Back right corner is down lower then the rest. BACK RIGHT CORNER WATER LEVEL IS AT THE TRIM COMPARED TO PICTIRE!! MDF stand is crushing Front left and left side is bowing with the floor also. Rented house I'm in was renovated cheaply and floor being one of the things. It's been like this for a week at least as I've tried on my time off work to figure out what's going on. It's such a small tank to be twisted so bad.
Please help 30 gallon cube seriously twisted. Any knowledge of this please help
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Jeepguy242
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Shim it
Flippers4pups
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I agree^. Shim under the stand.
I would remove as much water as I could saving it, using plastic or wood shims from a hardware store. Till square and coplanar. Refill.
I would remove as much water as I could saving it, using plastic or wood shims from a hardware store. Till square and coplanar. Refill.
Dom
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I'd go grab a 30 gallon Rubbermaid and a sheet of 3/4 ply from a Home Depot or Lowes. I'd empty the tank into the Rubbermaid, cut the plywood into two pieces, stack them under the tank. Level and refill.
A double 4x4 sheet of 3/4 ply will give you a base that is 1.5 inches in thick and will provide a stable foundation on a poorly repaired floor.
A double 4x4 sheet of 3/4 ply will give you a base that is 1.5 inches in thick and will provide a stable foundation on a poorly repaired floor.
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I’m no expert and smarter people will weigh in but with such a small rimmed tank I think you should be fine honestly. If you can level the tank and know how to shim it or can get someone to then that’s always the safest option.
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Do what Jeepgguys said asap. You can spend like $5 for the composite shims that can take up to 10k-20k lbs at Homedepot. Been through a tank crack once and it is a very panicky watery mess. If it happens. Save the good bacteria as best as possible. Siphon out the water as safely and best as possible if the tank does not blow out. A lot of the pressure is at the top of the tank. So a reduction of water is the best move for now. If you have to siphon a cracked tank. Be aware of glass more than anything. Best of luck and get those shims. Trust me. Spending $5 is a lot better than losing live stock and waiting/searching for a new tank.
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Jeepguy242
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If the floor isn’t level the stand isn’t level. If the stand isn’t level the tank isn’t level
If you shim between the stand and floor to make the stand level the tank will be level
Jeepguy242
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It’s a 30 gallon cube. 250 pounds of water. If the floor keeps sagging under that load he got more problems than the tank not being level. The floor couldn’t hold the weight of a person.
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If your stand is bowing, or crushing, you need to get that tank off asap.
Put everything in a tote or something until you can figure out a proper stand.
Problem solved when I woke up Saturday, bombed all over different used furniture stores. Found this solid wood old tv cart for 30 bucks. Added some guerilla glue in the seams and tightened everything up. All is level and good at the top of the mountain. Thanks everyone. Finally got some sleep last night
