220 gallon aquarium stand leveling.

[Ann Enomy]

I have a 1.25 inch out of level concrete slab where the aquarium will be. I was thinking of using leveling feet and Shims. Does anyone have a recommendation of the specific leveling feet and t nuts to use and how many? Its a wood stand with 2 inch thick x 4 inch wide rock maple framing with center columns and L columns on the corners.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

@Troylee

 

[W31Olds]

My 8ft. 300 Gallon Waterbox uses 14 but that in my opinion is way overkill.

 

[Mas0n]

I've got 8 feet with large pads on my 4x2x2 120g. Went a bit overkill since I have to deal with carpet and plywood subflooring.

For a 220, depending on length, I would probably go with 12 feet and spend some time adjusting their contact to spread the load as evenly as possible across them.

T-Nutz SKU: LF-015-A (Leveling Feet) + BP-015-A-M8 (Baseplate)

 

[Ann Enomy]

Thanks for the input. I was leaning towards 8 feet but will double that and skip the shims. I have found a 1/2-13 leveling foot that is rated at 600lbs a piece and wide base Tee nuts. T-nuts , leveling feet. Do these look sufficient if I use 16 of them? stand is 6 foot by 2 foot

 

[Kooma]

If it were me I would frame out a form just larger than the tank and pour something like a self leveling concrete down to give the stand a stable and spread out base.

My 225 had 6 feet, I cut steel plates for each adjustable foot and placed that on a face down 2x6 to spread the load on our floating LVP.

 

[Ann Enomy]

If it were me I would frame out a form just larger than the tank and pour something like a self leveling concrete down to give the stand a stable and spread out base.

My 225 had 6 feet, I cut steel plates for each adjustable foot and placed that on a face down 2x6 to spread the load on our floating LVP.

It's a waiting room in a leased office space. I wouldn't be able to make that kind of modification to the structure. Good Idea though

 

[Kooma]

It's a waiting room in a leased office space. I wouldn't be able to make that kind of modification to the structure. Good Idea though

You could build a steel or solid wood base that takes up the angle of the floor to give the stand a level surface to sit on.

Thats a lot of distance out, enough that youd probably feel the angle standing on it. Is the floor capablenof holding the tank? And does the owner of the property know you want to put 3000lbs of saltwater in their building?

 

[Ann Enomy]

You could build a steel or solid wood base that takes up the angle of the floor to give the stand a level surface to sit on.

Thats a lot of distance out, enough that youd probably feel the angle standing on it. Is the floor capablenof holding the tank? And does the owner of the property know you want to put 3000lbs of saltwater in their building?

The floor is a 6" concrete slab. The building used to be a Ford dealership before it was repurposed into suites. Slab is extra thick because of trucks and heavy duty lifts that used to be here. That is why the slab is pitched as well. Used to have floor drain somewhere. Might just use the perpendicular wall. Pitch is less notable if on short side of tank. But that would require a 1 day tank transfer as the 120 is sitting there.

 

[Ann Enomy]

Just as a curiosity I had AI give me the load capacity of my stand, it was over 20,000lbs before any notable deflection! I don't know if thats true, but still I may have overbuilt it a tad. The leveling feet will be the weak point at 9,600 lbs. Again thanks for the advice!