marinelife
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I upgraded to a used 375 gallon tank, I did not put foam under it, should I be worried, it is a 1" thick acrylic tank. Seems to sit on the stand ok.
what do you think
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JoeyK@OCMD
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What is your stand made of? What exactly is the tank sitting directly on.
marinelife
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Wood stand, the tank is setting on a 2x6 frame
96" board on front and back and the 30" board on the ends and a few in the middle
96" board on front and back and the 30" board on the ends and a few in the middle
JoeyK@OCMD
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I strongly agree! I don't think it needs to sit on foam, but if it's entirly possible I would lay at least a layer of marine ply under that tank.
marinelife
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there is about 15" or so between each beam. would 1" acrylic bow
JoeyK@OCMD
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No stand is perfectly flat and level, The Ply will help disperce the wieght of the tank and avoid pressure points caused by high and low spots of the frame. Over time that stand will settle under the weight of the tank. Do what ever you can to ease that transition prior to a problem. BTW my tank is made w/ 1 3/8 inch acyrlic. I can see a bow on the front pane, so yes it will bow
marinelife
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ok cool, I see no bow on the front yet, it was running before I got it for a 2.5 years. I will add some support under the tank to help so it does not bow
Hmm, yep. With acrylic anyway, I think it's a good idea and is recommended, esp if there's screw heads or similar that the tank will sit on. If there's no screw heads or anything like that, I don't see a tank failing due to the use of foam, or lack of use. On my personal tanks, I've used neoprene on some tanks, not with others, and have never seen any difference.
With glass, maybe it depends on flat bottoms vs floating bottoms?
James
