Mat under tank

[Guttersnipe]

Hi reef2reef! My new crystal dynamics tank will be arriving tomorrow. Their tanks are Euro braced on top and rimless on the bottom. I was wondering what kind of mat to place between the tank and my stand. I will be using the stand I am currently using. It’s a steel frame with just a piece of 3/4 inch birch plywood on top.
my current tank has a plastic rim on the bottom that’s why I don’t have anything between the tank and the plywood. Here’s a picture of the stand and tank.

 

[Guttersnipe]

The picture posted above is when I first put water in the tank. That was a little over two years ago. Here’s a more current picture.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Your tank manufacturer should specify what they want under their tank. I know my most recent tank called for 3/4 styrofoam....which I thought was way too much thickness, and would raise my tank more than I wanted. So I picked up a camper's sleeping bag mat at WalMart (uncompressed, about 1/2 inch) that worked out just fine.

Here's a picture showing it compressed under the tank, and a piece of uncompressed next to it.

 

[Dempsey941]

I used a no-slip yoga mat from walmart

 

[Guttersnipe]

I used a no-slip yoga mat from walmart

I was considering a yoga mat.

 

[Dempsey941]

I was considering a yoga mat.

Yea it worked out fairly nice I think. I laid it out on my stand placed my tank on top and used a X-acto Knife to trim the edge down. Rolled up the rest and put it in my fish closet.

 

[ca1ore]

Ask the manufacturer what they recommend!!! Best way to preserve the warranty. Current tank looks nice by the way. What’s the purple acro in front of and below the bottlebrush?

 

[Jon Fishman]

I bought rubber recycled mats from amazon used for horse stalls

 

[Guttersnipe]

Ask the manufacturer what they recommend!!! Best way to preserve the warranty. Current tank looks nice by the way. What’s the purple acro in front of and below the bottlebrush?

I will ask them when they deliver my tank tomorrow. Maybe they’ll bring me a piece.
the acro underneath the bottlebrush is a yellow tip austera. That coral grows really fast. It went from frag to colony size in one year.

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

Do you really need a mat under your tank? I am not trying to tell you what to do. I have seen it both ways. I have never used one in my acrylic tanks and i have a custom AGE rimless and they said i didnt need one if my stand was flat.

Just curious is all.

 

[Reesj]

We always use a thin Sheet of Regiform between the tank and the stand. It gives a small leeway and provide nice medium inbetween it.!