Aaaah, I wouldn't worry about it...it's not like it's on the second floor of your folks place or nuthin'...er, never mind. :lol:

ok my dad was saying "we won't worry about it" but you guys seem pretty convinced. i have the shims sitting here ready for use, my dad thinks it's the stand that is out but i really doubt that. either way, i'm going to shim it up. basically each of us hammers in a shim on a side at a time, right. then probably two more in the middle?

how important is it to drain as much of the tank as i can? i can probably get about 50 gallons out of the display tank, but is it really necessary as long as we can get the shims underneath?

How important is keeping the floor dry and the tank in one piece?? :razz:

I think what Brad is trying to say is: yes, you should try to remove as much water as possible. Moving tanks can be stressful enough on seams or seals when they are empty, add a ton more weight in H2O and your just multiplying the stress :mrgreen:

Rich

Exactly :biggrin:

If you don't drain the tank how are you going to lift/move it to put the shims in? The tank will be nearly a tonne :eek: with water (metric, eh). Even budging it to start a shim will be difficult. Did the lean start only after filling the tank?

never noticed when the lean started, we clued in when we saw where the water level was on the eurobracing.

I gotta' agree with advice stated. Drain as much as possible. You're dealing with "big time" weight ! Hammering shims in without lifting runs a risk of "snagging" the carpet, pushing it back if it rips. Then the shim serves little purpose, your dads ****ed off 'cause he thoght it was all right...
Serves ya' right for gettin' such a big tank...(I'm just jealous, that's all)
Perhaps go "borrow" a bunch of your neighbours plastic garbage cans in the middle of the night for holding water. Line them with garbage bags to "keep it clean". Turn the bags inside out as I've heard some bags are "dusted" with a talcum like substance so they open easier ?

i've got some great 55 gallon drums (actually jon has two now as well), i will use one of them and my extra mag9.5 for the job. probably do it tonight. my dad still seems hesitant but it's not worth taking chances on.

How much tank sloping is acceptable??
You did say 1/4", right?

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