Stand with adjustable feet any good?

[fishkeeprian]

I will be moving my tank into its final resting place shortly and I will need to adjust the level of my tank because of the floor.

The stand has factory adjustable feet should I take these off and adjust with shims, or should keep them on then adjust the level with them and then pack the gaps with shims?

How do you actually shim a stand to level?

Thanks

 

[ReefMaster48]

size tank?

 

[fishkeeprian]

size tank?

90cm LG x 50cm wide x 45cm tall

 

[ReefMaster48]

90cm LG x 50cm wide x 45cm tall

Ok, so basically a 40 breeder for us on the other side of the pond. :thumbsup:

What type of flooring are you on? Hardwoods, tile, etc?

The concern with stands that have "feet", is that all of the tank weight is now on a few square inches, rather then a few square feet. So a liberal weight for a 40 gal tank might be around 400 pounds, which is 100 pounds per foot on a stand. But if you are on hardwoods or tile (maybe even carpet, depending on the sub floor and your other equipment), then I think it would be fine.

The leveling feet are very useful, but they can be a little small.

A great option to increase the surface area that is bearing weight, would be to add a small square block of wood (or other strong material) under each foot.

 

[fishkeeprian]

It's laminate flooring.

Hi tanks for your reply.


If I adjust the feet to level then the tank will only be supported by the feet rather than all the way around the perimeter? As there then will be a gap around the bottom of the stand to floor?
If I put blocks of wood under each foot would this not increase the gap between the floor and stand.

Im not big on pressures and weight distribution.

 

[der_wille_zur_macht]

I replied in your other thread. It's generally a good idea to only create one thread, cross posting just breaks up the discussion and makes it confusing for everyone.

 

[fishkeeprian]

I replied in your other thread. It's generally a good idea to only create one thread, cross posting just breaks up the discussion and makes it confusing for everyone.

Yes sorry it's just sometimes I don't get replies in both forums.

Can you delete this thread and use the one in the did forum.