Hello everybody! I've been doing a lot of searching around on google and haven't been able to find an answer for my type of situation. First, let me give ya'll a bit of a background as I am a new member here:
I have a 125wide glass tank from Glasscages.com (72 x 24 x 17). This tank has been set up since around 2004. It was purchased brand new and set up by my ex. He made a DIY cinder block stand that is very stable made of 3 columns in the front of the tank and 3 in the back topped with 2 x 11's running the length of the tank so that the bottom is almost completely supported by the wood except for a 2" strip in the middle (in short, a heck of a lot of 50lb cinder blocks! I actually counted - there's 18). The tank is on a hardwood floor. The location is over the house's main beam (it looks like a railroad tie running down the center of the house in the basement). The other beams are running perpendicular to the main beam and are spaced about 1.5' apart so there's a bunch that run under the tank. To further add to reinforcement, he added a support joist that is rated for over 4,000lbs onto that main beam. Anyways, we broke up in 2006 and he left the tank behind. I kept it running because I figured it was easier to keep it set up than deal with all those cinder blocks (plus I do like fish). Now here comes my conundrum - the tank is uneven side to side by about 1" and front to back by about 1/4". This is not caused by the stand - it's caused by a 100 year old house and hardwood floor. The floor is solid - no movement or noise whatsoever when you walk near the tank...I would feel comfortable doing jumping jacks next to it. The uneven-ness has been that way for as long as I can remember. There is no foam under the tank and it has a built-in glass center support at the top. I don't quite know what to do with the uneven problem or even IF I should do anything. Some of what I've been reading has said that fiddling with older tanks can be more of an issue than just leaving it alone. This tank has never been moved.
In case anybody is wondering, the tank is currently stocked with your average community-type fish (Severums, Balas, etc) but in the past I have had experience keeping Arowanas and Freshwater Stingrays. After I lost the breeding pair of Leopoldi Stingrays that I had when my ex left (my city water quality took a dive without notification and we got an "oops we're sorry" letter in the mail a year later) I lost all interest in caring for expensive fish.
I would really appreciate any thoughts or suggestions on what to do with the tank or just let it go as is! Thank you!
I have a 125wide glass tank from Glasscages.com (72 x 24 x 17). This tank has been set up since around 2004. It was purchased brand new and set up by my ex. He made a DIY cinder block stand that is very stable made of 3 columns in the front of the tank and 3 in the back topped with 2 x 11's running the length of the tank so that the bottom is almost completely supported by the wood except for a 2" strip in the middle (in short, a heck of a lot of 50lb cinder blocks! I actually counted - there's 18). The tank is on a hardwood floor. The location is over the house's main beam (it looks like a railroad tie running down the center of the house in the basement). The other beams are running perpendicular to the main beam and are spaced about 1.5' apart so there's a bunch that run under the tank. To further add to reinforcement, he added a support joist that is rated for over 4,000lbs onto that main beam. Anyways, we broke up in 2006 and he left the tank behind. I kept it running because I figured it was easier to keep it set up than deal with all those cinder blocks (plus I do like fish). Now here comes my conundrum - the tank is uneven side to side by about 1" and front to back by about 1/4". This is not caused by the stand - it's caused by a 100 year old house and hardwood floor. The floor is solid - no movement or noise whatsoever when you walk near the tank...I would feel comfortable doing jumping jacks next to it. The uneven-ness has been that way for as long as I can remember. There is no foam under the tank and it has a built-in glass center support at the top. I don't quite know what to do with the uneven problem or even IF I should do anything. Some of what I've been reading has said that fiddling with older tanks can be more of an issue than just leaving it alone. This tank has never been moved.
In case anybody is wondering, the tank is currently stocked with your average community-type fish (Severums, Balas, etc) but in the past I have had experience keeping Arowanas and Freshwater Stingrays. After I lost the breeding pair of Leopoldi Stingrays that I had when my ex left (my city water quality took a dive without notification and we got an "oops we're sorry" letter in the mail a year later) I lost all interest in caring for expensive fish.
I would really appreciate any thoughts or suggestions on what to do with the tank or just let it go as is! Thank you!
