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[Andy Thurston]

A piece of carpet would do

 

[Ian_lawton]

My 350 Aquaoak has dinted our laminate floor in the kitchen

 

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[Andy Thurston]

my 330l aqua one hasn't got feet. you could take them off or leave them off if its flat pack cabinet then carpet will be plenty

 

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[Andy Thurston]

no cabinet will be ok, as long as the screws that hold feet on don't hold cabinet together as well. im quite surprised large tank cabinets have feet, like you say that's a lot of weight on a small area. my 330l and stand weighs 500kg when full

 

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[Andy Thurston]

I've just looked at a photo and it looks like they do
Juwel Rio 300 Aquarium and Cabinet | Swell UK

 

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[sa80mark]

The screws that hold the uprights in place do go through the centre of the feet but you can remove the feet and just put the screws in as normal, the feet are useless anyway as there not height adjustable so theres really very little point to them

 

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[fish fodder]

If it makes you feel any better I have a rio 300 on laminate floor with the feet still on the cabinet and it hasn't damaged the floor.... It has however pushed it down about 1cm

 

[Ady34]

I think the feet are to ensure enough clearance on the opening doors if placed on carpet where it will sink.
On laminate I'm sure you could remove the feet if you wished.

 

[Anthony89]

Just get a piece of 12 or 18mm mdf cut to size. B&q will cut it for free.

 

[Andy Thurston]

Just get a piece of 12 or 18mm mdf cut to size. B&q will cut it for free.

@ £19 for a 8' x 4' and 2 free cuts. its much cheaper to leave feet off and stand on old carpet and you wont have a huge off cut kicking around

 

[Alastair]

Email juwel uk and see what they advise and if its structurally ok to remove them permanantly as the cabinets are only made out of chip board type material and if your floot is uneven that bottom piece could start to mishape

 

[NattyAntlers]

In a rented property the last thing you need is a fight to get the deposit back when you leave because of even the smallest blemish, and if its a letting agent doing the check out they will find it (even if it doesn't exist) then try and charge you for the whole room to have the laminate replaced.
I would think with that kind of weight with the feet on and on carpet there still may be a chance of dents in the laminate?
It would probably be overkill but carpet or underlay then mdf would be the way I would go, but then I could never bring myself to own a large tank like that again.

 

[sanj]

You could have a piece of marine ply cut, the weight will be evenly distributed and it should protect the laminate from dints.

 

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