Bifferwine
I am a girl
I filled up my new tank tonight, after aquascaping. It's not level. It's off by about 1/4-inch from side to side. What should I do? Drain it again then shim up one side?
You'll want to shim the stand and not the tank. And yeah, I think you'll have to drain the whole tank unfortunately. :(
+1 Zissou...Get some wood shims at Home Depot, hammer them into the bottom of the stand (between bottom of stand and floor). Cut or break off the excess. If you get a little help from NDB you may be able to do it without draining the entire tank, maybe just half.
Can you see it the difference by looking at the water level? if the water level is the giveaway why not a 1" piece of black tape around the rim. What type of stand is it on? you seem pretty handy from what I have seen you post if the stand is solid enough at the bottom use a pry bar and a fulcrum and go a little at a time and shim with metal not wood. Just for GP's did you put a level across the top of the tank?
I would drain the entire thing and level it immediately. Over time the strain and pressure on the joints and seals may cause it to slowly start leaking and then what are you going to do with an established reef system? 1/4 inch is a lot!
We have several packs of shims in the shed, from our new window/door project. We'll see how much water we can keep.
Biff has EVERYTHING in that shed of hers. :lol:
Make one of those new kitties useful. Stick one or two of their paws under the stand as a shim. Kill two birds with one stone! A) You won't have to go looking under any beds for a missing kitty, and B) Your tank will be level. :lol:
Make one of those new kitties useful. Stick one or two of their paws under the stand as a shim. Kill two birds with one stone! A) You won't have to go looking under any beds for a missing kitty, and B) Your tank will be level. :lol:
Thanks. This is what we will do. :(
We have several packs of shims in the shed, from our new window/door project. We'll see how much water we can keep.
It's very obvious. It's not so much the visual that bothers me, but that it's leaning to one side, and I don't think that's good for the tank! Metal shims? I'll have to see if the hardware store has those. We did use a level...but not before I filled it! :lol:
That's what I was afraid of! Thanks everyone.