problem with tank level

kevan · 03/16/2014, 04:50 PM

okay question : have a tank 4' 8" long 30 inches wide and 27 tall and it sits on a stainless steel stand (open has remote sump) the floor is not quite level about 5mm out (does not sound a lot ) but since I have a new return pump 10,000 litre per hour my tank is now very full and the low side is away from overflow so water is up to the glass brace (half way up ) another two mm and would be on floor.
question if I put a 5mm spacer under low side would it put undue stress on stand .

this is old pick different lights and set up now (this crashed while I was on holiday )

Bgcoop8784 · 03/16/2014, 04:56 PM

you would probably need to put a 5mm spacer under the end uprights on the low side, and 2.5 mm spacers under the center uprights

kevan · 03/16/2014, 07:14 PM

was not sure whether I would need support tapering down from low side but under the uprights sounds okay.

Bennett67 · 03/16/2014, 07:19 PM

Mine is off a little but not enough to make a difference. In my opinion that tank looks a little weak you might be able to use shims and level it out a little

ca1ore · 03/16/2014, 10:13 PM

Even 5mm would be a bit too much for me; so I'd get that tank leveled up fast. Don't do it while full though .....

kevan · 03/30/2014, 09:56 PM

went with out a hitch .
dropped level to remote sump to about third then jacked up and put spacers to level ,then pumped back water only took about five minutes to complete.

03/16/2014, 04:50 PM	#1
kevan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: new zealand Posts: 116	problem with tank level okay question : have a tank 4' 8" long 30 inches wide and 27 tall and it sits on a stainless steel stand (open has remote sump) the floor is not quite level about 5mm out (does not sound a lot ) but since I have a new return pump 10,000 litre per hour my tank is now very full and the low side is away from overflow so water is up to the glass brace (half way up ) another two mm and would be on floor. question if I put a 5mm spacer under low side would it put undue stress on stand . this is old pick different lights and set up now (this crashed while I was on holiday )

03/16/2014, 04:56 PM	#2
Bgcoop8784 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Augusta GA Posts: 234	you would probably need to put a 5mm spacer under the end uprights on the low side, and 2.5 mm spacers under the center uprights __________________ "If it weren't for law enforcement and physics, I would be unstoppable!"

03/16/2014, 07:14 PM	#3
kevan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: new zealand Posts: 116	thanks was not sure whether I would need support tapering down from low side but under the uprights sounds okay.

03/16/2014, 10:13 PM	#5
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Even 5mm would be a bit too much for me; so I'd get that tank leveled up fast. Don't do it while full though ..... __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

03/30/2014, 09:56 PM	#6
kevan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: new zealand Posts: 116	level tank went with out a hitch . dropped level to remote sump to about third then jacked up and put spacers to level ,then pumped back water only took about five minutes to complete.

03/16/2014, 07:19 PM	#4
Bennett67 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 35	Mine is off a little but not enough to make a difference. In my opinion that tank looks a little weak you might be able to use shims and level it out a little