This guy uses Ikea cabinet too, but with supports.
And his tank is a wee bit small for the cabinet, but I figured he got the weight limits etc. just right.
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I have the same cabinet. Two of them.
The first i bought long ago and i had a 1 meter/180 liter tank on it for years with no issues.
A few years ago i decided to buy a second one for a simular tank. Came home with it and first noticed that the base construction and the feet were different then the original one. The old one had a metal frame with support in the center that fixed the feet in place and supported the baseplate all around, the new one had no extra frame, the feet just slide in dedicated holes in the (rather dodgy) bottom plate.
While putting it together i noticed that it also seemed lighter then the other one.
Then i saw that the construction inside the top plate completely changed.
Whilst the original one had a 3cm thick massive wooden board build in the topplate-frame the new one was just a hollow metal frame...
No wood (not even a fake wooden board) was to be found. The new one is like a cheap an dodgy knock off of the original one. The thin metal of the topplate can be pushed in and bend with one finger wilst the old one is solid because of the wood board that is glued inside...
I would not even put a 50 liter tank on the new one. I can't even look angry at it without the fear it will fall down, crying like a soccerplayer...
They only looks the same but the difference is really night and day.
The Swedish tactic revealed:
Version 1.0:
Make X pieces of a nice and firm quality cabinet, use good materials and provide a solid construction!
Happy customers and positive reviews. Sold out!!
Version 2.0:
Make XXX pieces of a cabinet that looks identical and be sure to give it the same (catchy) name.
Make 2.0 slightly more expensive but at the same time use only cheaper materials, less materials and make sure the construction and overall quality is poor, as long as it looks the same you are winning.
Rely on your initial success and add the phrase "Max 20kg load" somewhere in the usermanual...
Ikea: 1
Customer: 0
Mission: accomplished!