Am setting up my 55 gallon aquarium, it is on a nice wooden stand cabinet and today I checked it out to see if it was level. The front of the tank on both sides are aprox. 1/4" or around that to low. I know that there is an amount that a tank can be off without affecting anything, is 1/4" O.K. or should I raise up the front of the stand? The stand is setting on a semi thick carpet so I'm not exactly sure on the best way to do it. Haven't checked the length of the tank for leveling yet but will do it soon. I'm wanting to eventually put some pool filter sand into the tank and maybe add a bag or two of black sand or some other color for a little color on the bottom, I'm really wanting to put some multi shell dwellers into the tank and raise some.
Need to level 55 gallon aquarium
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Interesting, I don't have anything to add that can help you but I never heard being slightly unlevel would have any effect at all on anything. Gonna be keeping an eye on this thread.
Don't know much about about the slightly unlevel either, I was told that if the water level is to different especially in large volume tanks that it can crack your tanks, however I do not know how far off it would have to be to cause such a mess.
Oh I understand. The water pressure from it tipping. Lol I'm sitting here thinking 'why would this cause problems with the fish' haha
Ok yeah I'm sure someone will chime in about pressure ratings but in my personal opinion the quarter inch doesn't mean much. I know it can increase pressure by quite a bit but I just don't see it having that large of an effect
Rather than raising the front of the stand — which could put uneven pressure on things, causing problems down the road — it would probably be better to put something compressible under the tank so that the tank can "self-level" as it is filled. Many people use sheets of styrofoam insulation for this purpose.
Wow very good suggestion. That is very cool and something I would have never thought of
i put styrofoam under my tank and its cracking.
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Styrofoam is just for minor imperfections, not truely for leveling. Some tank manufacturers actually require it to make their warranty valid. While 1/4" isn't a lot and will probably be okay, please realize it isn't just the amount, it also has to do with the age of the tank/seals. The better condition the silicone is and the thicker the glass, usually gives you more safety margin. Definitely check level along the length....a twisting issue is more of a concern to me. The amount your off, even if only in one direction would bug me until I fixed it. Since you know how much you are off, you can cut shims to that amount, and place them under the front legs.
