Unlevel by 1/16"

Matt850 · 10/09/2009, 03:48 PM

I am setting up a 90g and it is un-level by one sixteenth of an inch in the front. I can only imagine this is because it is sitting right next to a wall and the weight is pushing it more in the front. Is this a problem? should I worry about this much of a gap on a 90g tank or is it more of a concern for tanks larger than mine. I don't suppose it is a problem one way or another if I can fix it now, so I will try to do that, just looking for input.

Phisher · 10/09/2009, 03:58 PM

Its not level or there is a gap between tank/stand or stand floor?

I would say that much unlevel is not an issue but if you have a gap somewhere, particularly on a corner, you need to address it.

albano · 10/09/2009, 04:02 PM

can you put shims between the floor and the stand?

James77 · 10/09/2009, 05:08 PM

1/16" unlevel is not bad. You want no gaps between the stand/floor/tank, and you want it to feel stable, not wobbly.

Phisher · 10/09/2009, 06:55 PM

Shims between floor and stand is fine, between stand and tank is a no no.

greenmonkey51 · 10/09/2009, 08:05 PM

If your off by a 1/16 of an inch your fine. Have you filled it yet and what type of floor is it on.

kmu · 10/09/2009, 08:50 PM

what type of shims do you guys suggest to use on the stand?

Im gonna set up a reeftank monday and know for sure that I will need to level the stand with some type of shims...

Matt850 · 10/09/2009, 09:48 PM

It is unfortunately on carpet and I am unable to remove the carpet. I fixed the unevenness by placing some shims under the front of the stand and it is perfect now. The side to side evenness was always fine, I was just a bit worried about the front to back. the tank appears to fit flush with the plywood top on my stand, it was just that the whole thing tilted forward creating a 1/16" off unevenness of the whole thing.

10/09/2009, 03:48 PM	#1
Matt850 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 260	Unlevel by 1/16" I am setting up a 90g and it is un-level by one sixteenth of an inch in the front. I can only imagine this is because it is sitting right next to a wall and the weight is pushing it more in the front. Is this a problem? should I worry about this much of a gap on a 90g tank or is it more of a concern for tanks larger than mine. I don't suppose it is a problem one way or another if I can fix it now, so I will try to do that, just looking for input.

10/09/2009, 03:58 PM	#2
Phisher Wut? Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 781	Its not level or there is a gap between tank/stand or stand floor? I would say that much unlevel is not an issue but if you have a gap somewhere, particularly on a corner, you need to address it. __________________ I burn my trash in a drum, Sometimes I shoot my gun. Current Tank Info: 65g JBJ AIO

10/09/2009, 05:08 PM	#4
James77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,158	1/16" unlevel is not bad. You want no gaps between the stand/floor/tank, and you want it to feel stable, not wobbly. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater

10/09/2009, 06:55 PM	#5
Phisher Wut? Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 781	Shims between floor and stand is fine, between stand and tank is a no no. __________________ I burn my trash in a drum, Sometimes I shoot my gun. Current Tank Info: 65g JBJ AIO

10/09/2009, 04:02 PM	#3
albano SALTWATER since '73 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Katonah, NY/ San Fernando Ca./ Sea Isle City NJ Posts: 6,210	can you put shims between the floor and the stand?

10/09/2009, 08:05 PM	#6
greenmonkey51 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,092	If your off by a 1/16 of an inch your fine. Have you filled it yet and what type of floor is it on.

10/09/2009, 08:50 PM	#7
kmu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In the DESERT Posts: 3,306	what type of shims do you guys suggest to use on the stand? Im gonna set up a reeftank monday and know for sure that I will need to level the stand with some type of shims...

10/09/2009, 09:48 PM	#8
Matt850 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 260	It is unfortunately on carpet and I am unable to remove the carpet. I fixed the unevenness by placing some shims under the front of the stand and it is perfect now. The side to side evenness was always fine, I was just a bit worried about the front to back. the tank appears to fit flush with the plywood top on my stand, it was just that the whole thing tilted forward creating a 1/16" off unevenness of the whole thing.