Tank Stand Steadiness?

cinematek · 01/28/2007, 08:27 PM

I am slowly building up equipment for my first SW tank. I have a 25G tank (24x12x20) and I just got a stand for it (26x14x30). I filled the tank with 20G of RO to test for leaks and steadiness.

This is set up on low pile carpet in my lviing room. The stand seems fairly stable, but if I push it a little it wiggles back and forth. It seems like it would take a big push to knock it over, but I don't want to take any chances.

Do any of you have experience with this type of tank/stand combo? Any suggestions?

coralfever · 01/28/2007, 08:54 PM

You could try some small L brackets on the side or back of the stand and screw them through the carpet into the subfloor.

Dubbin1 · 01/28/2007, 08:55 PM

Thats your carpet padding working for you

It should be just fine.

drummereef · 01/28/2007, 08:55 PM

Probably will be ok if the stand is stable. At first I though you meant the stand was a little shady, but if it is just shifting on the carpet you shouldn't have a prob.

cinematek · 01/28/2007, 09:09 PM

Yeah, the stand is solid - well built.

Dubbin - will the padding eventually flatten out and then my stand won't shake? I'm in SoCal and I'd hate for a earthquake to knock it over.

Icefire · 01/29/2007, 12:43 AM

I got the same problem with my 80G system, they are empty on an old hardwood floor. If "jump" without leaving the ground, the tank wiggle nearly 1 inch back and forth.

Hope it will be okay once full

magdelan · 01/29/2007, 03:18 AM

If you are planning on keepin the tank in the same spot, what about cutting out the area of carpet that the tank sits on??

Dubbin1 · 01/29/2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by cinematek

Dubbin - will the padding eventually flatten out and then my stand won't shake? I'm in SoCal and I'd hate for a earthquake to knock it over.

Well I have never been in an earthquake but I would think the carpet padding would be the least of your worries during one. I have talked to a couple people from SoCal that bolt their stand to the wall to help earthquake proof it.

WaterKeeper · 01/29/2007, 11:58 AM

Well, the sloshing action eliminates the need for an expensive wave maker.

Randall_James · 01/29/2007, 12:16 PM

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Originally posted by WaterKeeper
Well, the sloshing action eliminates the need for an expensive wave maker.

I have a column tank that sits on a solidly built oak stand that will move around quite a bit when running the magfloat. I think it is just the nature of a stand with such a narrow footprint.

01/28/2007, 08:27 PM	#1
cinematek Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 189	Tank Stand Steadiness? I am slowly building up equipment for my first SW tank. I have a 25G tank (24x12x20) and I just got a stand for it (26x14x30). I filled the tank with 20G of RO to test for leaks and steadiness. This is set up on low pile carpet in my lviing room. The stand seems fairly stable, but if I push it a little it wiggles back and forth. It seems like it would take a big push to knock it over, but I don't want to take any chances. Do any of you have experience with this type of tank/stand combo? Any suggestions?

01/28/2007, 08:55 PM	#4
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Probably will be ok if the stand is stable. At first I though you meant the stand was a little shady, but if it is just shifting on the carpet you shouldn't have a prob. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

01/29/2007, 12:43 AM	#6
Icefire Seasoned reefer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In Quebec, Canada Posts: 3,653	I got the same problem with my 80G system, they are empty on an old hardwood floor. If "jump" without leaving the ground, the tank wiggle nearly 1 inch back and forth. Hope it will be okay once full __________________ Temp 80F, PH 8.5-8.0, Alk 6.8-7.2, Ca 430, Mg 1700, NO3 0-0.25, PO4 0.04, 34.4 PPT Lights @ 100% all others, 35% White Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 120lbs live rocks, Hydra52 2x120W, 2 MP40+ 1 MP10 @ 70%, Phosban 550 GFO+Carbon, 200W Heater, SWC Skimmer, Kalk ATO, 150 gpd RODI

01/29/2007, 03:18 AM	#7
magdelan Fish? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gananda, NY Posts: 3,785	If you are planning on keepin the tank in the same spot, what about cutting out the area of carpet that the tank sits on?? __________________ "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent, used to build monuments of nothingness. Those who specialize in them, are seldom capable of anything else."

01/29/2007, 11:58 AM	#9
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Well, the sloshing action eliminates the need for an expensive wave maker. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

01/28/2007, 08:54 PM	#2
coralfever Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wallingford, CT Posts: 557	You could try some small L brackets on the side or back of the stand and screw them through the carpet into the subfloor.

01/28/2007, 08:55 PM	#3
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	Thats your carpet padding working for you It should be just fine.

01/28/2007, 09:09 PM	#5
cinematek Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 189	Yeah, the stand is solid - well built. Dubbin - will the padding eventually flatten out and then my stand won't shake? I'm in SoCal and I'd hate for a earthquake to knock it over.