New Tank on countertop

[Blondeath]

I’m setting up a new fish tank on my counter. The problem is the cabinets above. Any ideas on a better way to roll or slide the tank out to clean it easier?
Thanks!

 

[naterock15]

How big is the tank?

 

[Basil]

I have my 10 g on a counter. But none of my upper cabinets come out that far so no problem with accessibility. And the tank has a glass top so no issue with any dampness on the bottom of the upper cabinets.
I’ll echo, what size tank?

 

[naterock15]

If it’s a smaller tank, that isn’t too tall, I’d say to maybe make a rig that would allow it to move, ie similar to a drawer, we had one on our counter it was granite so it was scary trying to move it, we made a rig with slider pads on the bottom (plywood) and that worked well, it was only a 5G tank so I would be skeptical on a bigger one, just be careful with anything with wheels as it might get pushed into your floor and make a mess and kill your fish

hope this helped!!

I have my 10 g on a counter. But none of my upper cabinets come out that far so no problem with accessibility. And the tank has a glass top so no issue with any dampness on the bottom of the upper cabinets.
I’ll echo, what size tank?
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Also I like this!!

 

[Blondeath]

How big is the tank?

It’s a 20g long

I have my 10 g on a counter. But none of my upper cabinets come out that far so no problem with accessibility. And the tank has a glass top so no issue with any dampness on the bottom of the upper cabinets.
I’ll echo, what size tank?
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Is it all the way against the wall? I planned on having mine pushed all the way back and the width of the cabinets are about the same as the width of the 20g L.
naterock15 Basil i have had this 20g for two years on the counter. I’m just trying to find a better way to get to it to clean it. I usually syphon some of the water out and if I’m doing extra cleaning, once I’ve got enough water out to slide it forward I’ll do that. But if I could slide it forward from the beginning I wouldn’t have to do such large water changes every time I want to do extra cleaning.

 

[naterock15]

It’s a 20g long

Is it all the way against the wall? I planned on having mine pushed all the way back and the width of the cabinets are about the same as the width of the 20g L.
naterock15 Basil i have had this 20g for two years on the counter. I’m just trying to find a better way to get to it to clean it. I usually syphon some of the water out and if I’m doing extra cleaning, once I’ve got enough water out to slide it forward I’ll do that. But if I could slide it forward from the beginning I wouldn’t have to do such large water changes every time I want to do extra cleaning.

I would say with that tank it should be fine, just make sure the wood can hold the tank without flexing hard on the pads, it would make that a lot easier, just be careful at first to make sure of stability!! Wish you luck!

 

[Basil]

It’s a 20g long

Is it all the way against the wall? I planned on having mine pushed all the way back and the width of the cabinets are about the same as the width of the 20g L.
naterock15 Basil i have had this 20g for two years on the counter. I’m just trying to find a better way to get to it to clean it. I usually syphon some of the water out and if I’m doing extra cleaning, once I’ve got enough water out to slide it forward I’ll do that. But if I could slide it forward from the beginning I wouldn’t have to do such large water changes every time I want to do extra cleaning.

Mine is not against the wall but sitting on the front of the counter. I purposely did that so I could access it to clean.
Can yours sit more forward?