I finally got around to buying the hard styrofoam and some shims to level out my tank, but its turning out to be a lot harder than i expected.
For starters i set the stand in the area the tank is gonna go and ascertained that there wasn't any wobbles. I then used a sheet of 3/4's an inch styrofoam sheeting on the stand and placed the tank on top of that. I then used a carpenters level to see if it was level. Its level from left to right both in back and the front. Then i went to check the side of the tank and its almost level but not quite. So i decided to pour some water into the tank just enough to reach the top of the bottom trim on the tank so i could see how much off level the tank is. In the back the tank is one centimeter higher than in the front as seen from the side of the tank. Also i noticed i could slip a piece of paper between the tank and the styrofoam in some places.
I then tried to use the shims but they only made the problem worse instead of evening it out. Not to mention that the bottom of my stand is totally flat and the shims created a gap. This gap made me feel uncomfortable so i emptied out what little water was in the tank and removed the shims.
Does one centimeter make much of a difference or should i try to find some other way of leveling it out? Can someone pelase give me some ideas as to what i should try next?
For starters i set the stand in the area the tank is gonna go and ascertained that there wasn't any wobbles. I then used a sheet of 3/4's an inch styrofoam sheeting on the stand and placed the tank on top of that. I then used a carpenters level to see if it was level. Its level from left to right both in back and the front. Then i went to check the side of the tank and its almost level but not quite. So i decided to pour some water into the tank just enough to reach the top of the bottom trim on the tank so i could see how much off level the tank is. In the back the tank is one centimeter higher than in the front as seen from the side of the tank. Also i noticed i could slip a piece of paper between the tank and the styrofoam in some places.
I then tried to use the shims but they only made the problem worse instead of evening it out. Not to mention that the bottom of my stand is totally flat and the shims created a gap. This gap made me feel uncomfortable so i emptied out what little water was in the tank and removed the shims.
Does one centimeter make much of a difference or should i try to find some other way of leveling it out? Can someone pelase give me some ideas as to what i should try next?