KevinMc88
03-27-2017, 01:05 PM
Hello all!
I've seen this posted before all across the internet but I wanted to actually ask some veteran fish keepers for myself based on my situation. I bought a used stand with a 55g tank and I ended up not using the tank but going and buying a new one at Petco. The stand is a frame style stand with an open top, meant for a rimmed glass tank to sit with the plastic rim resting around the perimeter of the stand. The stand is not a homemade stand but it is not new either. The stand is about 10 years old and was in use up until the point that I picked it up from its previous owner. I have shimmed the stand to the floor to get the stand level but when placing the tank on the stand, the left front corner has a credit card sized gap but touches all 3 other corners. Any chance the stand will flex and close this gap when filled? Should i reface the top of the tank with plywood and level the plywood when screwing it down? I'm terrified of the tank breaking because of unequal stress. I was going to use a soft foam as I have seen tons of people using that before, but I've never used it before. There are no fish and no water at this point, but it is hardscaped. I can always take it apart to make corrections, I just dont want to have to build or replace the stand as I have spend a few long hours trimming it out with base and crown mldg as well as a canopy.
Thanks!
I've seen this posted before all across the internet but I wanted to actually ask some veteran fish keepers for myself based on my situation. I bought a used stand with a 55g tank and I ended up not using the tank but going and buying a new one at Petco. The stand is a frame style stand with an open top, meant for a rimmed glass tank to sit with the plastic rim resting around the perimeter of the stand. The stand is not a homemade stand but it is not new either. The stand is about 10 years old and was in use up until the point that I picked it up from its previous owner. I have shimmed the stand to the floor to get the stand level but when placing the tank on the stand, the left front corner has a credit card sized gap but touches all 3 other corners. Any chance the stand will flex and close this gap when filled? Should i reface the top of the tank with plywood and level the plywood when screwing it down? I'm terrified of the tank breaking because of unequal stress. I was going to use a soft foam as I have seen tons of people using that before, but I've never used it before. There are no fish and no water at this point, but it is hardscaped. I can always take it apart to make corrections, I just dont want to have to build or replace the stand as I have spend a few long hours trimming it out with base and crown mldg as well as a canopy.
Thanks!