Leveling New Tank on Rug

[Jyetman]

My old tank left a large 16" wide indentation on carpet. My new tank is wider 24" and it will partly sit across the 16" indentation. How will I level this new tank? What will I need to do? I live in an apartment so cutting rug isn't possible.

 

[Jyetman]

I checked again and three corners of the stand will be on uncompressed carpet. The back left may be sitting on slight indentation but not bad. Most of the indentation will be under the stand but not the sides. I hope I'll be ok once shimmed.

 

[griss]

I checked again and three corners of the stand will be on uncompressed carpet. The back left may be sitting on slight indentation but not bad. Most of the indentation will be under the stand but not the sides. I hope I'll be ok once shimmed.

Sounds like a shim should take care of it. That said, when filling, check level often. That way you can add/remove shims as needed.

 

[aranax]

How thick is the rug (pile height)? Shimming "may" work in the short term but may add instability (uneven level) once filled and things start to settle. For instance if the carpet is thick and can compress down .5 inches from max pile height adding shims will compress the carpet the same amount; .5 inches. However, you'll now have the shim height throwing off the tank. this gets more pronounced the thicker the rug's starting pile height. Additionally, shims add uneven pressure (more pressure per square inch), assuming the shim is smaller than the feet of the stand, causing different "compression pressure" compared the the other parts of the tank that will be compressing the carpet.

Best solution, for high pile height carpets is to NOT SHIM initially. Fill the tank quarter full, then wait a few days. Fill again and wait. The longer you wait before going to full capacity the better. Sucks to wait but it's the safest IMO (I've had to deal with this on a few installs).

 

[griss]

How thick is the rug (pile height)? Shimming "may" work in the short term but may add instability (uneven level) once filled and things start to settle. For instance if the carpet is thick and can compress down .5 inches from max pile height adding shims will compress the carpet the same amount; .5 inches. However, you'll now have the shim height throwing off the tank. this gets more pronounced the thicker the rug's starting pile height. Additionally, shims add uneven pressure (more pressure per square inch), assuming the shim is smaller than the feet of the stand, causing different "compression pressure" compared the the other parts of the tank that will be compressing the carpet.

Best solution, for high pile height carpets is to NOT SHIM. Fill the tank quarter full, then wait a few days. Fill again and wait. The longer you wait before going to full capacity the better. Sucks to wait but it's the safest IMO (I've had to deal with this on a few installs).

Excellent advice and putting that in my brain for future reference.

 

[Jyetman]

How thick is the rug (pile height)? Shimming "may" work in the short term but may add instability (uneven level) once filled and things start to settle. For instance if the carpet is thick and can compress down .5 inches from max pile height adding shims will compress the carpet the same amount; .5 inches. However, you'll now have the shim height throwing off the tank. this gets more pronounced the thicker the rug's starting pile height. Additionally, shims add uneven pressure (more pressure per square inch), assuming the shim is smaller than the feet of the stand, causing different "compression pressure" compared the the other parts of the tank that will be compressing the carpet.

Best solution, for high pile height carpets is to NOT SHIM initially. Fill the tank quarter full, then wait a few days. Fill again and wait. The longer you wait before going to full capacity the better. Sucks to wait but it's the safest IMO (I've had to deal with this on a few installs).

Just a old short height rug that’s been in this apartment for 20 years it’s old.