How to level a stand?

TriGgEr HAppY · 04/19/2011, 06:26 PM

How do i level a stand on carpet? with plywood?

peppie · 04/19/2011, 06:31 PM

What type of stand is it? Does it have four legs? Or is it a cabinet style?

TriGgEr HAppY · 04/19/2011, 06:46 PM

Cabinet style, when i had the tank up and running it was really bad i could see the water level on a slope, but since im rebuilding im not taking any chances btw the stand is on carpet

TriGgEr HAppY · 04/19/2011, 07:12 PM

bump

peppie · 04/19/2011, 07:30 PM

I would consider cutting a wedge the full length of the base. Say it is 1'' off level in 4' . start at 1/2'' at one end and finish at 1 1/2'' at the other end. That way you can rip a 1/2'' piece for the left side and a 1 1/2'' rip for the other side. Turn the stand upside down and glue and nail the pieces to the bottom. You will get full support this way. Some people will just shim the end up with no support between the ends. That is not a good idea for a large tank. It could cause the cabinet to fail with all the stress on only the ends.
This is only one way to do it. There are more than proper ways to do it.
How large is the tank? How fer off level is it? How in love are you with the carpet? It could be cut out from underneath and saved to be replaced at a later date.

TriGgEr HAppY · 04/19/2011, 08:42 PM

My tank is 90 and its off i think probably a 1/2 and how thick should the wedge be?

Scott B · 04/19/2011, 08:45 PM

if you have agood table saw you can just rip a 4' piece(2 of them) starting about 1/8" and go to 5/8" and tack to bottom of stand, and then check for level again

peppie · 04/19/2011, 09:29 PM

DONOT try to cut a wedge on a table saw freehand. You will need to make a tapering jig. You run a VERY high risk of kickback without the rig. VERY unsafe.

04/19/2011, 06:26 PM	#1
TriGgEr HAppY Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 65	How to level a stand? How do i level a stand on carpet? with plywood?

04/19/2011, 08:45 PM	#7
Scott B Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Utah Posts: 176	if you have agood table saw you can just rip a 4' piece(2 of them) starting about 1/8" and go to 5/8" and tack to bottom of stand, and then check for level again __________________ 150 mixed reef, Skimz skimmer, Aquatic life T5/AI sol blues,Reef Angel controller, Reef breeders wave makers Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef

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04/19/2011, 06:31 PM	#2
peppie Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,883	What type of stand is it? Does it have four legs? Or is it a cabinet style?

04/19/2011, 06:46 PM	#3
TriGgEr HAppY Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 65	Cabinet style, when i had the tank up and running it was really bad i could see the water level on a slope, but since im rebuilding im not taking any chances btw the stand is on carpet

04/19/2011, 07:12 PM	#4
TriGgEr HAppY Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 65	bump

04/19/2011, 07:30 PM	#5
peppie Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,883	I would consider cutting a wedge the full length of the base. Say it is 1'' off level in 4' . start at 1/2'' at one end and finish at 1 1/2'' at the other end. That way you can rip a 1/2'' piece for the left side and a 1 1/2'' rip for the other side. Turn the stand upside down and glue and nail the pieces to the bottom. You will get full support this way. Some people will just shim the end up with no support between the ends. That is not a good idea for a large tank. It could cause the cabinet to fail with all the stress on only the ends. This is only one way to do it. There are more than proper ways to do it. How large is the tank? How fer off level is it? How in love are you with the carpet? It could be cut out from underneath and saved to be replaced at a later date.

04/19/2011, 08:42 PM	#6
TriGgEr HAppY Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 65	My tank is 90 and its off i think probably a 1/2 and how thick should the wedge be?

04/19/2011, 09:29 PM	#8
peppie Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,883	DONOT try to cut a wedge on a table saw freehand. You will need to make a tapering jig. You run a VERY high risk of kickback without the rig. VERY unsafe.