New build and dumb question

[blood_n_steel]

Ok guys n gals
Setting up a new tank and building my stand as we speak. I'm wondering what you guy's suggest for the foam base between the stand plywood and the tank...
White foam or the pink board
Thanks ppl's :)

 

[Fish Fan]

What tank do you have? If it's a standard, rimmed tank, these do not need a mat under them. If you have a newer, rimless tank, it almost certainly came with a leveling mat, which are required for rimless tanks.

 

[UncommonSense]

White foam or the pink board

Neither of these is a good option (assuming the tank is rimless), you want a closed cell rubber foam; think of yoga mats, or foam flooring!

 

[Mark82]

What size tank?
Tank Size
Recommended Foam Thickness
Up to 40 gallons
1/4” (6mm) closed-cell foam (e.g., yoga mat, neoprene)
40–100 gallons
3/8” to 1/2” (10–12mm)
100+ gallons
1/2” (12mm) max — thicker can lead to uneven pressure distribution if it compresses unevenly

 

[Uncle99]

Ok guys n gals
Setting up a new tank and building my stand as we speak. I'm wondering what you guy's suggest for the foam base between the stand plywood and the tank...
White foam or the pink board
Thanks ppl's :)

Nothing.
Just a trap for moisture which will bleed to the wood over time and can cause seam failure as wood expands.

 

[blood_n_steel]

It's a 75g rimmed tank..
I got it use but i think it's a marine land or aquacon..... Pretty sure it's like one from petco

 

[Asm481]

A 75 gallon rimmed tank should NOT have any foam under it. It doesn't even require plywood underneath. The glass is supported by the rim which is what we need to support without any foam.

 

[Fish Fan]

A 75 gallon rimmed tank should NOT have any foam under it. It doesn't even require plywood underneath. The glass is supported by the rim which is what we need to support without any foam.

^Spot on, no mat needed here

 

[blood_n_steel]

Awesomeness thanks!!