Leveling a tank frustratation

[Notsolostfish]

Im having a very hard time leveling my new marine x110 aluminum framing stand. My house is old, and the basement is super unleveled. And the feet bolts are small. I have an infinia 190.5 and i changed the bolts on those feet to a bit longer. And the tank almost 2 years old. And it worked out just fine. I genuinely not sure what to do about that new tank. I wanted to change the feet to those

https://amzn.to/4krEbH3
And waterbox said, and that will void my warranty. I heard using shims under the feet if they get wet they are compromised

 

[JayM]

Im having a very hard time leveling my new marine x110 aluminum framing stand. My house is old, and the basement is super unleveled. And the feet bolts are small. I have an infinia 190.5 and i changed the bolts on those feet to a bit longer. And the tank almost 2 years old. And it worked out just fine. I genuinely not sure what to do about that new tank. I wanted to change the feet to those

https://amzn.to/4krEbH3
And waterbox said, and that will void my warranty. I heard using shims under the feet if they get wet they are compromised

How far “unlevel” is it? Wooden shims can compress if they get wet, and will also likely compress over time even if they stay dry. Probably not enough to matter, but you can avoid it altogether by using plastic composite shims.

 

[Notsolostfish]

How far “unlevel” is it? Wooden shims can compress if they get wet, and will also likely compress over time even if they stay dry. Probably not enough to matter, but you can avoid it altogether by using plastic composite shims.

Its not that much unleveled. If i fit something under the feet i can get it to level. Couple of shims. U know how waterbox feet are little tiny feet. Would the composite shims work on them?

 

[BryanM]

Im having a very hard time leveling my new marine x110 aluminum framing stand. My house is old, and the basement is super unleveled. And the feet bolts are small. I have an infinia 190.5 and i changed the bolts on those feet to a bit longer. And the tank almost 2 years old. And it worked out just fine. I genuinely not sure what to do about that new tank. I wanted to change the feet to those

https://amzn.to/4krEbH3
And waterbox said, and that will void my warranty. I heard using shims under the feet if they get wet they are compromised

Tough spot, but if it were me, I'd get those feet you want.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Tough spot, but if it were me, I'd get those feet you want.

What about what waterbox said? About the integrity?

 

[theMeat]

Tough spot, but if it were me, I'd get those feet you want.

Yup, and if there is a problem where you need the warranty, put the old feet back on

 

[Notsolostfish]

Yup, and if there is a problem where you need the warranty, put the old feet back on

What about the long bolt? Wouldnt that snap under the weight? Hence maybe why they added the smaller feet? Or am i overthinking it?

 

[theMeat]

What about the long bolt? Wouldnt that snap under the weight? Hence maybe why they added the smaller feet? Or am i overthinking it?

Wouldn’t think it’s a problem

 

[exnisstech]

Why not just use composit shims? This is one if the feet on my WB 330.7 and the shim is almost the same width as the feet. PS i did not need shims

You can stack the shims like this so it's a flat surface under the foot where it would be tapered with a single shim.

Once the tank is filled so there plenty of weight on the feet you can use a pry bar and break off the part of the shim not under the foot if it's sticking out.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Why not just use composit shims? This is one if the feet on my WB 330.7 and the shim is almost the same width as the feet. PS i did not need shims

You can stack the shims like this so it's a flat surface under the foot where it would be tapered with a single shim.

Once the tank is filled so there plenty of weight on the feet you can use a pry bar and break off the part of the shim not under the foot if it's sticking out.

Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.



https://www.homedepot.com/p/8-in-Composite-Shim-12-Bundle-10011700/301757699 those are the shims? And do they work with carpet?

 

[exnisstech]

Those are the shims. I suppose they would work on carpet but I've never set a tank on carpet. I feel it will compress and make leveling difficult not to mention the spills I make would ruin it. Once when I did set a tank up in a room with carpet I cut the carpet out where the tank sat.

 

[winxp_man]

How far “unlevel” is it? Wooden shims can compress if they get wet, and will also likely compress over time even if they stay dry. Probably not enough to matter, but you can avoid it altogether by using plastic composite shims.

There are plastic shims that do not have that issue. Or made of some kind of hard fiber at HD. It’s what I use. They work perfect.

 

[JayM]

Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.



https://www.homedepot.com/p/8-in-Composite-Shim-12-Bundle-10011700/301757699 those are the shims? And do they work with carpet?

Those are the shims I used.
Shimming with anything on carpet is tough. Ideally you could remove it, but I know that’s not typically something most people would want to do.

I would probably set the feet at the midpoint, add shims to level, fill with water, the adjust the feet as needed. That way you won’t be struggling to insert shims between the carpet and the feet with 1000 pounds of weight setting on them.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Those are the shims I used.
Shimming with anything on carpet is tough. Ideally you could remove it, but I know that’s not typically something most people would want to do.

I would probably set the feet at the midpoint, add shims to level, fill with water, the adjust the feet as needed. That way you won’t be struggling to insert shims between the carpet and the feet with 1000 pounds of weight setting on them.

Thats my carpet. Its very thin carpet with concrete underneath. Just got the shims u think those are better than changing the feet?

 

[JayM]

Thats my carpet. Its very thin carpet with concrete underneath. Just got the shims u think those are better than changing the feet?

That type of carpet certainly will make life a bit easier, but yeah. Those shims are fine.

I wouldn’t change the feet. Waterbox said not to, and you don’t want a potential warranty issue.

 

[Notsolostfish]

That type of carpet certainly will make life a bit easier, but yeah. Those shims are fine.

I wouldn’t change the feet. Waterbox said not to, and you don’t want a potential warranty issue.

So how do i start? Put the feet all of them to the middle spot? And stack shims under them? I genuinely never leveled a tank.

 

[JayM]

So how do i start? Put the feet all of them to the middle spot? And stack shims under them? I genuinely never leveled a tank.

I’d start here:


I personally would start with all the legs at the lowest point, then adjust them from there. If any of them need to be screwed out more than 3/4 of the way, I’d move them back to 1/2, add shims, then readjust as needed.

 

[Asm481]

When shimming on carpet you need to get the excess shim cut off right away to make sure it isn't higher because of carpeting that hasn't compressed fully yet. It is somewhat a guessing game. I have set up several tanks on carpet. The composite shims paired, and cut to the size of the leg. The guess comes where you figure at what thickness you use of the shim. Hope I haven't just confused you.

 

[Dburr1014]

Thats my carpet. Its very thin carpet with concrete underneath. Just got the shims u think those are better than changing the feet?

Can't you use those plastic cups they use for furniture under the feet? Then you can put the Shins under the cups also if needed.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Can't you use those plastic cups they use for furniture under the feet? Then you can put the Shins under the cups also if needed.

Plastic cups? Which ones?