Leveling a tank stand on a bump?

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muskyhunter81

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Hey Guys,

Not new to MonsterFishKeepers, but my first post in a long time. Anyway got a question about leveling a 75 gallon tank on a bump. I have the tank leveled with shims, the issue is that the only place the stand is touching the carpet is at the back of the stand in the middle. If that makes any sense. I came to the conclusion that the stand is sitting on a bump and based on the number of shims used at the front two corners its a pretty good bump. My concern: Do you think that a tank that is leveled almost completely on shims is going to create a problem. This is the only place I have to put this aquarium so if this is a bad idea I'll have to sell/store the tank. Which is fine but disappointing.

Thanks
 
I'll try to get some pics when i get home...In the mean time...

I guess my question is how much of the tank stand should be in direct contact with the floor? or is it okay for a stand to be sitting almost exclusively on shims?
 
muskyhunter81 said:
I'll try to get some pics when i get home...In the mean time...

I guess my question is how much of the tank stand should be in direct contact with the floor? or is it okay for a stand to be sitting almost exclusively on shims?
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How much of a gap are we talking about? Can't you use a thicker piece of wood than shims, like1" thick x 2" wide?
 
Rocksor said:
How much of a gap are we talking about? Can't you use a thicker piece of wood than shims, like1" thick x 2" wide?
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One end is about 1/2" the other end is about 3/4". So yeah I could probably do that with a 1/2 inch piece of wood and than shim one end of the wood.
 
How close is the stand to the wall? The reason I ask is that wall to wall carpet usually has a wood tack strip that runs around the room perimeter to secure the carpet and that might be part of your issue.
 
deeda said:
How close is the stand to the wall? The reason I ask is that wall to wall carpet usually has a wood tack strip that runs around the room perimeter to secure the carpet and that might be part of your issue.
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its about 6 inches from the wall. I pulled the aquarium away from the wall the other day to make sure i was seeing what i thought i was seeing and there is a hump there. I think it is concrete from when the contractors laid the floor and they did a poor job leveling it in that area.
 
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