5.0 out of 5 stars Great value.

R. · 27 September 2024

(function() { P.when('cr-A', 'ready').execute(function(A) { if(typeof A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel === 'function') { A.toggleExpanderAriaLabel('review_text_read_more', 'Read more of this review', 'Read less of this review'); } }); })(); .review-text-read-more-expander:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #2162a1; outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 5px; } I'm literally less than 3 weeks into fishkeeping so take this all with a pinch of salt additive and hear this as a newbies experience...Ordered two in white. I've got a 25ltr and I'm getting a 40/50ltr (mts, the struggle is real) but I haven't actually tried a tank on this yet, full disclosure.The price is really cheap when looking for stands. I didn't need a fancy cabinet to hide a crazy tech set up, I don't have the money to spend £100s on a stand anyway. If I did I'd rather buy another tank. I'm running freshwater planted aquariums, minimal set up.But you still need somewhere safe to put it! I thought my counters were sturdy. Thought my drawer was sturdy. 'Will these hold my 60g tank?' Is a whole meme on reddit, I've since discovered... down a YouTube rabbit hole of what to put a tank on I went. I looked on here for heavy duty garage stands that were silly cheap and ugly and boasted insane weight capacity. The reviews all said it was flimsy or held their one faux plant really well!So then I looked at just furniture, and I'm looking... and the prices for the sturdiness ratio was not doing it. Plus I know I've got to put it together. Sure, that looks sturdy, but what about the botch job that will be what I make?! How sturdy will that be?Next I looked on aquarium sites. If an aquarium brand says this will hold our x-ltr tank, I'm more inclined to believe it. I look and I see lots that I trust will hold gallons and gallons... but the price! Oof! I mean, I get it... but oof!Then I go on a website that I will not name, and I spot this ciano 60 stand. Comes in black and white. Clean, minimal, looks like it might even hold up if I put it together! And the price... is £30. Wow! Less money on stand equals more money for tank! Duh. But then I do research. Lots of unhappy customers. Lots of damaged item but also awful returns and customer service.Aah nuts. But I like that stand so I look and I see it for 40 elsewhere but I'm stubborn so I come back here to Bolo and look for ciano 60 stand and wow there it is! I actually recognise the seller from their website but couldn't see much info about their service on there. But here it is, £30. My perfect price! I check the reviews and they've got really good feedback.... so i figured go on, let's give them a go... but I didn't really believe at this point I'd find one I liked, trusted would hold the said weight, and wasn't a dodgy site that'll run off with your bank details, not for that price.But here she is!!!Delivery- arrived via dpd included in Bolo prime 2 days after ordering. Got a text, email, the works, an hour slot and it arrived as promised. Great driver, these were heavy and I'm not the strongest. He offered to help me inside with them without being weird.Packaging- items were wrapped together and the ends wrapped in many many layers of bubble wrap. The environment might not thank you, but my inner child does!Returns- included was a flyer that had their store info, a thank you for shopping, and on the other side and very easy to use and thorough returns form. I've not had need to use it yet but I appreciate the gesture.Instructions- I'm used to flat pack but even still I thought these were pretty easy. I had two extra pieces of wood fsr that weren't included in the parts listed so I assume were to just stop things banging around? 6 planks of wood, 8 pegs and 8 screws and an Allen key. The parts aren't difficult to assemble and the instructions reflect that.Assembly- i found it difficult using the Allen key on the screws, they have hex heads rather than Philips or flathead tops. And the wood pegs need to be carefully but forcefully driven into their places giving a really solid join, but you have to be careful not put too much force in one direction. It's unorganised everything stays straight and level. A little care and effort though and it came together really well. I noticed one end is slightly wider. Don't know if that's intentional or my bad building. But I set that as my lower half and figured it would give it more stability.Pros- I like the clean finish, it's nicely minimal. I realised afterwards that I'd seen a number of them holding tanks at my local fish store so I feel that's a good sign. The white goes nice in my living room and bedroom. It feels solid and I feel like i can trust it over a non purpose built stand, that I can trust this was made knowing what would go on it. And the price was brilliant. The only other place I saw this price was complained about for not delivering, damaged items, and poor service. But this seller was great, the delivery was fab, the returns form appreciated- put it in my fish notebook so I have the website saved.Cons- brutal for toddlers running around, the height of this and with those corners, oof. There's some round edged ones out there that cost more but might be safer for a young family. Also this is not high fashion furniture. It's dense chip board with that stick on finish. Don't get me wrong, it's been made well, it's nice quality. The shine is really pretty. But if you're looking for something that feels expensive but are on a budget, this isn't it.If however you've suddenly found yourself questioning how any of your furniture holds anything and wtf you're going to put all these tanks on that you've suddenly got, this is so perfect. It's cheap yes, but it feels like it's been made with purely the purpose of holding a tank and not looking tooo ugly. Its a bit of an awkward size in the middle for say storage boxes. But I'm going to add some hooks and a little plastic drawer tower from homebase. You could add stickers, go mad with some sharpies. It's cheap enough you can make it your own without feeling like you're ruining a fancy bit of furniture.This gets 5 stars from me. Would use this seller again and I'll be using these stand from now on. They fit really well and are a nice height. If at some point this falls apart I will be back and amending this review though!So if I'm still here, I'm still standing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Most stylish stand

S. · 20 November 2023

This stand is a perfect match for my Beta fish aquarium , it is elegant and strong , firmly sit in the floor .

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant very sturdy

j.e. · 20 January 2023

It was easy to put together—great size for the fish tank.

1.0 out of 5 stars It is no good

S.B. · 29 August 2021

The media could not be loaded. The wood does not match up where the screws go so I can’t use it so it needs to be pick up not happy

5.0 out of 5 stars Suits the aquarium perfectly

M. · 5 September 2020

Works fine

4.0 out of 5 stars As picture,but the instructions were not good.

M.g. · 17 August 2022

Used for 30litre fish tankLooks nice...just hope it takes the weight.