Hey there,
So finally my Red sea reefer 250 (55 gallon) is here and now Im about to fight with the floor because its pretty uneven. I found a Spot where i only have a difference of 5mm / 0.19 inch (from back to front, so a pretty short distance for that kind of difference).
Anyhow the plan was to place the cabinet on a plywood and beneath that a kind of leveling mat. Its supposed to be used beneath wood floor for noise reduction, is 5mm thick and is supposed to balance bumps up to 4mm / 0.14 inch.
I already removed the feets from the cabinet so it sits plain on the plywood.
Now I ask myself what I should do. No idea if im over thinking here but better safe than sorry
My ideas:
1. Just go with the plan. The "leveling mat" gonna Set on the weight and 5mm is not that much. Also you have the foam on the cabinet, which also can Balance a bit out
My thoughts: arent leveling mats some Kind of paradox? If its uneven like in my case (back is lower than the Front), that also means that more weight is on the back, pushing the mat even more down than the Front, leading to an even bigger difference??
2. Add a second layer of the "leveling mat" on the back for leveling.
My thoughts: I dont know why but it feels more unsecure for me. In the end its foam and I have no idea how it deforms under the weight. Maybe its going to be perfect, maybe it leads to other problems. The benefit of this method against idea 3 is, that you still have the perfect contact between plywood and cabinet. And that is probably the most important thing?
I already tried this idea (See attached pic) and with the weight of Just the empty cabinet. There is a pretty big space from where the second layer ends to where the plywood touches again with the first layer. With the full Tank i think thats going to be squeezed out. But Yeah no idea
3. Add shmis between plywood and the cabinet
My thoughts:
Even if I add as much shims as possible on the back to prevent pressure points, there is going to be a part of the cabinet not touching a shim or the plywood thus hanging in the air.
With that Im scared that the cabinet is going to deform over time and leading to the worst (Tank not plain on the cabinet)
I hope for your thoughts, expierience and ideas!
Thanks!
So finally my Red sea reefer 250 (55 gallon) is here and now Im about to fight with the floor because its pretty uneven. I found a Spot where i only have a difference of 5mm / 0.19 inch (from back to front, so a pretty short distance for that kind of difference).
Anyhow the plan was to place the cabinet on a plywood and beneath that a kind of leveling mat. Its supposed to be used beneath wood floor for noise reduction, is 5mm thick and is supposed to balance bumps up to 4mm / 0.14 inch.
I already removed the feets from the cabinet so it sits plain on the plywood.
Now I ask myself what I should do. No idea if im over thinking here but better safe than sorry
My ideas:
1. Just go with the plan. The "leveling mat" gonna Set on the weight and 5mm is not that much. Also you have the foam on the cabinet, which also can Balance a bit out
My thoughts: arent leveling mats some Kind of paradox? If its uneven like in my case (back is lower than the Front), that also means that more weight is on the back, pushing the mat even more down than the Front, leading to an even bigger difference??
2. Add a second layer of the "leveling mat" on the back for leveling.
My thoughts: I dont know why but it feels more unsecure for me. In the end its foam and I have no idea how it deforms under the weight. Maybe its going to be perfect, maybe it leads to other problems. The benefit of this method against idea 3 is, that you still have the perfect contact between plywood and cabinet. And that is probably the most important thing?
I already tried this idea (See attached pic) and with the weight of Just the empty cabinet. There is a pretty big space from where the second layer ends to where the plywood touches again with the first layer. With the full Tank i think thats going to be squeezed out. But Yeah no idea
3. Add shmis between plywood and the cabinet
My thoughts:
Even if I add as much shims as possible on the back to prevent pressure points, there is going to be a part of the cabinet not touching a shim or the plywood thus hanging in the air.
With that Im scared that the cabinet is going to deform over time and leading to the worst (Tank not plain on the cabinet)
I hope for your thoughts, expierience and ideas!
Thanks!