particle board....

[sting_ray29]

I got my tank stand at walmart for my 55 gallon tank, and its made out of particle board. The tank is in the basement where my room is, but the basement floods a little once in a while (going to get fixed.) Did I mention the tank is full of water and sand with live rock in it, but no fish.. Anyways, the problem is when I was gone the basement flooded, my tank is on cement blocks, and carpet rug covered up the blocks... The water sucked up through the rug into the particle board of the tank about 1 inch and a half and expanded some... I cut the rug around the tank so that if it floods again, it won't catch the water. I got a de-humidifier.. I am woried that the stand will collapse, with my tank crashing to the floor with it... Should I really worry that much, and but a new stand (which would be a pain paying for a new one and having to take all the water out of my estabolished tank)??? Do you think it would collapse? It won't get any water on it again....
-That's pretty dumb for someone to make a stand out of particle board, that expands when wet. Then again I'm dumber for buying it..

 

[killafins]

i have the same stand... so don't feel too bad.

 

[sting_ray29]

do you think it will be ok?

 

[killafins]

i have no clue... i would recommend calling the repair number or something...
i really never even knew it was made from particle board or even what that is....
srruy

 

[sting_ray29]

particle board expands when getting wet- Killafish, can you give me the number of the stand company- don't have mine

 

[killafins]

neither me but i will do some 'spy' work when i go to work at walmart tonight.
"Yeah... uh... this customer needed this number... uh... yeah bye."
lol, i'll try to get it for ya

 

[fishy88]

just dont get it wet

 

[killafins]

^^^i think its too late for that one
i would recommend putting up some form of restraints or something for 'ooopses'... that or get a new one
particle board can be much like shredded wheat when wet, it gets all squishy i gues, i dunno... personally, i would recommend it and i couldnt' find the number but i spent some work time making phone calls... it was the best hour of my life... didn't deal with customers, managers...

 

[simm]

Not sure how long it will last. Maybe it will maybe not its hard to say. All I can say is water and particle board exspecially DONT mix. As said its like shredded wheat when wet. With all the water in the tank, LR/DSB you really are putting weight on it.