Red Sea Leveling Question

[ThatPhillyReefer]

Hey everyone! Just brought my Red Sea 250 to my new place. The floor is crazy un level. I was wondering if anyone has ever used the threaded leveling feet like the pictures below. If so what ones did you use or what ones would I be able to use to replace the standard rubber feet on a Red Sea stand? I just don’t feel comfortable with shims unless anyone has done it, how did you do it and is it stable?


Now the place I want to put the tank is really the only place I can put it. Its also the best place in the house so Id prefer to keep it where its at

 

[rowenaad]

Sorry to say that but unlevelled floor and redsea tank really doesn’t play well together. It increases the risk of seam failure on an already weak seam

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

Sorry to say that but uneven floor and redsea tank really doesn’t play well together. It increases the risk of seam failure on an already weak seam

Thats why I wanted to get the threaded leveling feet to make it 100% level. Shims aren’t a good option here

 

[rowenaad]

Thats why I wanted to get the threaded leveling feet to make it 100% level. Shims aren’t a good option here

Yea I understand that. What I meant is that i assume there’s a high chance of the flooring to keeping moving if its that unlevelled today, even if you get it perfectly levelled today, it may change over time and it would be hard to adjust at that point, but just my opinion. Might see what other people think

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

Yea I understand that. What I meant is that i assume there’s a high chance of the flooring to keeping moving if its that unlevelled today, even if you get it perfectly levelled today, it may change over time and it would be hard to adjust at that point, but just my opinion. Might see what other people think

I didnt mean to come off like an a**hole at all if i did. I totally understand where youre coming from but you may be right. Ill see what others say. If anything I will just put it somewhere else. If it was any other brand id say f it but with Red Sea, no room for shortcuts or errors lol

 

[rowenaad]

I didnt mean to come off like an a**hole at all if i did. I totally understand where youre coming from but you may be right. Ill see what others say. If anything I will just put it somewhere else. If it was any other brand id say f it but with Red Sea, no room for shortcuts or errors lol

Oh lolll no i didnt it that way. I think im just in a paranoid mode seeing redsea tho i never own one

 

[UncommonSense]

Is the desired tank location a concrete slab floor?

I don’t think you can safely use leveling feet here, primarily because the stand is made of particle board with a plastic laminate skin… the stand will start to crumble from the thin material cross-section the feet are anchored into (the bottom edge of vertical particle board “columns”)

For context to why you don’t want to poke holes in the stand’s plastic skin, here’s a piece of laminated MDF from an aquarium stand which I managed to ruin today by slicing it with a razor while it was wet:

 

[Aqua Ultraviolet]

Hey everyone! Just brought my Red Sea 250 to my new place. The floor is crazy un level. I was wondering if anyone has ever used the threaded leveling feet like the pictures below. If so what ones did you use or what ones would I be able to use to replace the standard rubber feet on a Red Sea stand? I just don’t feel comfortable with shims unless anyone has done it, how did you do it and is it stable?


Now the place I want to put the tank is really the only place I can put it. Its also the best place in the house so Id prefer to keep it where its at

I’d be cautious with threaded leveling feet on a Red Sea stand unless they’re properly rated for the full tank load and supported by the stand’s structure. A filled 250 is extremely heavy, and point loading can stress the cabinet or floor. A continuous, solid shim under the stand base is generally safer and more stable than individual feet. If you use shims, make sure they support the full footprint and are secured so they can’t shift.

 

[get-salty]

Personally, i would NOT try to modify any new tank due to obvious reason - warranty, esp a RedSea.

 

[Piotrek]

I haven't done it either, but If I was going to, I'd go for getting some thick plywood, and level it instead. Than place the entire system on it? You could level the plywood with 8 of this (6 if you are brave enough):

 

[UncommonSense]

I haven't done it either, but If I was going to, I'd go for getting some thick plywood, and level it instead. Than place the entire system on it? You could level the plywood with 8 of this (6 if you are brave enough):

In the past, I built a 6’x2’ Leveling plate out of 4x6 and 1-1/8” thick plywood… it turned into a banana over several years… (reference my build thread for more on that)

a single sheet of plywood with leveling feet would NOT hold up unless every load bearing point of contact was supported!

 

[exnisstech]

My G2 reefer 300 and G1 reefer 170 both have leveling feet.
Did you buy the tank used and perhaps someone removed the feet but the inserts are still there?