags from the local $2 shop, pirate flags to be precise, and use blue tack or tacks to hang them around my tank stand. makes it look super cool... arrrrrrrrr! 8) I have one on my wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 this flag used to completely cover my old tanks stand. but my tank grew, and the flag stopped fitting. the big black piece of wood hiding the ugly metal stand is actually my poker table which just happened to be perfect size for the purpose. arrrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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