Tank leveling mdf stand

heartbreak7 · 01/21/2019, 12:31 PM

Of course now that I have my tank full of water and running it dawns on me I didn’t ensure it was level beforehand...

Well it isn’t, front to back it is probably 1/2” out of level and possibly an 1/8” left to right. Will this be an issue long term or should I drain it and shim up the stand? I’m working with a 60g rimless cube setup from cadlights. This is a plastic coated mdf stand with 10 1/8” plastic feet (2 on each side and 2 in the center). The floor underneath is what isn’t level not the stand itself. I’m nervous about shimming under mdf and making the weight unevenly distributed, especially with the small plastic feet.

Any suggestions or guidance is greatly appreciated, thanks!

mcgyvr · 01/21/2019, 05:15 PM

I couldnt stand a rimless being off 1/2...
Id shim it up as needed...

mann1139 · 01/24/2019, 10:43 AM

Your load is already concentrated at the 6 feet.

As long as all 6 feet are touching the shim or the floor, you should be fine to level the tank.

Ditto to mcgyvr, if you are going to pay for a rimless tank, being off 1/2" is going to be visible.

FamilyTank · 01/27/2019, 06:49 PM

I'd shim it also. Get some garbage cans or totes and pull out as much as you can for the 15 minutes it may take you everything will be fine.

NanoReefWanabe · 01/27/2019, 08:00 PM

1/2" out over 2' is drastically crooked...I would certainly fix that... shim the stand to the floor though not the tank to the stand

01/21/2019, 12:31 PM	#1
heartbreak7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Posts: 165	Tank leveling mdf stand Of course now that I have my tank full of water and running it dawns on me I didn’t ensure it was level beforehand... Well it isn’t, front to back it is probably 1/2” out of level and possibly an 1/8” left to right. Will this be an issue long term or should I drain it and shim up the stand? I’m working with a 60g rimless cube setup from cadlights. This is a plastic coated mdf stand with 10 1/8” plastic feet (2 on each side and 2 in the center). The floor underneath is what isn’t level not the stand itself. I’m nervous about shimming under mdf and making the weight unevenly distributed, especially with the small plastic feet. Any suggestions or guidance is greatly appreciated, thanks!

01/21/2019, 05:15 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	I couldnt stand a rimless being off 1/2... Id shim it up as needed... __________________ Who me?

01/24/2019, 10:43 AM	#3
mann1139 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jersey Posts: 178	Your load is already concentrated at the 6 feet. As long as all 6 feet are touching the shim or the floor, you should be fine to level the tank. Ditto to mcgyvr, if you are going to pay for a rimless tank, being off 1/2" is going to be visible.

01/27/2019, 06:49 PM	#4
FamilyTank Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Downriver,Mi Posts: 226	I'd shim it also. Get some garbage cans or totes and pull out as much as you can for the 15 minutes it may take you everything will be fine.

01/27/2019, 08:00 PM	#5
NanoReefWanabe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,639	1/2" out over 2' is drastically crooked...I would certainly fix that... shim the stand to the floor though not the tank to the stand