CrayolaViolence
04/02/2017, 04:24 AM
I have just set up a new tank (still empty) only to discover, upon sitting down to rest my laurels, there is a tiny gap between the bottom rim and the stand on two opposing diagonal corners of the stand. The gap is probably a millimeter, at the most, and equal at the two corners.
This is a rimmed tank, so the bottom glass is raised off the surface of the stand except for the very edge. My questions is this, can I use a leveling mat? I don't want to pop the seem on the bottom of the tank of course, but the gap is SUPER tiny. However it is enough to see and to worry me. I was wondering if a thin mat, too thin to push against the glass but enough to hold the rim, would work.
My other option, I was thinking was to put down a piece of foam board on the top of the tank, then lay down a piece of plywood on top of the foam board. This would act like a solid bottom for the tank, and the foam would (should) level it out.
I really don't have an option to build a new stand since I don't have a level place to build it. This stand was already done, I just had to increase the size of the top. Unfortunately I didn't realize the slightly off square proportions of the original stand top have created a slight bow in the top piece. It wasn't perceptible to the level I used. But it's definitely noticeable when you're eye level with the top and have good light.
Any suggestions welcome.
This is a rimmed tank, so the bottom glass is raised off the surface of the stand except for the very edge. My questions is this, can I use a leveling mat? I don't want to pop the seem on the bottom of the tank of course, but the gap is SUPER tiny. However it is enough to see and to worry me. I was wondering if a thin mat, too thin to push against the glass but enough to hold the rim, would work.
My other option, I was thinking was to put down a piece of foam board on the top of the tank, then lay down a piece of plywood on top of the foam board. This would act like a solid bottom for the tank, and the foam would (should) level it out.
I really don't have an option to build a new stand since I don't have a level place to build it. This stand was already done, I just had to increase the size of the top. Unfortunately I didn't realize the slightly off square proportions of the original stand top have created a slight bow in the top piece. It wasn't perceptible to the level I used. But it's definitely noticeable when you're eye level with the top and have good light.
Any suggestions welcome.