How to ensure dt is "level"and not pitching?

miserkris · 07/09/2011, 08:41 PM

Hello,
I'm setting up my 75g rr on wooden stand......in my concrete basement.

How do I ensure the dt is level? I do have a small level with bubbles, level is like 9" long.
Is that enough? Do I move it around on dt floor, to make sure bubbles r in center, and shim as needed?

Pls advice, thanks.

jeff@zina.com · 07/10/2011, 07:08 AM

Level on the top rim, use a flat board to support it if the level isn't long enough on its own. Fill the tank 2/3 with water, measure the distance to the top rim at each end. Put a marble in the bare empty tank and see if it rolls.

Lots of ways to find level.

Jeff

Chris27 · 07/10/2011, 07:08 AM

Yes, you want it level front to back and side to side. Given the inherent wet conditions associated with a tank, use some composite shims vice wood ones under the stand if needed.

Denbf58 · 07/10/2011, 07:23 AM

make sure you shim under the stand. not between tank and stand. doing the latter will cause pressure points that can crack a tank

07/09/2011, 08:41 PM	#1
miserkris Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Downingtown,PA Posts: 1,062	How to ensure dt is "level"and not pitching? Hello, I'm setting up my 75g rr on wooden stand......in my concrete basement. How do I ensure the dt is level? I do have a small level with bubbles, level is like 9" long. Is that enough? Do I move it around on dt floor, to make sure bubbles r in center, and shim as needed? Pls advice, thanks. __________________ 156g Oceanic Mixedreef,100g Sump Current Tank Info: 156 g mixed reef

07/10/2011, 07:08 AM	#3
Chris27 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 4,452	Yes, you want it level front to back and side to side. Given the inherent wet conditions associated with a tank, use some composite shims vice wood ones under the stand if needed. __________________ Fill your tank with $5 bills, add gasoline and light it on fire.....only then will you know the real cost of reefing. Current Tank Info: 180 Mixed Reef

07/10/2011, 07:23 AM	#4
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	make sure you shim under the stand. not between tank and stand. doing the latter will cause pressure points that can crack a tank __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

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07/10/2011, 07:08 AM	#2
jeff@zina.com Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 3,345	Level on the top rim, use a flat board to support it if the level isn't long enough on its own. Fill the tank 2/3 with water, measure the distance to the top rim at each end. Put a marble in the bare empty tank and see if it rolls. Lots of ways to find level. Jeff