This stand snaps together easy. I found a rubber mallet perfect to get the tubes to slot tubes for legs together with top and bottom frames. The metal itself feels like solid metal, not some cheap pot metal. Very easy to assemble. It stands solid, if bumped it will shake a little, however I don't shake on my custom built racks so feel it's within reason, it doesn't just wobble. I have the 55g stand. The bottom I put a 55, the top is a 40g tall, identical length and width of a 55g. Down the road I plan to add a wall anchor to it, I do this with all my racks. I plant to keep it in play, and considering another tank size. For me it does the job.