Tank stand placement

[1recluss1]

Hello all,

I have a general question concerning my tank placement, please see. I thought that I had found what could be the perfect spot for my tank & stand; however, after chatting with a few friend with tanks they suggested that I place a thread here to get more feedback. The enclosed image illustrates where I'm thinking of placing my 120 gallon tank with between my livingroom and my nock. The potential problem is that as you can see from the pic halkf of the tank would be one tile and the other on carpet. Should I take any preventive measure to ensure that my tank is level (without pulling the carpet)? Your feedback is greatly appreciated.:confused:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g211/recluss1/newstand002.jpg

[JimD]

Thats not good, you may want to place a piece of plywood cut to the correct size underneath the entire bottom and possibly doubling it up over the carpet. The way it is now will cause the tank to pivot, or rock over the spot where the stand meets the tile.

[ismvel]

The only problem I see with the current location is all the unsightly cables that will be visible...I like the being able to see it from all sides, but you will have to route the cables somehow (perhaps tie strap them down one of the corners) from lights, pumps, fans, etc, etc...so it won't be an eyesore and take away from what can very well be one great looking tank.

as far as it possibly being unlevel, you may want to put some fresh water in there and use a level to see if you are right on (no need to completely fill it, just enough for you to place a level against the glass), then shimmy as needed on the back side of the couch, so it won't be visible.

As you can tell, I am all about the aesthetics of a tank....welcome to MAAST

[p00num3lli]

same here, try testing with FW first. and same with the cables... all the cord will be all over your couch, i like my tanks agains the wall, with about 10 inches away. but thats just me.

[1recluss1]

thank you for the advice, I will make sure it's level by adding some PW. As for the cables, tubes and such, I will hide them on the right hand side of the tank. I just want to make sure the tank will be okay where it's at.

[Mr Cob]

You should cut the carpet out where the tank is only so that the carpet fits around the tank.

What's your plan for lighting? I would hang from the ceiling and route to a power supply in the attic...that would eliminate some cords around the tank unless you are in an apartment.

The sump/refugium/skimmer/heater etc. could route under the carpet to a power supply.

Get it right and perfectly before you build your reef....not fun having to redo things.

Get the tank drilled too! Otherwise you're going to have to use HOB equipment.

Welcome to Maast. I have the same size tank 48"x24"x24". Love the depth on these.

[ErikH]

I like your stand. It's very nice!

[ismvel]

What's your plans for lighting. I would hang from the cieling and route to a power supply in the attic...that would eliminate some chords around the tank.
That is an awesome idea....

Get the tank drilled too! Otherwise you're going to have to use HOB equipment.
If he gets it drilled where would you drill it. From where it sits now, you would see all the plumbing...unless he drilled from the bottom of the thank, which can't be done if it is tempered....But also agree.....drilling is much better than HOB equipment anytime.

[ErikH]

A new piece of glass for the bottom? Is the back of the stand open?

[Mr Cob]

A new piece of glass for the bottom? Is the back of the stand open?

Cool idea. I would guess that the stand is open in the back.

[1recluss1]

That is an awesome idea....

If he gets it drilled where would you drill it. From where it sits now, you would see all the plumbing...unless he drilled from the bottom of the thank, which can't be done if it is tempered....But also agree.....drilling is much better than HOB equipment anytime.
There is a HUGE sticker on the bottom of the tank that says "tempered glass DO NOT DRILL", so I think that drilling is out of the question.

[1recluss1]

It's come a long way from what I started with.


I like your stand. It's very nice!

[1recluss1]

I would not know where to start with this. I'm a beginner and don't have much experience as you can tell.


A new piece of glass for the bottom? Is the back of the stand open?

[Submariner]

you can use shims on the carpet side to level the tank. Otherwise you take the chance of damaging the stand and/or tank because it will begin to sink on the carpet side but not on the tile side (you might even damage the tile b/c of the weight). Try a test run by just filling the tank with a hose and tapping in shims under the carpet side to keep it level while filling. Lay level across the top and tap in shims along the bottom. When it's full of water and level just cut off the shims. It might sink a little more with gravel and rock but you can just tap the shims further in to adjust. When your done cut any exposed shims off with a utility knife. Nice tank.

[LoneStar]

Too bad it wasn't reef ready....

I saw a tank that had two overflows on the back side in the same position like yours. They used one of the return lines in one overflow to run electrical up to their canopy, allowing the wires to be hidden...

[ismvel]

I saw a tank that had two overflows on the back side in the same position like yours. They used one of the return lines in one overflow to run electrical up to their canopy, allowing the wires to be hidden...

YOU'S A GENIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I never thought of that....I have two corner overflows and I could have done that..:at_wits_end::at_wits_end:because mine sits inbetween my living room and kitchen....I guess I could always drain the one of the overflows.....

[Kristy]

My 2 cents... something to consider is how much scraping and glass cleaning you want/intend to do. With that placement, you almost certainly would have to scrape front and back glass for viewing, and probably both sides as well.

We, and I think others would agree leave the back glass unscraped, so that algea can grow there as food for critters without being really unsightly. With the tank in the middle like that, it would require some serious upkeep (or major snail cleanup crew) to maintain it.

Just my 2 cents...

Mike (& Kristy)