Do I drain it? My chance

ngvu1 · Nov 15, 2015

I filled up the tank with water (80 gallons), and I found out the tank is not really at the center of the stand top. I can drain the water, take the rocks out maybe scoop the crushed corals out also to push the tank to the left a bit...
like 1/8 inch to the left.

Do it?

Left side

Right side

steve&mari · Nov 15, 2015

That's on you n how much it bothers you lol.

Harry_Y · Nov 15, 2015

I used to be a perfectionist....

Now I'd just leave it as is

joeyhatch11 · Nov 15, 2015

The tank is not hanging over any of its edges because of this small, oops, so I'd say leave it.

Paul B · Nov 15, 2015

Yes, drain the water and push it over. You don't have to take out the gravel. Of course, you can leave it the way it is, but it would drive me crazy

MikeyB · Nov 15, 2015

Paul B said:
Yes, drain the water and push it over. You don't have to take out the gravel. Of course, you can leave it the way it is, but it would drive me crazy

This! If it was me, id notice it every time i looked at the tank and it would annoy me until i fixed it. I've even moved 1 rock in my tank multiple times till i was happy with it.

bozo · Nov 19, 2015

You advised me to level my tank last week. I took out all 140 gallons and leveled it. You do it too! hahaahh

RMS18 · Nov 20, 2015

Can't just slide it with the water? I can move mine, push at corner bottom. That would bother me for sure, I have mine measured to the t.

ngvu1 · Nov 20, 2015

Depending on the tank size. I would not try that with a glass tank. ... mine is a rimless, I would not push it when water is more than 30% period

. Not worthy for the heart attack medication.

Bmwm235i said:
Can't just slide it with the water? I can move mine, push at corner bottom. That would bother me for sure, I have mine measured to the t.

NY_Sea · Nov 20, 2015

That happened to me. If the glass is pushing on the right side wood I would drain it because I would be scared to death of pressure cracking the tank. If there's a little room and it's not touching the glass it should be fine.

brandon429 · Nov 20, 2015

It's only prudent to add

the minimum number of times one should wash their hands both before going into the reef tank and coming out after is no less than 9 times with good knuckle detail in between. If you should forget one of the rounds and fall short at 8, don't add one-do them all over again. ocd jokes are permissible by any guy who sometimes circles back around to ensure the garage door closed and didn't go back up thereby exposing all electronics for theft due to a tech glitch in the opener.

Lenny_S · Nov 20, 2015

My OCD would not tolerate such a horrific lack of symmetry. [emoji6]

Ligershark · Nov 20, 2015

Id be pulling out the brute cans, buckets, and mag pump to pump that water out. In about 10 minutes it could be fixed and refilled.

phongluc · Nov 20, 2015

If it bother u fix it now it will be more trouble down the road to move it

brandon429 · Nov 20, 2015

I agree fix it. The sheer weight of the thread alone would have any symmetrical person thinking as they try and go to sleep: it's off kilter, it's off kilter. No rest for the off kilter heh

The fun is not complete until it can pass a level test in each direction. No shimming!

bevo5 · Nov 20, 2015

I say leave it and let it be a reminder that things don't have to be perfect in life. Tanks are supposed to be therapeutic right? This is just adding another layer to that.

I only say that because A) my new 200g is aligned in similar fashion on the tank and it cannot be fixed as the plumbing is all in and even nudging it 1/8in would mess things up. And B) it's all unlevel about 1/4" - which I'm just not going to care about.

But draining 80g into a rubbermaid, moving it over a bit, and refilling will take you less than an hour.

gcrawford · Nov 20, 2015

If it bothers you now a little it will bother you a lot later. Drain the water to a brute or two, center it and pump the water back in. 20 minutes max.

ngvu1 · Nov 20, 2015

there is a pad under the bottom panel, so the glass is not touching the side of the stand. I can still slide a thick piece of paper between the tank and the stand wall.....

Martyd · Nov 20, 2015

No offense intended, but if you wanted to fix it, it would have been done already. Like the OP said, it could be done in 15 minutes. In my opinion, if you're going to do something, do it right, but the tank isn't going to fail. If it doesn't bother you, leave it as is and move on.