Tank doesnt sit flat on stand

[mrcote1]

So Ive built furniture before and decided to build a stand instead of buying one. The stand looks great and is level, and everything was good so I glued the top piece of plywood on. Then a couple hours later I put the aquarium on and one corner of the tank sits above the plywood by maybe 1/32". Just barely enough to make it rock if I push down on that corner. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Its only a 20 gallon long for my permanent quarantine tank.

 

[Chris A.]

Is the tank full?if not try adding water to it and see if it still rocks.
You can use some rubber self leveling mat.

 

[mrcote1]

I have not put water in it yet, but I certainly can tomorrow to see if it fixes it. However i doubt that it would since I glued the plywood to it and the stand is solid. I definitely should not have glued the plywood before I checked it. That Was not too smart of me

 

[Chris A.]

Could also use some self leveling bar epoxy

 

[mrcote1]

I do have a gallon of epoxy... after filling the tank with water if there is still a gap, should I just make a mould around the top and pour like a 1/16" layer of epoxy over the top?

 

[mrcote1]

Or would the rubber mat be far easier and safer? My biggest fear is the tank seams failing when Im not around. I plan on also making a stand for my 75 gallon and 40 gallon sump so im using the 20 gallon as my learning experience haha

 

[Reefer508]

How about a tank mat?
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/foam-tank-mat-mr-aqua.html

 

[Chris A.]

not sure on thickness, might depend on the type of epoxy. Could also use that foam for houses( blue or pink sheets )

 

[Reefer508]

I run a tank mat under my frag tank but there no was a gap before I added water, frag is 60 Gallons. I did have a gap under my 120 stand and am running a mat under it with no problems............ YET.....has only been running 6 months.

 

[kgstei]

I would use tank mat. That's what it's made for.

 

[mrcote1]

Alright, it seems like the popular choice is the tank mat, ill order one today! Thanks everyone, maybe ill pick up a bench plane too in the meantime to see if I can fix it with that. The tank mats claim to be self leveling too which sounds convenient

 

[phg1960]

Foam project board works very well. You can pick it up at Staples for about $5.

 

[kgstei]

Or the dollar store or Walmart Ang grab some foam backed placemats.

 

[Zirky]

I used floor Matt from lows, it's about the same density as neoprene at a fraction of the price.

 

[Intheflesh]

What kind of tank is it? Does it have a bottom trim piece? I've always heard that tanks with bottom trims SHOULD NOT be placed on foam. Only rimless type aquariums.

 

[Abrooks12376]

Just shim it..

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[nemodan]

I have always used styrofoam

 

[mrcote1]

I went to home depot to get the foam and saw that it was like 2" thick and did not wamt the tank to sit up that high, so I just shimmed the plywood and it worked perfectly. I have the pictures of the stand in the build thread. It came out great and perfectly level. Thanks everyone