Hey everybody... need help

r76davey

r76davey

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I have a question that I am hoping you all can help me with, I have a 120 gallon reef tank (about 4' wide, 2' tall, 2' deep) on a wood stand (flat bottom not individual feet). when I set it up the first time in my old house, had it up and running great for about 4 months then the bottom cracked. The place I bought it from thought the stand was off just a bit and fixed the tank and when we put it back togeather used some small shims in the back between the tank and the stand. Everything worked great for the past year. I just moved and the best place to put the tank in the new house is on tile (just like my old house) but the tile guy here must have sucked 'cause with the tank sitting empty I can rock it just a little (guessing about 1/8 of an inch). I am terrified of setting it up and cracking my baby again. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thanks so much for any help you could give my, Rob
 
fishfreak1242

fishfreak1242

Active Member
Can you remove the tile that is underneath the tank? If you fill it up, it will most likely crack the tile beneath it and possibly destroy the tank.
 
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cmaxwell39

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Originally Posted by IBEW41
http:///forum/post/2613001
no floor is level unless its precast so just shim the legs NOT the tank
+1 Just level the stand before you put the tank on it and make sure that it is solid and you should have no problems.
 
r76davey

r76davey

New Member
It is a flat bottom stand, there are no legs. I have been looking at the Tank install that Marc from Melevsreef.com did and he used 3/4 inch rigid foam under his tank, wondering if that could absorbe the inconsistancies in the tile??? What do y'all think?
Just checked the Tank and stand... both are level at all four sides and in the corners... my wife thinks it is not moving as mush as I think it is...Maybe I'm just paranoid?!?!
 
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cmaxwell39

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I would just shim the stand so that it does not rock back and fourth at all. I am not sure about the foam as I have never used it.
 
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