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Having finally picked up some bricks and other rocks I am ready to really do a great job with decorating the habitat.

Looking at the sand with the bricks and rocks I am concerned over the weight load of the glass bottom of the retail habitat I have.

Any suggestions???

Boost

I certainly would not have it on a stand (open bottomed) But I have piles of VERY heavy slate on bricks, for basking, then BiG rocks, and a patio block under the UVB.

Now they all sit flat on the floor, or on long wooden cabinet Just don't ever try and pick it up

CRASHO

ALSO when you put rock / bricks in, put them first THEN add sand, that way they can not dig under and have them collapse, they are already flush with bottom.
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Thank you Eve for all your suggestions, my setup is as follows.

Your standard 4 foot long terrarium, glass enclosed incl. bottom, with 2 removable screen tops. This sits on a storage unit that has a an additional support beam in the center of it that was built specially for the terrarium. Would putting some thicker plywood further secure the bottom against crashes??

Yes I will make sure that the terrain goes in first then the sand.

Thanks again

Boost

Hahahaha, KIDDING, I would say FINE !

Heck I have a 55 gallon tank of big ciclids/ fish , and its on a wooden stand that is open in the center, and I have a few LARGE rocks, and it has never gone through the bottom.

They are pretty tough, as long as you would not try and move them, which ya could not anyway very easily, so heavy, with water.

When you pick rocks up to clean , be careful not to drop it down hard, gently place it back.

Go for it!
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