tips for leveling tank

[atlweb]

I have a tank that currently sits in an old house on carpet where the floors are a bit uneven.

I placed the stand on a thick piece of birch wood and the stand itself is perfectly level. To account for the unveven floor, I balanced it out with shim under the birch wood and it is not perfect, but close to being completely level (minus about 2/8inch). Since my house is old, there is a slight wobble in the tank if someone walks heavily in the room, even with it very close to being completely level.

Any tips for keeping an aquarium on an uneven floor? I would like to add an MP10 to my tank, but I don't want to add more stress on the tank?

Note: It is a slight wobble, but I would still like it wobble free. Any suggestions?

 

[gmpolan]

I used shims to accomdate for my 1950's uneven flooring....im wanting to say that wobble might be a problem later down the road. Check with someone like chris at fish scales or grouper dave as they set up more tanks than most people do and would have the best advice

 

[one dumm hikk]

Next time you are in Home Depot or Lowes, get a pack of door/window shims. They come in different size bundles. The wobble is caused by a high spot in the floor. Use the shims to stop the wobble. Simply shim the gaps up until it stops wobbling.
The shims I am referring to are the ones used to shim doors and windows plumb/level (what they are sold for). As you shim they will hang out from under the stand, don't worry. After you get it shimmed up completely you can use a hammer/chisel or a razor knife to trim the shims even with the stand.

Good luck with it.

 

[atlweb]

Thanks! I will pick up some more shims for it! Do you recommend shimming the board underneath the stand, or just shimming the stand on the carpet (without the board)?

 

[atlweb]

Has anyone ever tried these? Adjustable feet.

http://www.allianceplastics.com/black-nylon-based-with-metal-hex-adjustable-feet">http://www.allianceplastics.com/black-nylon-based-with-metal-hex-adjustable-feet</a>

Since the tank is going to support less than 150lbs, it might work? People use these for refrigerators.

 

[one dumm hikk]

I would leave the board and shim the board itself. It will help distribute the weight a little better and help stop some of the wobble.

I would pass on the adjustable feet. Two things happen to them. After time they freeze in place because the threads get compressed from the weight on them and they can't be turned. Or, the threads strip and the adjusters fail. They also move the weight onto 4 points (where the adjusters are) instead of evenly across the bottom, if that makes sense.

 

[atlweb]

Thank you so much! You have been extremely helpful.

 

[misu]

If you you have the space try some foundation jacks in the basement/crawl space. My tank was very wobbly and placing a couple to support some joists helped a lot.

 

[grouper therapy]

One Dumm Hikk;599798 wrote: Next time you are in Home Depot or Lowes, get a pack of door/window shims. They come in different size bundles. The wobble is caused by a high spot in the floor. Use the shims to stop the wobble. Simply shim the gaps up until it stops wobbling.
The shims I am referring to are the ones used to shim doors and windows plumb/level (what they are sold for). As you shim they will hang out from under the stand, don't worry. After you get it shimmed up completely you can use a hammer/chisel or a razor knife to trim the shims even with the stand.

Good luck with it.

One Dumm Hikk;599804 wrote: I would leave the board and shim the board itself. It will help distribute the weight a little better and help stop some of the wobble.

I would pass on the adjustable feet. Two things happen to them. After time they freeze in place because the threads get compressed from the weight on them and they can't be turned. Or, the threads strip and the adjusters fail. They also move the weight onto 4 points (where the adjusters are) instead of evenly across the bottom, if that makes sense.

+1 No need to retype that!
Nailed it!