How Level does the tank have to be? Is 1/8" acceptable?

[scott6480]

my venture into sw has been very challenging thus far. Ordered one nano cube 24gal online and it was broken in shipping. Second tank was set up for approximately a week when this happened.

So basically I figured out that being level is a very important aspect of setting up a tank.

Using a digital level my jbj stand reads 1/8" per foot out of level from left to right.

also it reads 1/8" out of level on one diagonal. while the other diagonal reads level.

I have a 3/8" rubber mat on top of the stand, is the 1/8" difference going to be corrected by the rubber mat or do i need to work on getting the tank more level than what it is?

 

[scubasteve]

wow, thats really bad luck, i would think that 1/8" should be fine, I can't even imagine how it would crack like your picture shows. maybe someone else has some other ideas

 

[swissfish]

As long as the tank is properly supported on the bottom you should be ok.

 

[captivereefs]

I have actually heard that JBJ nano cubes are prone to cracking. I have heard this from a very large wholesaler i deal with. They stopped carrying them because of this. That is really to bad that happened; i feel bad for you!

 

[grimlock3000]

1/8 off on a small tank should not be enough to cause the tank to crack. Was the surface the tank was on perfectly flat?

I really think the tank was at fault.

 

[clowninround]

That is horrible! What is the company doing about it?

 

[scott6480]

I am lucky i got a new tank, I had to fight with the store for about an hour. I finally got fed up and stormed out and they called me an hour later and agreed to give me a new one.

 

[clowninround]

I would hope so! Good for you! The LR and LS suffered no damage?

 

[scott6480]

i moved the rock to a friends tanks the next morning. this happened at about 3 an

 

[clowninround]

O good! Lucky you caught it when it was happening!

 

[scuba_steve]

thats sucks but thank god it was a nano and not a 100 gallon tank hehehe

 

[gozetec02]

This is strange. That is the 6th nano cube that i have seen crack because it wasnt level. They were all on a stand designed for the nano cube. And it seems to happen in the same place on all of them on the long bends of the front corners.