Leveling a Tank

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Thank you for making that very important distinction. I totally neglected to mention what I was shimming. I shimmed the stand (an old dresser), and not the tank, to get the tank close to level.

Good stuff, it's also a good idea to check if the surface the tank sits on is perfectly flat, if not you should use some thin foam or rubber under the tank to even it out. If it's already running you can't really do much though.

I should add that leveling a tank is a good idea, it's an easy task and everything will look and work better but being off won't cause it to break, that's just silly.