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02-08-2006, 12:38 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin Age: 24
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|  Tank not level
I've been trying to figure out how to level my tank, the right side is 1/4" to low.
Any ideas on how to level it? I rather not drain the whole tank. Maybe during my next water change I can attempt it.
If it's not level will it leak or crack?
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75 G Display, 12 G Refuge, 12 G sump, 1/10 Chiller, Coralife Skimmer, 300 Watts MH 14,000 K, 356 Watts of Actinic PC Lighting, 120 Pounds of Substrate, 109 lbs of Rock.
Corals: Pumping Xenia, colt, Hammer, 4 misc mushroom groups.
Fish: 2 Ocellaris Clowns, Yellow Tang.
Inverts: turbo snails, astrea snails, tiger striped serpent star, sifting star, skunk cleaner shrimp, sally, red ball sponge, 50 or so hermit crabs | 
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02-08-2006, 12:59 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Ya might be a silly question, but what ill effects could be caused by an unlevel tank, mine is slightly not level, although I dont think there is a floor in my apartment that is level!  hehehe
Would it cause more stress on the stand, seams? I would like to know the risks too! _________ 20 Gallon Reef Tank
Berlin System
15lbs Live Rock w/ Live Sand
Coralife Lunar Aqualight
(1x Actinic and 1x 10,000K, 2x 3/4W Blue LEDs)
2 False Percula Clownfish * Blue/Green Reef Chromis * Fire Shrimp * 1 Halloween Hermit Crabs *
2 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs * 4 Turbo Snails * 5 Bumblebee Snails
Green Star Polyps * Yellow Polyps * Pink Eyed Zoanthids * Branching Green Hammer Coral *
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02-08-2006, 01:05 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MORENO VALLEY, CA,California
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Mine's the same way too. what i did was put some wooden shims under the stand. then cut the excess off w/a box cutter. _________ 135g 3" SB 3- 400w MH, 2 65w PC actinic, 2 10K PC, 40g refugium, EV-180 PS ,Mag 18 ret,1700 PH,2 maxi 1200's air water and ice 5 stage RO/DI  | |
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02-08-2006, 01:33 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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Once it is full there is not so much you can do.
If it is not that extreme you will not have a problem the problems come from having a high or low point in the center of the tank
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100 gal touch tank for propagation;Current Sunpod2 HQI @1400k HQI ,38 gal Korrall sump, ASM G-3 skimmer, Mag 9.5. Stock changes often
125 gal ;Aqualight Pro HQI 2 HQI@1400k / Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Light Fixture, 5 powerheads, 30 gal sump, mag 12(return),Ocean runner 3500(return through chiller), ASM G-3 skimmer, UV sterilizer, Artic chiller Tobacco bass, maroon clowns, Seriatopora guttatus, Seriatopora hystrix, capricornis, Acropora, Spongodes, porites, Turbinaria,Stylophora pistillata, etc
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02-08-2006, 01:37 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
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Asilefx
I would definitely NOT try to move or level the tank with water in it. Even during a water change you are not going to remove enough water to relieve the stress on the sides. IMHO a 1/4" difference is not going to be enough to stress a 75 gallon tank. Mine is off that much as well. Driving shims under the low end of the stand (at the floor) will work to level the tank, but with a loaded tank it is going to be next to impossible to get a shim started under the stand.
Mike
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
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02-08-2006, 01:58 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin Age: 24
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I was thinking shims, maybe I'll do a 75% water change, I might be able to hammer a few underneath.
Last edited by asilefx; 02-08-2006 at 04:12 PM.
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02-08-2006, 03:49 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Im gona go with Nugio, thats what i did with my tank..the wood always helps!
or you can just go with some sugar packets or napkins XD _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
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1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
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100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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