Yup. No one's going to tell you to do that and risk it failing. I also have an Oceanic stand under my 215. While it's well built, it's really not OVERBUILT. For that reason, I can't think I'd recommend removing anything. If you decide to do that anyway, I'd drain as much out of your tank as you can before doing it. If you need to borrow buckets, I probably have enough to hold your whole tank. 663.8079.