Help with tank support!!!!??????

[skinz78]

I am getting ready to start putting water in my new 120g and it is sitting on top of a concrete counter top. There is about a 1/16" discrepancy under the tank between it and the concrete top. Is this enough to worry about or should I just leave it be? I was thinking of getting some tile grout in the little gap. Will the plastic tank frame give enough to not make this gap a problem?

 

[cccharliecc]

1/16 of an inch is not that big at all. if you want you can always get some shims at home depot and stick one in there then cut it off evenly at the edge so its not sticking out.

 

[skinz78]

Thanks, I am thinking it won't be a problem.

 

[bayareaquarist]

Edit..

Ive noticed that bow in almost all 5-6' tanks...most of the displacement happens towards the seams and framing with a AGA tank..If Im understanding correctly..the frame is what bears most of the weight...

Also Im not sure I would put anything underneath the glass..like a shim..that glass is meant to give a bit...if it's hindered by say a shim it could compromise the integrity of the bottom piece...JMTC!

 

[skinz78]

Thanks, I didn't shim it at all and just let it be. The tank is 80 percent full now.