I am building a stand for my new 180g glass aquarium. The manufacturer states that the stand feet has to be shimmed to remove any gaps. Also, the tank corners and middle has to be shimmed to the stand top and removed to allow a 3/4" minimum of styrofoam to be placed between the stand and the tank. He said the shimms go under the foam. Does everyone else go thru these steps when "mating" a new tank to a stand?
The tank manufacturer says that the advances today in glass making allow tanks to be made without the imperfections of the past. They also say "Any glass tank breakage of new tanks (regardless of who made it) is 99.9% due to improper mating of the stand and tank." They go so far as to say that if you plan on placing the tank and stand on a carpeted floor, you need to pull back all the carpet and get the gap measurements for shimming after the carpet is returned to the spot. All I can say is wow.
The tank manufacturer says that the advances today in glass making allow tanks to be made without the imperfections of the past. They also say "Any glass tank breakage of new tanks (regardless of who made it) is 99.9% due to improper mating of the stand and tank." They go so far as to say that if you plan on placing the tank and stand on a carpeted floor, you need to pull back all the carpet and get the gap measurements for shimming after the carpet is returned to the spot. All I can say is wow.
