Help needed please

HumanBean · Dec 31, 2014

I am in the process of setting up a 90 gallon in my basement. Its an unfinished basement exactly you get when a new house is bought. Bottom half of the walls and floor is bare concrete. This 90 gallon will be sitting on a wooden oak stand. I an confused about
1) putting the wooden stand directly on bare concrete
2) apply or put something to/on floor and then put the stand on it

Please advise what this "something" would be?

What are the cons if I put the stand directly on the bare concrete. Money is little tight currently and can't spent more.

Thanks

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DIDYSIS · Dec 31, 2014

just make sure it is level, other than that it does not matter if its on bare concrete or not.

Gill Blue · Dec 31, 2014

concrete is fine.

catfishguy · Jan 1, 2015

All you need to do is put 3/4 inch foam between the STAND AND AQUARIUM and make sure the floor is level. It doesn't matter what the stand is resting on.

tlindsey · Jan 2, 2015

My 180 has been sitting on concrete level floor 14 years, set empty tank on stand and put a level on it before adding water.

HumanBean · Jan 2, 2015

Thanks everyone. I do really appreciate the time and response from all here. My wooden stand a monarch oak stand ,I believe its from marineland. Idea of foam between aquarium and tank is a good one but the top if stand had three parallel wood strips of 1.5 feet length and 5 inches wide and there us nothing in between. So woukd I be adding foam on top of those wooden strips or to the full length and width of stand top?

Gill Blue · Jan 2, 2015

catfishguy said:
All you need to do is put 3/4 inch foam between the STAND AND AQUARIUM .

no, you don't need to do this. I've never done this and never had an issue in 30+ years of fishkeeping. I can trace the lack back 2 previous generations of fishkeeping with no problems.
wood stands, iron stands, dressers, wood floors, carpeted floors, tv carts, counter tops...
all you need is a level, stable surface on something that will support the weight.
I will occasionally use a towel if I care about the surface.

xraycer · Jan 2, 2015

catfishguy said:
All you need to do is put 3/4 inch foam between the STAND AND AQUARIUM and make sure the floor is level. It doesn't matter what the stand is resting on.

Gill Blue said:
no, you don't need to do this. I've never done this and never had an issue in 30+ years of fishkeeping. I can trace the lack back 2 previous generations of fishkeeping with no problems.
wood stands, iron stands, dressers, wood floors, carpeted floors, tv carts, counter tops...
all you need is a level, stable surface on something that will support the weight.
I will occasionally use a towel if I care about the surface.

+1. Although, rigid foam insulation will be beneficial for insulation since the tank is in the basement. My 180 is in an unfinished/unheated basement as well and I also cut these rigid foam insulation to cover all the sides of the tank, and I also made a canopy out of this foam. I just remove the panels when I want to view/feed.

HumanBean · Jan 3, 2015

Thanks a lot everyone. Advise from personal experience is the best. I am making sure tank is level as much it can. Also a picture is worth of thousand words. Very neat idea for insulation. I will be working on this later as well.


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