Leveling Advice

JGTPA · Sep 30, 2023

Advice please! Just set up my Nuvo 170. Stand was put in place & leveled. The tank was then put on the stand and again confirmed that everything was level in all directions.
I just finished filling the tank & noticed that the tank is not level in relation to the water line (first pic)!
The 2nd pic of the level is from the front/length. The 3rd pic of is from on the side/width. Although the bubble is between the lines, it's no longer perfectly leveled now that it's filled.
How perfect do I need to get it? Am I going to need to drain and have the tank moved all over again?

Dom · Sep 30, 2023

First thing I'd do is wait it out. Give it a few days to settle in, it may return to a level state.

Adding weight to the tank (water) will cause a tank to go out of level. You could empty it and place a self-leveling mat under the tank. Or, you could drain, shim and return the water to the tank.

Wait it out for a few days would be my first corrective step.

JGTPA · Sep 30, 2023

Dom said:
First thing I'd do is wait it out. Give it a few days to settle in, it may return to a level state.

Adding weight to the tank (water) will cause a tank to go out of level. You could empty it and place a self-leveling mat under the tank. Or, you could drain, shim and return the water to the tank.

Wait it out for a few days would be my first corrective step.

The tank is built with a self leveling mat (Innovative Marine Nuvo).

Dom · Sep 30, 2023

JGTPA said:
The tank is built with a self leveling mat (Innovative Marine Nuvo).

Then definitely wait it out for a few days. It should self-correct of on a leveling mat.

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Sep 30, 2023

JGTPA said:
Advice please! Just set up my Nuvo 170. Stand was put in place & leveled. The tank was then put on the stand and again confirmed that everything was level in all directions.
I just finished filling the tank & noticed that the tank is not level in relation to the water line (first pic)!
The 2nd pic of the level is from the front/length. The 3rd pic of is from on the side/width. Although the bubble is between the lines, it's no longer perfectly leveled now that it's filled.
How perfect do I need to get it? Am I going to need to drain and have the tank moved all over again?

This is fine. Such a small amount of off level is nothing to worry about.

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Sep 30, 2023

JGTPA said:
The tank is built with a self leveling mat (Innovative Marine Nuvo).

Those are not for this kind of "leveling" . They are to protect the bottom glass of a trim less tank from any tiny imperfections on the top of the stand, to prevent putting stress on the glass.