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10-01-2013, 02:20 AM
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My house was built in 2004.
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10-01-2013, 02:27 AM
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His entire room is carpeted. but not thick pile. I'll make sure it's perfectly level. I was just going to level the stand but now don't know what to do...maybe I seem really dumb with these comments???
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10-01-2013, 02:38 AM
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Not dumb at all. The closer the tank is to the wall the more it will lean forward on carpet. If you can cut the carpet out to the dimensions of the stand and place it directly on the wood floor, well that would be ideal. Big tanks sitting on carpet don't get along unfortunately.
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10-01-2013, 02:41 AM
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This is all very complicated...Maybe I will get my son to stick with the Biocube 29 we have in the basement to start...haven't even used that one. Seems like less to worry about. My husband didn't even want this tank, let alone to start cutting out carpet, etc.
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10-01-2013, 02:46 AM
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Get a piece of 3/4 ply cut to be a few inches larger than the base of the stand and put it between the stand and the carpet. It will spread the load out over a larger area and prevent the tank from leaning. You can paint it the stands color to make it more attractive.
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10-01-2013, 02:48 AM
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OK. thanks. Maybe I will call my architect who designed the house, just to be sure. Or maybe it'll be easier to get my son to move into the basement
 thanks again!
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10-01-2013, 03:24 AM
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Don't cut your carpet out  Just ensure the tank is level. I know some people will fill the tank with a few inches of water and then play with it to make sure its level, since waters flat... You can kinda measure the water line from all sides and corners until you're happy with it. I have a piece of plywood under my stand as well. Our house is ... 45+ years old, my tanks on the 2nd floor, against a load wall, about 80-90 gallons total system, no issues here.
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