Next point - tank levelling

[Aquattro]

My stnad is basically designed after this

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1169964

although I used 2x4 on top, with one centered brace in rear and two at 3rds in front. Plywood bottom and a false 6" back added to hide plumbing.

[golf nut]

Sounds like the best way would be to add 1/2 plates to each end of the stand to clear the hump, then shim the hump area.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by golf nut

Sounds like the best way would be to add 1/2 plates to each end of the stand to clear the hump, then shim the hump area.

Kinda like legs on the corners?

[MitchM]

Laminate floors on foam are meant to "float" to allow for expansion and contraction. If you weigh down the laminate floor permanently with an aquarium, you could notice buckling in other areas of the room.
I would cut out the laminate and then either level with shims (plastic or wood) or go ahead with a self levelling cement.

Mitch

[StirCrazy]

hmm.. maybe I should take a road tripto Victoria to give you a hand. do it like we did your other one. wooden shims, but not just at the corner. we did the other tank in more places than that.

you want the bottom to be suported all along so ever 2 or 3" put a shim. if there realy is that much of a hump then you can do as sugested as put 1/2" plywood strips under the places that it will fit then shim that if needed.

the other way, which is the way I would do it, is to build a "bottom" to the frame which you build directly on the floor and make dead level then mount the frame to it.

but this involves being able to rip 2X4s on an angle, so might not be the simplest way for ya, and would raise your stand up at least another inch or two.

Steve

[globaldesigns]

Personally, if it isn't off that much, I wouldn't worry, but otherwise I think wooden shims would work. Only problem is that maybe they can deteriate over time from weight, water, etc.

My tank is off just a bit, but I never adjusted. It was perfectly level when put in place, but after time with water it is off a bit, just slightly. If you look hard you can see it. I use a level quite often to keep tabs on it, as it is on a second floor of my home, and it has never moved. Using the level, the stand is level, if I put the level on the light it is level, but if I put it on the tank it is off a few millimetres. Oh well, I am not worried.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MitchM

Laminate floors on foam are meant to "float" to allow for expansion and contraction. If you weigh down the laminate floor permanently with an aquarium, you could notice buckling in other areas of the room.

Mitch

The stand only covers about 2 lengths, a few rows deep, and the other outer edges have lots of float room. I'm not sure that's a big concern??

[MitchM]

Yeah, I'm not there and can't see it, I'm just saying what I know about some things...
Free advice and all... I try to give advice like I'm being paid for it. Don't want somethng to come back and haunt me.

Mitch

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MitchM

Yeah, I'm not there and can't see it, I'm just saying what I know about some things...
Free advice and all... I try to give advice like I'm being paid for it. Don't want somethng to come back and haunt me.

Mitch

Too late, my lawyer says you're now liable for the tank landing on my tenant -lol

Ya, it's hard to say, and pics won't show enough detail to be any help, but so far, all good advice.
Well, except the part about Steve coming to my house

[MitchM]

Meh...you're good to go as far as support for the weight of the tank.

As far as making it pretty and down the road not saying "I should have done "****" differently - that's your call.

Mitch