Aquarium On Padded Carpet Is Wobbly

Fill the tank fully and make sure it s not wiggly.

Aquarium on padded carpet is wobbly.

A 90 gallon tank is gonna weigh a lot. How a padded aquarium mat could save your tank. Wobbly 55 gallon aquarium stand. Even on the plushest 1972 avocado green shag that tank is going to settle right in and squash the carpet and pad right down.

The 7g has the mat attached and it came with a acrylic lid. I m more concerned with excessive carpet and pad under the flat bottom. My hardwod floor dried but had a permanent discoloration. I would like to try and prevent potential spills and long term damage to the carpet underneath the tank.

Last updated on january 18 2020 by ian sterling. Just like jmattingly says get it where you want it and be sure it s level and monitor it as you fill it. The 4g came with an appropriately sized mat but loose and the lid was glass with a handle i had to stick on but i couldn t because it didn t fit the tank. The flat bottom may be floating the stand on the carpet like a snow shoe.

You do not mention the type of flooring or if there is carpet padding. If you are serious about dealing with this problem here s my recommendation. The carpet under it will be flattened to its maximum compression by the time you finish filling the tank. Just cut it to fit under your stand and bam you have a barrier in between your carpet hardwood tile.

I bought it and the stand as a package. The carpet padding will need to be removed and likely discarded if it is still in place. As for the tank on the hardwood floor i cut a very heavy gadge piece of plastic mat you can use one of those mats from office max that is used for rolling your computer chair on carpet. The underpad is essentially a big flat sponge.

I have a 50 gallon saltwater tank. Under 30 gallons shouldn t be a problem for any floor that doesn t flex when you walk on it. Ended up getting a poly. Remove the floor trim in the area.

I have the thing set up on carpet and it seems to be a little wobbly. I do not have time to build a stand as i work full time and am i full time student. I am wondering specifically about some kind of plastic mat plexiglass or wood protector square 3 x3 for the stand to rest on but. The real question is the floor under the carpet.

Surface air movement on top of the carpet doesn t fix a wet underpad. The aquarium sits on carpet and may be why the other wood stand is unlevel but the 40g breeder stand i have on my 40g seems a lot studier and sits level as is on the carpet. I m setting up a 28 gallon nano cube led on my living room carpet. I was lucky in that the carpet was not wall to wall and had no pad under it.

The problem with carpet is that once your underpad is saturated then you have a big problem to get it dry. I can push hard on it and push the stand back against. Mon jan 20 2014 12 33 am. A 90 gallon tank weighs about 3 4 fat guys worth once full.