My tank isn't perfectly leveled

[PugsAndFish]

I'm setting up a Red Sea Reefer 170 (45 gallons). The stand is however not perfectly level. The bubble is in between the 2 lines but not perfectly centered. Depending on where I put the level on the stand, the bubble will either be perfectly leveled or kind of leaning towards one line or the other but still in between the lines.

The issue is that my floor is not level so it's been difficult getting the tank perfectly leveled.

 

[TheEngineer]

How far do you need to raise the side of the stand to get perfectly level?

 

[rkpetersen]

For a tank that size, this should be ok. The most important thing here is that there is no warpage. Meaning, if you put the level in the same place on the left side and the right side of the tank, or the same place on front and back, the bubble should be the same. No difference from side to side or front to back.

 

[dwolson]

Put some shims under the stand, that's what I did to level mine.

 

[Porpoise Hork]

You can also get some leveling mat and put it in between the tank and stand. It does a fairly good job at assisting with leveling a filled tank.

https://www.marinedepot.com/Innovat...ries-Innovative_Marine-0I10544-FIAQAA-vi.html

 

[PugsAndFish]

How far do you need to raise the side of the stand to get perfectly level?

A few millimeters but when I shim one part another part gets unleveled so it's extremely frustrating getting everything leveled all together.

 

[PugsAndFish]

You can also get some leveling mat and put it in between the tank and stand. It does a fairly good job at assisting with leveling a filled tank.

https://www.marinedepot.com/Innovat...ries-Innovative_Marine-0I10544-FIAQAA-vi.html

The system came with one!

 

[Porpoise Hork]

Is the tank filled? If not then the leveling mat will not do much as it compresses as there is weight added to the tank ie: water.

If the tank isn't filled, try shifting it on the floor a couple inches and see if it's just a high spot. Also If you don't have one, get a 48" level. This will better show how far the floor is off. This will be much easier if you have hardwood or laminate flooring. You may have to shim it at multiple points as well.

If you haven't seen this video before, he gives a lot of great info on leveling a tank and stand.

 

[PugsAndFish]

Thanks folks. After much wiggling and moving an inch here and then there and using a shim on one feet and then another, I think I got close enough.