Help...Tank not level follow-up question....

[smgerard]

Hello fellow reefers:

I have read CHILL's thread regarding the tank not being level and I have a follow-up question....

After filling my new 175g tank tonight I have discovered that my tank is also not level.....And also 1/2" off.....

Question: My tank has two overflow boxes...So....Rather than shimmying one side of the stand, how about using a Dremel and sanding down the interior wall of the overflow box (overflow is double walled)??? I am worried about the weight it would put only a couple of shims and the stress it might put on the stand......

Welcoming any and all suggestions........

Thanks.

STEVE

 

[myreeef]

Well, if you don't level the tank and do some compensating dremel work to the overflow box, you will still have a tank that looks full at one end and is missing a half inch of water at the other end. If you can live with that effect, than your idea is alright.

If I were you, I would empty the tank into some container drums and figure out a way to level anyone one of the following:
1) level the tank on the stand
2) level the stand on the floor
3) level the floor

3) is the best solution (if possible), 2) being the next best.

 

[SpicyBalls]

what kind of stand you got? metal? if so, maybe you could use a hydraulic lift that you crank by hand, if you can get one or have one, lift up one side and put some more support in to make it even.. just a thought.. i used the hydraulic lift once to lift up one side of my 110 gallon tank.. worked fine.. had to replace the ghetto milk crate/wood stand with concrete blocks..
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