Foam between tank and stand

[lee_steffen87]

Ok this has been talked about alot. This is the stand which the tank sits about 1/2" recessed the tank sits directly on the bottom pane of glass. Would you put foam under the tank? Why or why not? thanks


Ps Its worth metion that this tank is going on the main floor with a finshed basement. Floor joist are 2x4 engineered truss and the floor is a hardwood floor. Not sure this makes a difference.
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[ringo®]

Frameless tank?

 

[lee_steffen87]

It has a trim frame around the top but not the bottom. Im not saying it didnt have :questionne but it doesnt as of now. I bought it used

 

[indecloudzua]

i would

 

[acroholic]

If it did have bottom trim at one time I would replace it for my own peace of mind. But if you are not going to replace the trim, then use foam under it. Not necessary with bottom trim.

 

[lee_steffen87]

I don't know if it did or not but this stand wouldn't allow for it I don't think.

 

[miami dolfan]

I have it under mine.

 

[dball711]

Acroholic;936627 wrote: If it did have bottom trim at one time I would replace it for my own peace of mind. But if you are not going to replace the trim, then use foam under it. Not necessary with bottom trim.

I must agree I would replace the trim on the bottom. I would also use foam if the tank was 50g or larger.

 

[elfloyd]

If you have a frame you do not need foam. If the tank was designed without a frame you need foam.

I would be concerned about using a tank designed for a frame, but the frame has been removed.

 

[dball711]

elFloyd;936653 wrote: If you have a frame you do not need foam. If the tank was designed without a frame you need foam.

I would be concerned about using a tank designed for a frame, but the frame has been removed.

I have had a few large (100g+) tanks with a frame that the mfr reccomended foam to be used. I have also seen stands and floors settle under load so I would think the foam is cheap insurance.

 

[rjrgroup]

Depending on the thickness of the bottom pane but I would go with plywood and foam.

 

[elfloyd]

dball711;936658 wrote: I have had a few large (100g+) tanks with a frame that the mfr reccomended foam to be used. I have also seen stands and floors settle under load so I would think the foam is cheap insurance.

No argument... the mfg on my 180 (Marineland) sez no foam.

 

[lee_steffen87]

thanks everyone for all the advice I believe the bottom pain is half inch but when I get home I will confirm. As I don't know the history of the tank I'm not sure if it had a bottom frame or not. I'm not sure of the manufacturer but I can tell you it has a large brace on the front to back top that is glass.when I bought it it was set up and running without foam or lower trim.

Edit: thanks everyone for all the advice I believe the bottom pain is half inch but when I get home I will confirm. As I don't know the history of the tank I'm not sure if it had a bottom frame or not. I'm not sure of the manufacturer but I can tell you it has a large brace on the front to back top that is glass.when I bought it it was set up and running without foam or lower trim.

 

[rjrgroup]

Post a picture...

 

[acroholic]

Marineland says no foam on their bottom trim tanks, likewise with AGA. I have no foam under my 465 that has bottom trim, per Planet Aquariums.

I have personally never seen a tank manufacturer state to place foam under a tank they make that has bottom trim. Plenty of them won't cover warranty issues unless the tank is on their brand stand, but never heard of foam under a tank with bottom trim.

 

[dball711]

Glass Cages require 3/4" foam under all their aquariums as part of the 90 day warranty.

Edit: Glass Cages require 3/4" foam under all their aquariums as part of the 90 day warranty.

 

[Reefplumber13]

Pics are broke

 

[redstang]

My frameless Marineland stated no foam FWIW.

 

[acroholic]

dball711;936701 wrote: Glass Cages require 3/4" foam under all their aquariums as part of the 90 day warranty.

Edit: Glass Cages require 3/4" foam under all their aquariums as part of the 90 day warranty.

Yea, I see that now. I have a rimless cube from glasscages, no trim. I have 3/4" foam under it. Didn't know they included all tanks they make in that requirement. Seems silly to me. 90 days, what a worthless warranty.

 

[dball711]

Yes I agree and the more I read and think about it, dont know that foam is really that necessary on a tank with a frame. I recently set up a Deep Blue 75...no foam.

Edit: Yes I agree and the more I read and think about it, dont know that foam is really that necessary on a tank with a frame. I recently set up a Deep Blue 75...no foam.