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Hello everyone,
I started a thread a couple months ago asking for advice for a large aquarium I have on the way.
I figured I’d start over in this thread as the dimensions of the tank have changed.
It is a 504 gallon acrylic aquarium measuring 72 inches x 54 inches x 30 inches. The aquarium is in the garage for the time being while I have my carpenter build the stand. Recently I had poured a self leveling floor in my basement where the aquarium will sit. Unfortunately, even with the self-leveling the floor is still somewhat unlevel due to the overall slope of the basement towards the drain in the laundry room.
My carpenter has said he would like to cut each of the vertical supports custom to accommodate the slope of the floor (slope is about 1/2” per 6 feet towards the front left corner of the fish room). This is different from what I had envisioned. From what I’ve read it’s best to shim the length of the stand every 6 inch or rip a long shim the length of the entire stand.
What are your guys thoughts?
I started a thread a couple months ago asking for advice for a large aquarium I have on the way.
I figured I’d start over in this thread as the dimensions of the tank have changed.
It is a 504 gallon acrylic aquarium measuring 72 inches x 54 inches x 30 inches. The aquarium is in the garage for the time being while I have my carpenter build the stand. Recently I had poured a self leveling floor in my basement where the aquarium will sit. Unfortunately, even with the self-leveling the floor is still somewhat unlevel due to the overall slope of the basement towards the drain in the laundry room.
My carpenter has said he would like to cut each of the vertical supports custom to accommodate the slope of the floor (slope is about 1/2” per 6 feet towards the front left corner of the fish room). This is different from what I had envisioned. From what I’ve read it’s best to shim the length of the stand every 6 inch or rip a long shim the length of the entire stand.
What are your guys thoughts?
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