2mm gap between 180 gallon tank and stand
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You said you haven't installed the center braces yet. Put shims between the end of your front braces and the top bean if you really are concerned about it. You'll need to carefully tap the centerbracing with shimming in with a hammer, but it will bend the top 2x4 straight if you do it right, then you won't have to worry about it anymore.
Actually there is a small gap on both of the sides-probably 1 mm. I already have the hoses connected and siliconed to the bulkheads and the tank weighs 300 pounds so I am not going to be able to use the foam board.
Eric99;2405512; said:
Well if you're not willing to even move the tank it's a bit hard to be of much help. The foam is your best bet, the shims are your second best bet. For the 1mm gap at the back you could shim the bottom of the stand and hope the whole thing bends enough when you fill it up that the tank sits flush (SKETCHY). That about covers all your options other than tearing the whole thing down and fixing the stand. Unless of course you just take my original suggestion and fill it up - which it looks like you've pretty much decided on anyway.
Eric99;2405512; said:
The foam would do very little in your case anyways do to the designed construction of your tank. I would agree with chompers on this, as long as all 4 corners are true and the tank does not rock. I would however try to narrow the gap by shimming your two center legs, though if you go too much you will create a teeter totter effect, so be careful in doing this.
What is foamular board? I use 1" styrofoam sheets under my tanks to take care of any stand irregularities. Wouldn't the foam compress more on the corners since that is where the weight is concentrated? That would IMHO take care of his problem (apart from lifting a 300 lb tank off of the stand).
carcrazy;2405656; said:
Yes the foam would fill the gap but as you stated in red, this does not support the tank where the gap is.
Foam really does very little on tanks with the plastic frames. It does however do a good job with the irregularities on the tanks with the full glass bottom Such as the glasscages brand tanks.
Bderick67;2405825; said:
I usually carefully trim the foam to fit perfectly inside the plastic frame and then fasten it there with a blob of silicone. It's not necessary by any means, but it helps with any really heavy decorations, and if the bottom considers breaking, there is nowhere for it to go, so I may wind up with water on the floor, but it shouldn't go *BOOOOSH*, ya know?
Bderick67;2405825; said:
Oh, that makes sense. All of my aquariums are of the full glass bottom type and the foam seams to work well for them.
