Water testing massive tank

[Jvesche20]

i have a 240G acrylic tank sitting in the grass. Currently painting the stand and it’s wet. If the grass is kinda on a small hill about a 3° slant will this be an issue? The tank is touching the grass at all points so not sure if it will matter. Just don’t wanna end up ruining my tank somehow

 

[Jonify]

i have a 240G acrylic tank sitting in the grass. Currently painting the stand and it’s wet. If the grass is kinda on a small hill about a 3° slant will this be an issue? The tank is touching the grass at all points so not sure if it will matter. Just don’t wanna end up ruining my tank somehow

Like you have it outside, standing on dirt and grass?

 

[Jvesche20]

Here’s how I got it set up

 

[hyprc]

Should be fine as long as you don't fill it up there

 

[Jonify]

Oh, got it, it's just hanging out here while you're doing your stand. You're good! Acrylic is super light, and without water, there isn't a lot of pressure on the panes if it's mostly even in your grass.

 

[Jvesche20]

Oh, got it, it's just hanging out here while you're doing your stand. You're good! Acrylic is super light, and without water, there isn't a lot of pressure on the panes if it's mostly even in your grass.

Alright cool I’m gonna fill it tomorrow in the driveway with the stand to make sure it can hold water. My last tank got to 200 gallons and had a massive leak in my house. Don’t want That to happen again

 

[Jonify]

If you're a little worried about leaks after that experience, Simplisafe has a fairly cheap setup with a water sensor you can place by your tank. They're wireless and you can place as many as you want for $20 bucks each (base station/keypad for initial setup is like $150, though). It'll alert you (and Simplisafe will call you, can confirm ) if things start to leak or you get a little water around the tank. In my case, l didn't fully shut off the RO line and things started blaring.

 

[Jvesche20]

If you're a little worried about leaks after that experience, Simplisafe has a fairly cheap setup with a water sensor you can place by your tank. They're wireless and you can place as many as you want for $20 bucks each (base station/keypad for initial setup is like $150, though). It'll alert you (and Simplisafe will call you, can confirm ) if things start to leak or you get a little water around the tank. In my case, l didn't fully shut off the RO line and things started blaring.

You place them on the ground around the tank?

 

[Jonify]

Yeah, I've got one beside my tank, one on the ground, and one in the cabinet that holds my RO/DI. I had a sump spill once from an ATO that locked on, so I'm a little sensitive about water leaks lol