Electric Blue

[lillys Grandad]

Just work'n away at it... Its just cycleing now...gonna work on the fuge/sump..Its looking good..spent some time putting doors and such on the cabnets...looking good also..a little trim and paint..will show some pix later..Just got home from the horse track..lots'o fun...made a couple dollors..VERY rare!
I just realized I did not put egg crate under the tank...so in the morning I will have to drain about half off in order to lift it and slid the PEACE of mind under it...geeeez
LG

[ReefSparky]

Originally Posted by lillys Grandad

I just realized I did not put egg crate under the tank...so in the morning I will have to drain about half off in order to lift it and slid the PEACE of mind under it...geeeez
LG

What's the eggcrate for?

[lillys Grandad]

OK...I could be all f'd up...but I thought you had to put that square plastic 1/2 inch x 1/2 inch stuff under it so it dont collasp the bottom from the weight?

[ReefSparky]

Do you mean under the tank?

Some put some spongy material or styrofoam under acrylic tanks to evenly distribute the weight of the tank's contents; but it's not necessary for glass.

I'm not sure what your construction is . . .

Do tell, LG.

[sweetriden76]

on a 30 gallon I wouldn't worry about it, if its glass...I have nothing under my 46 gallon bow front, and I have 40 pounds of sand and 50-55 pounds of LR, plus whatever rocks I get corals on now, the sand keeps the rock from putting all its force in one spot if they are not totally through the sand...people do use egg crate on the top of open tanks to keep fish from carpet surfing.

[lillys Grandad]

OK ..cool..i thought I had heard this somewhere..
I was getting a bit distressed.
I got a 55 setting on a very solid base...with not alot of weight in the middle.
Thats all..
thanx guyz.
LG
BTW...sparky..Its tempered glass.

[GoToSleep]

LG, people use eggcrate near the bottom of thier tank as a plenum if doing the Jaubert method. Maybe, that's what got you thinking of eggcrate on the bottom. Otherwise, it's as above, eggcrate on top to foil jumpers and foam or some other padding undreneath the tank to absorb and slight irregularities in the stand so that they don't put stress on the glass (or acrylic).

[lillys Grandad]

So far it sounds like a non issue...I am very glad for that...geez.. Just when I thought I had it settled down for the cycle.
Thanx again folks... alot !!
LG

[{Nano}Reefer]

if you dont have sand in the tank, i know alot of people that use starboard(?) to kind of even things out on the weight distribution, dont know much about it but hear it all the time in bigger tanks, i think it also helps to not scratch the glass.