I picked this up from the store and it seemed as though it had been opened a couple of times and taped back up, but sometimes large boxes are that way at retailers. I brought the box home and unpacked it. While pulling the parts out in the plastic bags that was black sand falling out of bags and all over my floor. After I got the five pieces and the parts unpacked I realized that one of the legs had metal melted to it and then paint it over. But I thought really no big deal because it was an inexpensive stand. And then I started putting it together and realized one side of the upper support bars is dented. Then we started putting it together and realized that this is NOT made for an aquarium filled with water. There are gaps between the legs and top support bars. That means when you sit your 55 gallon aquarium on this stand that the only part of the aquarium touching the stand is going to be the ends of it. The length across it nor the bottom sits on anything. There is as much as a 1/4 inch gap on one side and the other side is 1/32 inch gap. Filling a 55 gallon tank and then adding substrate is going to cause the bottom of an aquarium to bow and probably crack in short order. This should be labeled for dry use or reptile use only.

The stand is very sturdy. The welds aren't great but they are functional. I was unable to get the length parts to line up with the ends. No matter what I tried, it would not level. Had this not been the only one left in the store, it would have been returned. I ended up having to put shims under the aquarium to level it. The tank does not sit flat on its own like indicated in the pictures. Pro's - it's sturdy. No doubt it will hold the weight. Con's - the pieces don't line up to create a level surface.

After assembling the product, pretty easy to do, and putting my tank into it (55g) there is a large gap around the center of the tank. I am pretty angry at this because now I have to either disassemble the entire thing and take it back. Or find a way to support it. I’m going to get a few wooden boards to act as support but I am not happy with this purchase. And for $100 you’d think this would be up to standard

First 55 gallon Imagitarium stand I bought the screw holes did not line up. Took it back and got new one. I put a 1/2 inch thick board I painted on top of stand and then put on my 55 gallon aquarium. Now 1.5 years later the ends of the cross bars are bowing (could not add Pics) and twice I have heard one loud popping noise as if a metal thread was jumping the tapped hole. I called Imagitarium and they do not know their manufactures warranty and transferred me to their store where purchased! Futile.

Bought this as a replacement for my Marineland 60-gallon. It fits perfectly on the stand and all four corners are supported. The stand itself may not be the cleanest cut design, most welds, and corners are rough even sharp, still for the price and ease of assembly definitely a viable option.

Solid basic stand. 4 out of 5 stars due to finish not being that great, and being packaged such that it got scratched in a few places. I was able to position it such that is not visible. Lots of reviews complain about the top not being level with the sides. The directions aren't that great, but if you ASSEMBLE IT UPSIDE DOWN, on a FLAT SURFACE, this is not an issue at all. Get all the hardware in loosely snugged up, then tighten the bolts for the top followed by the lower support bolts. If you try to assemble it with one of the sides on the floor as shown in the directions, it won't line up. Construction is robust and sturdy. Definitely set the stand level in the position you will set your tank up using a nice long level prior to putting the tank on it.

The welds and the grinds on the bars are embarassing, borderline scary. Most of the hardware would NOT easily thread in due to burrs, etc inside the threaded inserts. The horizontal bars were twisted from end to end making the holes next to impossible to line up. Finally get it together and the vertical ends are slightly higher than the crossbars. The gaps between the bottom of the tank and the stand create stress points in the glass. Big no no. 5 minute assembly took well over an hour. Absolute garbage.

Terrible stand. No matter what you do the top bars are not level or lined up. Really fast way to have a shattered tank. Poor quality.