Help tank not showing level!!

[loweryphil]

The water line from front to back is higher at the front by 5mm. How much of an issue would this be? My floor is laminate so has some bend in it which makes it wobble slightly when someone is heavy footed walking past. Is there an issue with anything or am I just having a panic?

 

[Auto-pilot]

5mm is not bad if you ask me hoe big of tank??

 

[loweryphil]

5mm is not bad if you ask me hoe big of tank??

500 litres its a DD REEF pro 1500

 

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I think yours ok, I just measured mine and its way more than yours and its been running for years!

 

[Jekyl]

Uneven isn't as much of an issue as sagging. How big of a tank is it? Possible to shim the stand to level it? Large tanks with sagging will cause stress on the silicone holding the tank together and can eventually lead to leaks.

 

[loweryphil]

Uneven isn't as much of an issue as sagging. How big of a tank is it? Possible to shim the stand to level it? Large tanks with sagging will cause stress on the silicone holding the tank together and can eventually lead to leaks.

5ft, the tank and stand measured level before I filled it.

 

[loweryphil]

So it's the floor that's being compressed

 

[vetteguy53081]

So it's the floor that's being compressed

yes- had the same with my large tank. Fully leveled and then a hair off in 5 months and 9mm after 10 months. The wooden shims were squished literally. Now have metal shims

 

[loweryphil]

yes- had the same with my large tank. Fully leveled and then a hair off in 5 months and 9mm after 10 months. The wooden shims were squished literally. Now have metal shims

Would you see this as an issue going forward? What about the slight wobble to it?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Would you see this as an issue going forward? What about the slight wobble to it?

Wobbles are never good especially when the weight involves water. You may have to brace stand with additional wood

 

[Rmckoy]

That’s 132 gallons of water that wobbles when someone walks by .
id try supporting the floor
The extra weight is sagging causing the wobble

 

[loweryphil]

That’s 132 gallons of water that wobbles when someone walks by .
id try supporting the floor
The extra weight is sagging causing the wobble

I believe it is the laminate flooring that is bending, not the actual floor as I gave 4 posts underneath the floor for good measure. When I say wobble I mean a slight wobble, possibly caused by the laminate making it uneven.

 

[Rmckoy]

I believe it is the laminate flooring that is bending, not the actual floor as I gave 4 posts underneath the floor for good measure. When I say wobble I mean a slight wobble, possibly caused by the laminate making it uneven.

A little concerning either way ...
any room for the littlest movement can always slosh

what if something were to ever slightly shift would be what runs through my mind everyday .

I kinda wish mine would move . The insurance is worth more than the setup