Aquarium Leveling Question

[sfb911]

Not sure if this is the right place, but I figured i'd give it a shot...

Looking for a bit of advice. I'm in the process of setting up a new 40G breeder tank for which I thought I had the perfect spot in my house. Turns out the floor in that section is a bit unlevel (100 year old house ;p). Basically from front to back the level is off by a little more than 1/4 inch. I found that if I put a 1/4 inch piece of oak under the back of the stand from left to to right, everything is level. This creates an interesting scenario though where the stand is not touching the floor from front to back. The obvious solution in my mind is to use some shims to ensure maximum contact with the floor. My question is how closely they should be spaced. I've read differing things in different places, so I would like to get some expert advice on what the best practices for this are. I suppose I could simply jam about 12 shims in side by each and make sure everything is touching the floor, but I'm curious if there are better options. Appreciate the help!

Thanks,
Steve

 

[wrassefan]

you need level and if jamming shims to level your stand is the only way, then do that. Don't know how stable your stand is. I would prob cut a sheet of plywood slightly larger than the dimension of your tank stand and level that. Then put the stand on top of the plywood. Might want to consider something more stable than wooden shims also since all the weight will compress the shims.

 

[sfb911]

Well,

Its a pine cabinet. When its flat (not shimmed in any way). all sides of the stand have contact with the floor. The tank when on the stand has good contact with the top of the cabinet. The issue is that the floor slopes has a low point from front to back, where is where the 1/4 inch slope seems to come from. Not sure if this changes your suggestion? Because even if I were to put a piece of plywood under the stand, I'm thinking the 1/4 inch slow would remain unless I ripped it down to be different thinkness on both ends (not something I am really equipped to do).

Thanks,
Steve

 

[wrassefan]

I would still put the plywood down and cut a 1/4" piece on the sloped side. That way the entire tank stand is still in contact with the entire piece of wood.