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Why use an iron stand? Makes no sense to me.
 
Drstrangelove said:
Well first off, hoping this is not something worse. I don't wish tank problems on anyone.

Generally, the tank is supposed to be flat and level. Technically, if the tank is flush to the stand and the stand is level, but the floor has a very slight slope, you can get away with things. The larger the tank or the larger the slope, the more unlikely that is.

The stand can be shimmed at it's base if that is what is needed (so you level the floor to the stand, not the stand to the tank). Wedging under the tank is incorrect because it creates uneven stress on the tank itself which is how seals can fail.

No matter how long it sits there, the seals are under extra stress and have increased likelihood of failing. Failure could be slow (leaking) or catastrophic. Me...I'd undo what was done, shim the stand at it's base and hope for the best.

I'd probably drain some water....25-35 gallons before correcting it.
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cozmo said:
Why use an iron stand? Makes no sense to me.
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The stand was lifted and a slate rock was placed under the leg of the stand. The problem was that I had a brain fart and lifted the stand/tank while full.

And I used an iron stand because otherwise the tank would be sitting on the floor as it has been and in a crowded fish room it was only a matter of time before someone kicked it. Also sucks to lay on the floor to check up on everyone.

On a side note I'm selling most of the stock in the 75gallon and selling the tank and stand to a friend for his turtle in which case its going to be half full if even that.

Will just keep the ray setup and the axolotl setup again. From time to time I get carried away and end up with too many tanks. Time to reset.

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TakeNotes said:
The stand was lifted and a slate rock was placed under the leg of the stand. The problem was that I had a brain fart and lifted the stand/tank while full.

And I used an iron stand because otherwise the tank would be sitting on the floor as it has been and in a crowded fish room it was only a matter of time before someone kicked it. Also sucks to lay on the floor to check up on everyone.

On a side note I'm selling most of the stock in the 75gallon and selling the tank and stand to a friend for his turtle in which case its going to be half full if even that.

Will just keep the ray setup and the axolotl setup again. From time to time I get carried away and end up with too many tanks. Time to reset.

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OP was "...off center by over 1/4inch front to back and bit off left to right." So, you clarified in this post. But you said:

"a slate rock was placed under the leg of the stand."

I'm assuming your stand has 4 or more legs. I'm not sure that you can correct the stress problems by placing 1 slate rock under 1 leg. It seems to me that the stand is very uneven at the one leg and creating stress at that spot under the tank. because the tank is iron it has some rigidity and some flexibility. I would wonder whether the stand low is no longer flat along the portion of the tank.

Shimming front to back would normally require either a very long shim or at a minimim shimming both legs on the lower side. Shimming at just one point does not seem the best way.
 
one word of advice I AM SURE OF...100%... if you want to further shim the stand(I still think flat on stand is ONLY mechanical need,as long as level isnt multiple inches off..) drain 100% of water ....moving a tank with water in it IS a bad IDEA... GOOD LUCK..:popcorn:
 
tanks need to be flat on the stand and close to level, a 1/4 variance is what I'd call "close enough" They don't need to be exactly level. If anything being non level is more a danger for the stand than it is for the tank.

Also when moving a tank you need to make sure most of the water is out. You don't need to be super anal about it, just make sure there isn't significant weight in there before moving it. Moving tanks can put far more stress on them than any number of years filled with water. This is why its important to always take care when moving them.
 
yogurt_21 said:
tanks need to be flat on the stand and close to level, a 1/4 variance is what I'd call "close enough" They don't need to be exactly level. If anything being non level is more a danger for the stand than it is for the tank.

Also when moving a tank you need to make sure most of the water is out. You don't need to be super anal about it, just make sure there isn't significant weight in there before moving it. Moving tanks can put far more stress on them than any number of years filled with water. This is why its important to always take care when moving them.
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lp85253 said:
one word of advice I AM SURE OF...100%... if you want to further shim the stand(I still think flat on stand is ONLY mechanical need,as long as level isnt multiple inches off..) drain 100% of water ....moving a tank with water in it IS a bad IDEA... GOOD LUCK..:popcorn:
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I thought I was very clear.... sigh. Ill try this again.....

I'm aware of the need for a tank to be level which is why I tried to correct the problem. The issue here is that I just manhandled the FULL tank which to some that had gotten any level of sleep at 630am is common sense. I just didn't think it through and placed slate rock under one of the 4 legs of the stand to correct the balance issue. The damage to the seal occured when I lifted the corner of tank and stand. I literally saw the white develop in the seal.

The sole purpose of this post is to see if I was in any imediate danger of the seal giving out after I already screwed it up by leveling the tank and stand. It it not level and still completely full. Just needed peace of mind to know if I could leave it as is for a while.

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Everyone has a silly moment I sure do lol but I would say the fact you physically saw a change in colour of the silicone suggests it has stressed the seal to extreme and it's only a matter of time before it spreads down the seam especially from doing water changes changing pressure and flexing the seal. I would reseal the affected beads just in case it does start to leak its a pain to prep but quite easy to reseal.

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