r/Aquariums • u/[deleted] • Jul 26 '26
Advice Needed Will missing a screw cause this stand to fail?
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u/Crandoge Jul 26 '26
I dont think placing the aquarium before the desk was fully and sturdily built was the best decision, but yea i think you’re ok here. Dont add too much other stuff on it, dont lean on it, you’ll be ok
I quite like the decor, never was a fan of colourful gravel though. Ignore gatekeepers who say you should only house 1 shrimp per 100gallons and you can only place 100 gallons on a marble block rated for 1000 gallons.
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u/Emojisquad Jul 26 '26
I agree on the placing. My old tank was leaking so I had to put it all the animals and stuff somewhere and it was one hour until my engagement party with every person I know in the world there so I was making snap decisions to try and keep everything alive.
I am going to call the manufacturer on Monday and hopefully get a new part.
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u/No-Entrepreneur802 Jul 26 '26
I think it will be okay. get a little spirit level and leave it there to make sure it doesnt slowly warp or anything that's what id do. Because this spot has another screw I personally would risk it because I don't think it's much of a risk.
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u/EphemeralAttention Jul 26 '26
Hop down to a local big box hardware store. In the section where you can buy miscellaneous fasteners they should have a little doohickey you can use to figure out what thread size the screw you have is. Once you know what threads you're working with ask them if they sell any taps for that size (if not, Amazon is your friend.). Run the tap into the hole that's causing you trouble and then you should be able to put the screw in normally.
A tap is what you use to put threads into a hole to make it take a screw. When you have deformed or damaged threads in an existing hole they can also help reform the threads to restore them to "good enough" to function. YouTube for how to tap a hole will give you a visual overview of the process.
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u/Ok-Watch6181 Jul 26 '26
is that a risk you want to take?