Help!!! Tank not level. Please advise.

jrcastro · 10/16/2007, 10:41 PM

I just setup a 210 gallon (72" X 24" deep X 29" tall) glass tank from AGA. It is an inwall setup and it was a PITA to get on the 41" stand. After putting i little bit of water in it I noticed that it was 1/4" difference in level from the right to the left side of the tank.

Questions are:

Will this be ok?
Can i put shims on one side under the tank bottom where the trim is (between the tank and stand)?
I think this might cause a stress fracture on the corners where i put the 1/4" shims.

I don't want to remove the tank of the stand since it took six guys to put it up.

The good thing is that it is 1/4" off on the same right corners.

Thanks for any suggestions anyone might offer.

SlowCobra · 10/16/2007, 10:46 PM

Never shim between the glass and the stand. Shim the bottom of the stand.

jrcastro · 10/16/2007, 10:55 PM

Thanks tod. I'll scratch that thought out!

I can easily shim on one 1 (rear) leg but the front leg is inside a wall.

Do you think 1/4" will make a difference?
It is leaning on 2 corners.

JimKelly12203 · 10/16/2007, 11:13 PM

eek! a tank that size is going to be harmed by that in time. Maybe not today, but one day you'll come home from work with a drained tank, a very wet floor and lots of dead fish and corals.

I know it sucks big time, but you have to level that entire side.

Get some friends over to help you. It must be done.

10/16/2007, 10:41 PM	#1
jrcastro Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA. Posts: 456	Help!!! Tank not level. Please advise. I just setup a 210 gallon (72" X 24" deep X 29" tall) glass tank from AGA. It is an inwall setup and it was a PITA to get on the 41" stand. After putting i little bit of water in it I noticed that it was 1/4" difference in level from the right to the left side of the tank. Questions are: Will this be ok? Can i put shims on one side under the tank bottom where the trim is (between the tank and stand)? I think this might cause a stress fracture on the corners where i put the 1/4" shims. I don't want to remove the tank of the stand since it took six guys to put it up. The good thing is that it is 1/4" off on the same right corners. Thanks for any suggestions anyone might offer.

10/16/2007, 10:46 PM	#2
SlowCobra Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Joliet, IL Posts: 3,079	Never shim between the glass and the stand. Shim the bottom of the stand.

10/16/2007, 10:55 PM	#3
jrcastro Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA. Posts: 456	Thanks tod. I'll scratch that thought out! I can easily shim on one 1 (rear) leg but the front leg is inside a wall. Do you think 1/4" will make a difference? It is leaning on 2 corners.

10/16/2007, 11:13 PM	#4
JimKelly12203 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Albany Posts: 205	eek! a tank that size is going to be harmed by that in time. Maybe not today, but one day you'll come home from work with a drained tank, a very wet floor and lots of dead fish and corals. I know it sucks big time, but you have to level that entire side. Get some friends over to help you. It must be done.