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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / August 2004fish tank not level
i just moved my 125 gallon fish tank (not fun) into my sunroom. after the water was in, i noticed the water is about a half inch higher on one side than the other, and i took a level and found out the sunroom is not quite level. my first question is will this imperfection jeopardize the structure of the tank/stand? i dont want 125 gallons of water in the sunroom! i can live with the imperfection if it doesnt mess anything up also, short of draining the tank and puting something down to prop up one end, is there any other way to make the tank level? thanks > i just moved my 125 gallon fish tank (not fun) into my sunroom. after the > water was in, i noticed the water is about a half inch higher on one side than > the other, and i took a level and found out the sunroom is not quite level. my > first question is will this imperfection jeopardize the structure of the > tank/stand? i dont want 125 gallons of water in the sunroom! i can live with > the imperfection if it doesnt mess anything up As long as the stand is a well built stand it should do fine. The downward force on the stand is slightly off center, but not enough to have much of an impact on the stand. It would have to be really bad to be putting force on the stand in a direction which would cause the stand to fail. > also, short of draining the tank and puting something down to prop up one end, > is there any other way to make the tank level? thanks Not unless you get a house jack, jack up the joists under the stand where the sag is and install a lollie column. Amateur http://66.70.90.41 Better check that your floor studs are not sagging, 125gal, u may need support from underneath in the basement... ...Kodiak > > i just moved my 125 gallon fish tank (not fun) into my sunroom. after the > > water was in, i noticed the water is about a half inch higher on one side [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Amateur > http://66.70.90.41 > i just moved my 125 gallon fish tank (not fun) into my sunroom. after the > water was in, i noticed the water is about a half inch higher on one side than [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > also, short of draining the tank and puting something down to prop up one end, > is there any other way to make the tank level? thanks I think your tank is fine. At a previous residence I had floors that were not level, and it didn't bother the aquariums for the 5-1/2 years we had them set up there. --Mark Mark Stone -- tractorlegs at msn dot kom OSCAR Lovers! http://www.geocities.com/cichlidiot_2000/oscar.html The ".Edu" meens i are smart. >> also, short of draining the tank and puting something down to prop >> up one end, is there any other way to make the tank level? thanks > > I think your tank is fine. At a previous residence I had floors that > were not level, and it didn't bother the aquariums for the 5-1/2 years > we had them set up there. --Mark It's probably fine, but it would BUG ME every time I looked at it.....maybe when you need to do a water change you could level it. ;) Cindy > >> also, short of draining the tank and puting something down to prop > >> up one end, is there any other way to make the tank level? thanks > > > > I think your tank is fine. 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Personally, I've have had tanks that have been slightly off level before without any ill effects. The only failure I've experienced was a slow-ish leak from an older, second-hand tank that still caused a fair amount of damage. I think that one was due to older, dried-out silicone. However, I've been advised by my LFS owner (who is very experienced in the trade) that, apparently when the tank isn't perfectly level, the angles and difference in weight places more stress against some of the planes of glass and joints than others. It shouldn't affect a well-built stand, but in some cases, the unequal weight/force can cause the tank itself to fail, which can be catastrophic. Based on this, in the long term I intend to shim up my 90 gallon setup, which is slightly off level at the moment. It'll be a nasty task and I hope to get it done by draining most of the tank and enlisting a few strong friends to help lift the tank and stand without actually doing a full tear-down. The floor itself should be strong as it's close to the center beam of the house and spans several joists, but the lack of being level concerns me, and it's not a risk I'm interested in seeing the down side of! I know: typical second-hand internet advice, so take it FWIW... ;-) - Rob > > i just moved my 125 gallon fish tank (not fun) into my sunroom. after the > > water was in, i noticed the water is about a half inch higher on one side than [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > OSCAR Lovers! http://www.geocities.com/cichlidiot_2000/oscar.html > The ".Edu" meens i are smart. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > - Rob I agree with you - I would fix it rather than have to worry about the tank coming apart. Cindy The warranty for my 125 gallong tank says it is null and void if the tank is not placed on a proper stand, which in turn is placed on a flat and level surface. I don't think a slight variation is a problem as long as the floor is flat but my understanding is that it *does* place additional stress on the tank. And no, there is no way to move a tank with risking damage other than *completely* emptying it first.  SignatureJonathan Wood SoftCircuits http://www.softcircuits.com Available for consulting: http://www.softcircuits.com/jwood/resume.htm > i just moved my 125 gallon fish tank (not fun) into my sunroom. after the > water was in, i noticed the water is about a half inch higher on one side than [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > also, short of draining the tank and puting something down to prop up one end, > is there any other way to make the tank level? thanks As you don't give any details of your tank stand, its very hard to advise you on what to do, with regard to levelling it up. There's a few ways of doing it, from a couple of car jacks on each of the lower corners to double wedges [ two wedges narrow edge end to end and slowly hit each wedge in turn, so that the wedges climb on top of each other] which if done correctly will lift anything, But what ever you do, must be done slowly to avoid water slop, bassett > The warranty for my 125 gallong tank says it is null and void if the tank is > not placed on a proper stand, which in turn is placed on a flat and level [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > end, > > is there any other way to make the tank level? thanks > i just moved my 125 gallon fish tank (not fun) into my sunroom. after the > water was in, i noticed the water is about a half inch higher on one side than [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > also, short of draining the tank and puting something down to prop up one end, > is there any other way to make the tank level? thanks The advise you've gotten here is partly right and partly wrong. If one SIDE of your aquarium is higher than the other end, it just doesn't matter even one little bit. With a uniform slope there are no extra forces or stresses that amount to much of anything at all ..... not in your stand or your tank. But here is what does matter. If the floor is uneven so that one CORNER of your tank stand is not in the same plane as the other three corners. That will put torsion (twist) into the tank glass and that could cause big problems. That is easy to see if you can wobble your tank back and forth before you put water in. After you put the water in the floor deflects and you can get a feel for it by looking at the water level in all four corners. I'd say that if you are at all worried about it then go ahead and shim it level. Kevin |
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