Screw it too the wall, either throught he backing of the cupboard (with
washers on the screw heads) or with those litle plastic blocks or right
angle brackets. If its freestanding you could even screw the tank base to
the floor at each corner.

"Amy S. Bruckman" wrote in message
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My son is just learning to crawl, and I'm concerned that he's going to
pull our fish tank crashing down on his head! Can anyone recommend
a tank base that will be really stable on an old, uneven hardwood floor?

We have a 20 gallon long tank. My current tank base is hollow with a
door in the front to keep equipment. The weight of the tank is
distributed around the perimeter of the base. (It doesn't have legs--
the whole perimeter of the rectangular shape touches the floor.)
Since our floors are uneven, I had to shim it with cardboard to make
it stable. I can latch/nail the door shut so the door doesn't act as
a lever to destabilize the weight, and keep the chemicals on a high
shelf. But even with that, I'm concerned that it might be possible to
tip it over. (Heck, just start picking away at the cardboard shim....)

All suggestions appreciated!

-- Amy,

p.s. He loves the fishies. Stares at them and stares at them and
smiles. :-)
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