What to put under RIMLESS tank???

Clownin Aroun · 02/07/2013, 04:05 PM

So I have read multiple threads and posts of people arguing back and forth about what to put under a rimless tank.

What should I put on the floor?
If you think I should put foam down which foam should I put down?
Should I just put it right onto the hardwood floor and shim it level?
Should I use towels?

What should I put under the tank?
Should I put anything down under the tank on top of the stand itself?

Any and all advice is very much appreciated!!!

Thanks, Matt

billdogg · 02/07/2013, 04:12 PM

between the stand and tank, a 1/4" piece of rigid foam is more than enough. If the stand, sitting on the floor, is not level, then you should use shims (wood or composite - I prefer composite) evenly spaced between stand and floor to make it as close to level as possible. Never - I repeat - NEVER shim between the stand and the tank. You will create pressure points and the tank WILL fail.

Clownin Aroun · 02/07/2013, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billdogg

between the stand and tank, a 1/4" piece of rigid foam is more than enough. If the stand, sitting on the floor, is not level, then you should use shims (wood or composite - I prefer composite) evenly spaced between stand and floor to make it as close to level as possible. Never - I repeat - NEVER shim between the stand and the tank. You will create pressure points and the tank WILL fail.

Which kind of foam are we talking about?
The kind you can get at lowes?

billdogg · 02/07/2013, 06:21 PM

yup - they sell it in 4x8 sheets. Thick is not necessarily better.

sirreal63 · 02/07/2013, 06:33 PM

It is really simple, if thee is plastic trim piece on the bottom, no foam, it there is no plastic piece on the bottom then use foam to prevent any point loadi on the bottom pane of glass. 1/4" foam is all that is needed.

02/07/2013, 04:05 PM	#1
Clownin Aroun YouTube name- KNGRNGS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Monmouth County, NJ Posts: 314	What to put under RIMLESS tank??? So I have read multiple threads and posts of people arguing back and forth about what to put under a rimless tank. What should I put on the floor? If you think I should put foam down which foam should I put down? Should I just put it right onto the hardwood floor and shim it level? Should I use towels? What should I put under the tank? Should I put anything down under the tank on top of the stand itself? Any and all advice is very much appreciated!!! Thanks, Matt

02/07/2013, 04:12 PM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	between the stand and tank, a 1/4" piece of rigid foam is more than enough. If the stand, sitting on the floor, is not level, then you should use shims (wood or composite - I prefer composite) evenly spaced between stand and floor to make it as close to level as possible. Never - I repeat - NEVER shim between the stand and the tank. You will create pressure points and the tank WILL fail. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

02/07/2013, 06:21 PM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	yup - they sell it in 4x8 sheets. Thick is not necessarily better. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

02/07/2013, 06:33 PM	#5
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	It is really simple, if thee is plastic trim piece on the bottom, no foam, it there is no plastic piece on the bottom then use foam to prevent any point loadi on the bottom pane of glass. 1/4" foam is all that is needed. __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.