Need Fast Help Plz.

tangy-tang

tangy-tang

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I built my new tank stand. I finished it today. Looks pretty good to me. Its been stained and all. The thing is I used a complete oak board to make the top. Its a completely solid top. The only thing is there are a few low and high spots. Not very much variation but there is come. I dont know how much it would take to stress the tank. Please help me if ya can. I need as many suggestions as I can get.
Thanks,
Mark
 
space_geek

space_geek

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Sounds like something wasnt level when you built it. Or was it the piece of wood you put on the top? If it was something that wasnt level when you built it, you may have to tear the stand apart and figure it out. Its better to fix it now, then later when you have a fully stocked saltwater tank!!
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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i wouldnt worry bout the canopy...are you putting a flat piece of glass on the wood?? if so dont do it or your gunna have a problem...if the tank already has supports on the bottom(which it should) then the glass will only touch around the edges and in the middle..
explain this to me more, i would hate to see you crack a new tank
 
tangy-tang

tangy-tang

Member
I am not sure where the canopy thing came about. What I am saying is that i built my stand. The top of the tank (the piece of wood that I am going to set my tank on) is not perfectly level. It has some low spot and high spot. I mean if you lay a level on it, its all level but in certain spots you can push one side of the level down and the other side comes up a bit. I guess that means there is a high spot in the middle. I really cant afford to start over and I know that its pretty close to level but not sure what to do.
Is there anything like foam or anything I could lay on top that would take care of any inperfection that might be there?
PLZ HELP
 
tangy-tang

tangy-tang

Member
Can Ya explain the foam thing a little more clearly. What kind of faom do I need to get? How exatly does it help?
Thanks,
Mark
 
space_geek

space_geek

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Do you have a diagram of how your stand is setup? Thats really the only way I can answer your question. How unlevel is the top? If its just a tad...dont worry about it.
Adam
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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nice stand..you can always go buy a piece of blue or white foam,,i beleive its used for roofing and in walls,,its a qurter inch thick and that would take care of it..it does come in all sizes also
 
tangy-tang

tangy-tang

Member
If I look down the stand longways, meaning that I am on the side and there is 4 feet in fromt of me, and measure in the middle, and on each end this is how much difference i got.


 
devilboy

devilboy

Member
that looks like about an 1/8" out of whack to me... i would try to fix it. yea, check the floor maybe the floor is whacked
 
tangy-tang

tangy-tang

Member
i think the top of the stand is going down a bit from front to back and the back left corner is down a bit while the rest is high. yes its on flat floor about the only place in my house thats flat..thats another reason I had so much problems but I am sure the top of the tank is a bit Bowed if ya wanna call it that, but i dont know if its enough to hurt>>>> Thnks for the compliment!!!!
 
devilboy

devilboy

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what about putting some type of shim under the low side of the stand to raise it alittle the recheck with the level
 
psusocr1

psusocr1

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if its a lerger tank and your going to have a deep sandbed with alot of liverock and alot of weight in there i would fix that now before anythign should happen. be safe not sorry..like i said maybe check out those foam sheets
 
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