Is This Safe

[garybuk]

I used the tanks own cabinet in the end but after filling it with tap water i found it wasn't level so i got my sprite level out to confirm it and it was right!!

i cant lift the unit up so i put some thinker plastering at one and and thiner at the other the pics aret the best but is this safe?

Hope someone can anser ( this tank is a right pain in the bum, but im sticking to it)

 

[seffieuk]

Nope take the water out and start again Gary

Seffie x

 

[garybuk]

Nope take the water out and start again Gary

Seffie x

No water like that thort i would ask 1st

whats the best way to level my tank out?

 

[TigerIssey]

The best way would be to get the unit level. It may mean using some plywood or similar but not softwood under one end (the whole end) of the cabinet.

Much safer to level the cabinet.

Have you ripped up the polystyrene ?, if its just at the edges the best thing to cut it with is a stanley knife to score it then keep scoring until almost through and snap it then. Blade needs to be very sharp.

Clearseal do do a sponge / foam pad to the size of popular tanks that is also an option, I have one under mine.

 

[hollanda88]

The best way would be to get the unit level. It may mean using some plywood or similar but not softwood under one end (the whole end) of the cabinet.

Much safer to level the cabinet.

Have you ripped up the polystyrene ?, if its just at the edges the best thing to cut it with is a stanley knife to score it then keep scoring until almost through and snap it then. Blade needs to be very sharp.

Clearseal do do a sponge / foam pad to the size of popular tanks that is also an option, I have one under mine.

The clearseal matts are meant to cushion glass bottom tanks so they don't smash on grains of sand and stuff, i wouldn't use one for leveling. I would go with leveling the cabinet.

andrew

 

[Truck]

that looks like a disaster waiting to happen!!!

level off the cabinet as suggested. or go with a floating base configuration if possible

 

[TigerIssey]

The clearseal matts are meant to cushion glass bottom tanks so they don't smash on grains of sand and stuff, i wouldn't use one for leveling. I would go with leveling the cabinet.

andrew

I did not mean for levelling thats why I said to level the cabinet. If you look at the polystyrene it looks ripped up and in lots of little pieces. I thought he may have had trouble cutting it to size so suggested some alternative cushioning if the polystyrene was not working for him.

Probably the way I wrote it, but definately said to level the cabinet.

 

[garybuk]

The clearseal matts are meant to cushion glass bottom tanks so they don't smash on grains of sand and stuff, i wouldn't use one for leveling. I would go with leveling the cabinet.

andrew

I did not mean for levelling thats why I said to level the cabinet. If you look at the polystyrene it looks ripped up and in lots of little pieces. I thought he may have had trouble cutting it to size so suggested some alternative cushioning if the polystyrene was not working for him.

Probably the way I wrote it, but definately said to level the cabinet.

Yup i understood im going try get the foam stuff polystyrene is messy and easy to rip and bend , i will try level the unit its be really hard to left as i cant take the tank off now

things not going to plan already with this tank hope it stops soon

 

[TigerIssey]

Good luck with that then

 

[SkiFletch]

Best way to level the tank is to shim the tand at the corners which are the strongest points of the system