Metal Cabinet as Aquarium Stand

[redbrickhat]

Questions:

A) I have 2 metal file cabinets and I would like to know if they are
suitable as stands for a 55 gallon tank.


Their dimensions are 2ft (L) x 2ft (W) x 3ft (H).


B) In general, how much weight can metal drawers support before they
break? Much more than the weight of the heaviest aquariums?


Thank you.

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"redbrickhat" > wrote in message
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> Questions:
>
> A) I have 2 metal file cabinets and I would like to know if they are
> suitable as stands for a 55 gallon tank.
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I wouldn't trust file cabinets. They're not designed to hold that much
weight. They may crumple and you'll have one hellacious mess on the floor,
not to mention dead fish.

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I agree with the other poster. As a rule of thumb, figure 10
lbs/gallon (unless you're doing lots of rockwork or somesuch), which
put you at 550#. 275# on a file cabinet sounds scary.

You can knock together a strong stand out of 2x4s pretty cheaply and
it's even easy enough to make it look good.

redbrickhat wrote:
> Questions:
>
> A) I have 2 metal file cabinets and I would like to know if they are
> suitable as stands for a 55 gallon tank.
>
>
> Their dimensions are 2ft (L) x 2ft (W) x 3ft (H).
>
>
> B) In general, how much weight can metal drawers support before they
> break? Much more than the weight of the heaviest aquariums?
>
>
> Thank you.