Stand Leveling

[Kyle1970]

Whats the best product to put under the one corner of my tank stand?
2 inch square tube, 6 leg stand for a 180gal tank. (Bottom of tubes has a plate welded on it)
Putting the tank on vinyl over cement (basement floor)

The tank sits level on the stand, but due to unlevel cement will rock if you push on the corner of the stand.

Last job before filling the tank....

Damn, its snowing here....

 

[heath]

I have always used the cheap wooden shims..have worked very well for me..

 

[MrHermit85]

Wooden shims here too...

 

[Kyle1970]

Hmm. Cedar shims?
Not a big fan for leveling such weights.
Was researching, may possibly look for some composite shims.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

That's a steel stand? Yu could weld some nuts or thread some steel plates on bottoms and have bolts where yu turn them with a wrench to have it perfect level at all times

 

[EricTMah]

I've used composite shims on many tanks. Works really well. But if I were you. I'd used the shims to stop the rocking back and forth. Then some Styrofoam between the stand and the tank to help take out any small imperfections

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[Kyle1970]

That's a steel stand? Yu could weld some nuts or thread some steel plates on bottoms and have bolts where yu turn them with a wrench to have it perfect level at all times

This would have been the answer when originally building the tank stand for sure.

I have plywood between the stand and the tank as it does have the plastic trim at the bottom.
Was thinking composite to avoid compression.

Been looking at this empty tank for way too long now.

Will check HD to see if they have as I need to look for new cabinet hardware (hinges) as well.

 

[EricTMah]

Go to Lowes. Home Depot doesn't carry composite shims any more

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[Kyle1970]

Go to Lowes. Home Depot doesn't carry composite shims any more

Sony Xperia Z3

You are correct!!

However, I did get talked into going a different route.
Using pieces of oak from the hobby section. Its not going to split the same as cedar.

 

[zoomster]

I have bought the composite shims at home hardware before.

 

[BigReefer]

I am about wood