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UPDATE: I decided to put it on a large sturdy wood shelf that I already had. Going to use python system for water changes instead of moving the tank. Tank is set up (without livestock) and cycling well so far. Will potentially build a tank stand in the future but I kind of love the piece of furniture I put it on. It’s also about double the surface area of the tank so I can leave all my equipment and supplies beside the tank for easy access. Thanks everyone for the help :)

Hi everyone! I just inherited some fish from my nieces who are moving cross country. There is a black moor goldfish and 3 zebra fish. They are currently in a 20 gallon tank. I’ve done some research and learned that 20 is too small, and also that zebra fish are not good tank mates for fancy goldfish. I purchased a 58 gallon tank that arrived yesterday for the goldfish (planning on getting him a buddy since he will be alone in the large tank. The zebra fish will stay in the 20 gallon.) With water, substrate, plants etc it’ll probably be around 800 lbs and I like to overestimate by a lot so let’s say 1000 lbs. I live in a very small 2 bedroom apartment—the fish will be in the living room. I had hoped to get some kind of stand with wheels so I can easily move it to the bathroom or kitchen for siphoning and refilling. Otherwise I will have to take buckets of water back and forth until it is light enough to carry and vice versa for filling it up. I guess maybe I could get a long enough siphon hose? No idea. Anyways, I saw some designs for fish tank stands on here, but none of them had wheels. Is it possible for a wheeled stand to be able to support that much? (i know very little about physics and engineering lol) I wasn’t in the market for owning fish, but they’re here now and I want to do my best to take care of them, but I am also mildly disabled so emptying and refilling the tank will be very difficult without wheels.
I bought a bunch of plants that are supposed to help clean the tank, I’m also considering adding a bottom feeder, but I imagine the tank will still need to be cleaned at least once every 6 months? Yearly? Idk. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer !

P.s. Added a picture of the tank because I know the dimensions can affect if wheels will be strong enough. (In the bathtub because I’m checking for leaks— bought it on fb marketplace not new)

Hi everyone,

My dog Ringo passed away suddenly on April 5th 2026. He was a bully breed mix— I suspect he was mixed with some kind of giant breed because he was huge. He was only 7 years old a couple months shy of 8. He was fine when we woke up in the morning and then began vomiting blood and clear fluid after his first walk. I rushed him to the animal hospital thinking I was going to have to pay 20 000$ for a surgery but that I would be taking him home. He passed during diagnosing. I had said goodbye to him in the car on the way just in case, but my partner hadn’t gotten a chance to say goodbye so he asked if we could go back to the treatment room to see him. When we walked in, Ringo looked up at me and I saw the monitor flatline. The doctor rushed in and said there was nothing to be done so I asked them to euthanize him rather than letting him suffer cardiac arrest. I held Ringo as he went.

I’m struggling a lot because I feel like I failed as a dog owner. I got him when he was a puppy— approximately 16 weeks but the people I got him from weren’t sure how old he was for sure. He was quite young for sure because he still had his puppy belly. I was 19 when I got him so it was very challenging being a dog owner so young but I think I did a really good job. He went on multiple long walks every day. He was always at the park, or swimming, or playing with his toys. I know he was a happy dog. But I just feel like he should’ve lived so much longer. I took him to the vet in January for his yearly checkup and they said he was all ship shape. There were no concerns and no symptoms. On the day he passed I was in complete shock. Because he passed away during diagnosing they’re not exactly sure what caused it— the doctor said most likely an underlying heart condition that had no symptoms (very common in large breed dogs). I didn’t realise that they did autopsies on animals so I didn’t even think to ask for one and Ringo has since been cremated so it’s too late for that option. I’ll always be wondering what happened. I’ve done a ton of research and based on how Ringo presented and what the vet told me (he had free fluid in his abdomen and chest), I think it was canine dilated cardiomyopathy. The veterinary journal I read said it’s very common in large breed dogs, often presents no symptoms and causes sudden death, and they are also often born with the defect.

My heart is just so broken. I feel like I should’ve been more intuitive. Was there something I could’ve done to help his regular vet pick up on this? Even if I knew he was born with it could I have done something to extend his life? He was my soul dog. We had entire conversations just through our eyes, I had him my whole adult life. I have struggled with suicidal ideation since I was a teenager and he literally saved my life on multiple occasions because he was my reason to live. Now he is gone I feel purposeless and lost. I don’t want to ruin the gift he gave me. He loved life so much and truly sucked the marrow out of every day, I want to live in his honour. But it is so hard to be without him and it just seems to be getting harder as time passes. And I just really feel like it’s my fault. He was with me through the hardest time of my life. I was in an accident in 2023, broke several bones sustained a severe concussion etc. There are so many times I wished I didn’t have the responsibility of owning a dog on top of my struggles and I just regret having those thoughts so much. What if those thoughts are what killed him?

Is a 58 gallon aquarium stand with wheels possible?

Struggling with mental health since death of dog