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12/18/2007, 04:15 PM
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Need to shimmy tank.
What should I use to shimmy my tank stand? Wood or metal
shims? How should I space them? This will be for the right and left sides of the tank stand. The tank stand is approx. 13" wide. The front and back sides are level. Thanks, Gary |
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#2
12/18/2007, 04:16 PM
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The title of my thread should have been that I need to shimmy my tank stand and not my tank.
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#3
12/18/2007, 04:21 PM
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what is your floor made of? carpet, tile, wood? if its carpet i'd stay away from wood for tile and wood i'd use wood. i say this because i used wood on carpet before and it left a bad stain.
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12/18/2007, 04:24 PM
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Its carpeting so should I use metal shimming? How about spacing? Thanks!
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12/18/2007, 04:33 PM
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and as far as draining the water you might not need to. i hammered shims under a 75g stand with the water still in it on carpet. the padding of the carpet will give you enough space to get the shimms in just do it a little bit at a time.
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12/18/2007, 04:43 PM
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Jimbo, what shimms did you use for your 75 gal. stand? Metal? I'll be stopping at Home Depot later this evening. Thanks again.
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#9
12/18/2007, 04:50 PM
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I've used wood but as mentioned earlier in the thread, it tends to leave a moldy looking stain on the carpet. They have plastic ones now that work great.
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12/18/2007, 05:04 PM
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Thanks guys!
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#13
12/20/2007, 08:12 PM
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I ended up having to use 3 plastic shims layered on top of each other to level my tank. I placed the shims under the left front corner of the stand. The tank had been off level from left side to front side by about 3/8". My tank stand doesnt have legs and the entire stand sits on my carpeted floor. I've heard others say that you should shim the entire side of the tank to avoid any pressure points. Was I correct in just shimming the one corner to level the stand? I hope I did this right. Any advice or feedback would be very appreciated.
Thanks, Gary |
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12/20/2007, 09:33 PM
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Isnt that why I shimmed the corner of the tank stand so that the entire stand would be level. If I shimmed the entire base of the stand wouldnt that defeat the purpose of shimming only the part of the stand that I would need to shim and therefore to raise in order to have it level?
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#17
12/20/2007, 10:01 PM
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I leveled my tank stand by shimming just the corner. I thought that by doing so, this would eliminate uneven support which was created by the tank having been unlevel. I guess I must be pretty dense tonight.
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#18
12/20/2007, 10:04 PM
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I'm not following the logic of shimming the entire stand. I would be in effect back at square one if I did this. Right?
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#20
12/21/2007, 09:40 AM
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Since the tank stand is close to a wall I dont think I will be able to shim the back of the stand. Can I just shim the front and sides of the stand? Could someone send me a diagram to illustrate how to shim my stand? That would be very helpful. This is a Perfecto pine stand (48" L x 13"W). I currently have the front left corner shimmed with 3 plastic shims. Do I just add a single shim every few inches along the length of the base of the stand? This is getting more confusing than I thought it would be.
Thanks, Gary |
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#21
12/21/2007, 09:45 AM
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i might suggest using common sense
once you shim if there is a big gap remaining under the stand - well then fill it in w/ more shims to provide support to that area... as much as possible. shim it until it is tite atleast you will have peace of mind knowing the stand is supported by something - then forget it. regards |
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