update on the stand and tank picz ~!~

[Wiskey]

Woh,.. I'm sorry, but this whole thing scares me.

I would level out the stand insted of just using foam to fix the problem,.. if you look at that foam it's compressing really hard in 2 corners, and that takes a fair ammount of pressure to do, so I immagine this is putting allot of strain on your tank.

I hate to say this,.. but I've had to re-build stands because of issues like this before.

Is the stand twisting because it's sitting on un-even ground? If you don't have solid front side, and back panels that is possible.

I would use foam on the leveled out stand if it's a flat bottom glass tank, but I would not rely on it to fix major stand warps.

Whiskey

[DaveTheReefGeek]

Wow!!!
That is really out, I completly agree with Geoff and Whiskey. If you still have water in there you should get it out. I wouldn't even attempt putting water in the tank again untill you figure out what is causing the inbalance.

[gotnohaylo]

ok guys the waters is out !!!!! i spent like 30 minits i think standing thir with 2 sifins ..........the stand is compleatly leveled any were i put it i thought my be the floor was unleaved and i build some thing leveled on a unleaved floor so i moved the stand and still strate as can be .. this tank sat in my dads yard when i first picked it up for about 2 years may be more !!!! any way i all open ears for ideas ..... i wont to move forward with this project now that i have some extra $$$$ an way my father is very handy on rebuilding boats and stuff he told me to use a shim 2 make it level i dont even know what a shim is this project is the first i ever have done iam 23 years old with 3 kids and a full time job .. i got little time as it is to waste time i wont to do things write so i am all ears !

[hng]

I am confused. Are you saying that the stand is level? Is the floor unlevel?

[gotnohaylo]

no thats what i thought but no the floor is leveled to... the tank has to be warped !

[hng]

The tank is warped? This is a glass tank? Do me a favor, take a tape measure and measure the diagonals of the tank (front, back, sides). If the diagonals are equal, then the tank is true. You can also do the same for the stand to see if it is true and straight.

[Geoff]

does the tank sit flat on the floor?

G~

[gotnohaylo]

ive never had the tank on the floor it has sat on big foam blocks an yes the stand is strate ! i checked the tank is 72 inch long 18inch wide 25 inchs high does that answer what u wonted me to do ? its a glass tank custom made my mothers boss told me this her husbend had it runing...

[hng]

Measure the tank from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Then measure the tank from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. Do this for both the front of the tank and back side of the tank and post the measurements. How do you know the stand is straight?

[gotnohaylo]

front left to bottom right 76 1/2
bottom right to top left 76 1/2
same for the back
and the sides
30 1/2 left top to bottom right
30 1/2 right bottom to bottom left
same on both sides this is what u asked for ????

[hng]

Originally Posted by gotnohaylo

front left to bottom right 76 1/2
bottom right to top left 76 1/2
same for the back
and the sides
30 1/2 left top to bottom right
30 1/2 right bottom to bottom left
same on both sides this is what u asked for ????

Yes. Since the measurements are equal, that means that the tank is even on all sides and level. That means that your STAND or FLOOR is uneven. Please double check your stand by measuring the diagonals on it as well - top left to bottom right and top right to bottom left.

[gotnohaylo]

will do tomarrow will post

[gotnohaylo]

they match to 84 1/2 both sides in the front 45 on the sides witch ever way i meashure left top to bottom right or v.v.

[hng]

Well, you got me stumped! If you measured correctly, then both the stand and the tank are perfectly square, and yet, when you place the tank on top of the stand, there is over 1 inch of gap between the tank and stand in a corner. Either you measured something wrong, or the floor is dramatically uneven.

[hng]

OK, next possibility - is the top of the stand perfectly level? If you have a rise in the middle of the top, it will act as a fulcrum and make the tank stick up on one side. Take a long level or some perfectly straight tool (like a yardstick) and lay it across the top to see if it is level and flat.