What Type of Foam Under New Tank?

[Modo]

I'm finished with my stand and ready to place my new 90. I've heard over and over on these boards about placing foam between the tank and stand. I did a search and couldn't find anything specific on what type of foam to use.

So, is this still recommended? What type of foam is this exactly? Is it the egg crate soft foam like a matress or some compressed styrofoam?

Please let me know. This puppy is going in over the long weekend.

Thanks!

 

[liquid]

Pretty much what I've seen is either styrofoam or the closed cell foam matress pads that campers use under their sleeping bags. These are made out of foamed polyethylene and are about 1/2" thick and come in rolls that measure about 7'x2'x1/2" and can be found in the camping section of Walmart.

Shane

 

[Micah00]

I used the insulation type styrofoam that is silver on one side. You can get it at Lowes, Home Depot, or more than likely any hardware store in your area.

 

[Anonymous]

I used some foam I found at home depot, it is black, 1/8" thich, comes in rolls and was inexpensive. I think it is designed for lining toolbox drawers for machinists.

Of course, the top must be smooth and flat for that thin of foam,but I wanted something I couldn't see against the black laminte that I made the stand top out of

Bryan

 

[Reef Guy11]

Hi,
Sorry to ask this on someone else post, but what is the foam for never heard of this.

 

[PeeJ]

helps with leveling.

 

[Anonymous]

Actually, if you buy a tank like mine, which has a frame around it so that the glass doesn't even sit on the surface, I don't think you need the foam, but if the tank is sitting on the surface the foam stops small pressure points from forming.

Bryan

 

[Reef Guy11]

Oh okay, thanks for the info.

 

[jhaag]

Knucklehead's right. The foam is usually used by people with acrylic tanks. That way, if there is any burrs or other debris on the plywood under the bottom of your tank, you won't create a pressure point against the bottom. If you have a bottom frame on most glass tanks, you will rest on that instead of the entire bottom pane of glass. Therefore, you don't need and probably don't want any foam or other leveling material underneath the tank.

 

[Anonymous]

nevermind, I started a separate thread.