I am aware of that . Lol. Thats why im so worried:/Btw Coles your corners of the stand is where you want to shim where stand is in the air because most of the weight of the aquarium will be supported by the corners just in case you didn't know.
See, i dont know if its the cements foundation underneath the laminate thats screwy. Or, if someone who layed the laminate did a sloppy job
Its an aqeuon stand ,commercial. And ive thought about the cement platform. But, i am renting an apartment. So idk how that would work
tell your landlord he owes you for building supplies, tear the laminate up, pour some self leveler the concrete pad and lay laminate the correct and not lazy way lol.
If this is a commercial apartment building I'm going to guess its the laminate that's your issue, seeing as the base of the building is most likely pretty level being commercial. I could be wrong but that's what I'd look at first, and set the stand up and tank and see if the water weight pushes the flex out of the flooring.
If this is a commercial apartment building I'm going to guess its the laminate that's your issue, seeing as the base of the building is most likely pretty level being commercial. I could be wrong but that's what I'd look at first, and set the stand up and tank and see if the water weight pushes the flex out of the flooring.
Okay that sounds like a big job though.. lol . Can i not just place styrofoam down . Then plywood . And s3t the stand and tank on that? Iv3 gottenixed answers. Its almost like the laminate has bubbles. And highs and dips
My mistake its not laminate its linoleum. And i believe its a commercial setup
Hello; In the end you can do whatever you want. It is your setup. I do not have any experience with plywood over styrofoam so any comment will be speculation.
Now that we know it is a rental apartment, some new questions arise. Do you have good renters insurance? By that I mean a policy that covers aquarium damage for sure.
Also have you checked with the landlord about such a tank? If you have a lease there may be language about pets and tanks. At any rate get the landlords permission up front is my strong suggestion.
I gather from your posts that it is an apartment with a cement floor. Having a cement floor in a comercial apartment does not automatically mean the floor is strong enough to support the weight of large tanks. I will look for a link to an article about this.
I do have renters insurance. Need to check for the aquarium part still. Thanks for reminding me. And i wrote a letter to the landlord regarding what size and how many . And she respoded. So i have that assured.
Thinking too much into it, shim the gaps, end of story. Composite shims are awesome, you can break them exactly where the stand ends and you can barely see them. Pretty sure every one of my tank has shims under it. I don't think putting foam will do enough to distribute weight off the corners, if you think about it the 1/2" thick foam or whatever you buy is not going to compress enough only in the locations that are touching the floor to all of a sudden have your corners all adequately supported, even if the foam compresses into nothing under your tank that only adds a bit of foam support under the corners. Even if the corners start to touch the ground with the plywood they will not have as much support as they would if you shim it with something hard, you are alleviating the problem a bit but not solving it as I think even with the stand on plywood and foam I feel your tank may twist eventually.
