Aquarium stand question.

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I'm starting up a 20x20x20 rimless cube. When I place the tank on the stand it is obvious that the stand top isn't perfectly flat. Is there something I can put under the tank to compensate for the slight variance in the surface of the stand top?
 
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You need to be careful what you put under it. is the tank glass or acrylic? how uneven is the top?
 
The tank is glass. It would probably take a feeler gage to measure the gap. I only noticed it b/c I had my eye at the level of the top.
 
Glass should have rigid foam like the purple stuff from the home depot, called foamular. I would also try to sand the top down as well. rubber mats do not evenly distribute weight as they can compress too much, depending on the type of rubber.
 

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