Is this a problem?

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JK47;4850158; said:
What I am saying in short, is the tank will be 100% fine so long as the stand holds. (it would take a fire or daisy cutter missle to bring down that stand bro, its WAY overbuilt) My old 220 gallon was above the garage floor a little over an 1/8" in the from left corner and no issues 1.5 years later (with no styro). The 4"x4" posts are VERY strong and being spaced so closely together, will hold the integrity of the stand even if you don't shim it. I would not worry one bit.

ps - yet again I have tank envy... Nice work Peter! ;)
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lol if I get my way I'd get a solid block of wood :D The tank itself is made of 3/4" acrylic...decent thickness for a 6' tank :)

Everybody can order a tank. Few can make them look like yours ;)

fishkeeper4244;4850163; said:
nice work. unevenness is fine if you dont mind how bad it looks.
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Thanks :)
 
Joao M;4851109; said:
I do, as previously mentioned. After puting in the first 6-8" of water, there was a 6-7mm (1/4") difference.
But once the water was all in, the diff is barely noticeable (perhaps 1-2mm). I believe the stryro did its job.
Here is the tank: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4849787#post4849787
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Thanks. I added ~70% water and the difference is still there after 3 days.

So if styro compresses, shouldn't it do more on the heavier side, to make the problem worse? :confused:

Very nice setup BTW :)
 
I personally think you should leave it. The problem I see with shimming it, is that if you shim it at all unevenly, then you're likely to make the problem worse, because now the stand will not be perfectly flat, and therefore the tank will not be perfectly flat, and that will actually cause more stress on the tank that being slightly off level from end to end.

And if you have a canopy that will cover that top 1/4", then there's no reason to mess with it (IMO).
 
Conner;4851303; said:
I personally think you should leave it. The problem I see with shimming it, is that if you shim it at all unevenly, then you're likely to make the problem worse, because now the stand will not be perfectly flat, and therefore the tank will not be perfectly flat, and that will actually cause more stress on the tank that being slightly off level from end to end.

And if you have a canopy that will cover that top 1/4", then there's no reason to mess with it (IMO).
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Thanks! That's what I worry about too. If shimming causes the stand to bend, it would be worse.

Haven't heard any disaster stories yet...I guess it's not a big deal after all :D
 
peathenster;4851281; said:
So if styro compresses, shouldn't it do more on the heavier side, to make the problem worse? :confused:

Very nice setup BTW :)
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The weight of the water tends to be distributed in an even way. If it finds a hard unleveled surface, it will assume the same (unleveled) distribution; the styrofoam, being a soft surface will be under more pressure where there´s more water - more weight - and will (in time) compress more in that area.
In the end, the tank (and water) will be leveled, being the styro more compressed on one side than on the other.

At least that´s what I think...

And thanks for the comment on my set-up.
 
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