Making a bigger opening on Ventura stand?

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Seanytotha

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So I got the standard Ventura Stand that is usually sold with a Marineland 60 gallon cube. My problem is that with the small opening (it's about 13in by 25in) I'm so limited on the amount of space I can see and access especially when it comes to the sump.

Now my question is, would it be a bad idea to cut some of the access wood to make a bigger entrance and maybe replace the swing door with a bigger one? Or would that be a bad idea..

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As you can tell, there's not much of an opening for me to access the back of the sump or work around under the tank.

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Why not center the sump in the opening? I have the same stand as you and have my sump in the same position as you. Personally I wouldn't mess with the integrity of the stand....more so aesthetically might be more of a hassle making it look right with a larger door
 
I think those stands come with a life time warranty and pretty sure that would void it. It would probably hold but not sure I would try it. Maybe you could reinforce it with a vertical 2x4 in each front corner? Just a thought... Still not sure I would do that.

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Knuckles said:
Why not center the sump in the opening? I have the same stand as you and have my sump in the same position as you. Personally I wouldn't mess with the integrity of the stand....more so aesthetically might be more of a hassle making it look right with a larger door
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Hmmm I guess you're right, I wouldn't want to cut a piece of the opening off to find out later when I fill the tank up the whole thing collapses on me and I not only lose the stand but everything in the tank too. I guess I'll just have to bite my tongue and leave it as is haha.

CoralPharmD said:
I think those stands come with a life time warranty and pretty sure that would void it. It would probably hold but not sure I would try it. Maybe you could reinforce it with a vertical 2x4 in each front corner? Just a thought... Still not sure I would do that.

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I mean I probably could do that too, but voiding the life time warranty would probably be more of a loss than gambling with the stand and tank lol.
 
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