My new 150 gallon on custom stand (pic)

[jschall]

There's a 1/32" gap between the tank and stand in a couple places, so I'm thinking I need to plane it down.
Would a rubber strip on the top of the stand help?
Not the greatest picture, but it's looking good so far apart from that.

 

[timkersh]

Great tank, nice job on the stand! What are you going to be stocking it with?

 

[jschall]

Great tank, nice job on the stand! What are you going to be stocking it with?

Initially:
8" delhezi
7" ornate
2x 6.5" senegals (one albino)
3x 12" ropefish
6x 3.5" congo tetra

Later on:
2-3 more ropefish
5-10 more congo tetras
maybe butterfly fish
1-2 Ctenopoma acutirostre

 

[jschall]

I need to know if a rubber strip between the tank and stand is a good idea.

 

[Cookie*]

I don't think it would be a problem. It's easier than planing it all down too. Is the gap noticeable? If it's a 1/32", I'd leave it or try and trim around it to hide the gap if it bothered me enough....or use rubber strip.

 

[vfc]

Stack two 1/2" exercise mat strips. You can purchase them at Home Depot.

I have the same tank with 1/2" blue foam under it, but the foam is still not compressing much at all (even after 3 years of set up). You would be surprised at how low a force is being exerted by each 1" of frame on the stand (even with a 150G Tall). The blue foam is too stiff and not resilient. When I tear down the tank, I'll replace the blue foam with the 1" of exercise mat.

I have a 125G and 75G tank with the exercise foam under them and that works great. The 125G tank has compressed the foam ~ 20% to help compensate for the gaps and twists. The compression rate for the exercise mat is perfect for most large glass tanks (75G and above).

The 75G only has a single 1/2" strip of exercise mat, and after four years, you can see how much it has compressed to compensate for the sagging stand (cheap particle board stand).

 

[TiggertheOscar]

the weight of that tank is def. gonna eat that 1/32" before you even realize that it was ever even there.
seriously

 

[Redearsunfish]

Great tanks and stand!

 

[Pharaoh]

Where exactly are the gaps?
Could it just be the stand out of square?
Is the tank bowed a little?

 

[jschall]

Where exactly are the gaps?
Could it just be the stand out of square?
Is the tank bowed a little?

I'm pretty sure the surface of the stand isn't perfect. I can't tell if the tank is bowed or not.
I want to do some kind of foam or rubber, but I'm not sure it'll make the slightest difference if it's not thick, and I only have about a quarter inch before the frame sticks up above the trim.