No padding under the walls might be a concern. I cannot tell if the walls are next to or resting on top of the bottom pane. On a larger tank IMO those pads would appear as "pressure points".
Perhaps another material such as a sheet of insulation styrofoam would work better.
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That is pretty inexpensive ($3.22 USD) and looks like a lot of the bottom is covered. It will probably be okay. Heck, why not splurge and get more to fill in the gaps?
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It's a masterpiece ahah!!!
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I know.. I'll have to sign it and auction it off.
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It should serve it's purpose quite well! In the future those cabinet pads would be just fine I'd think. Surely mum appreciates the effort
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For what it's worth, all those pads now create different pressure points along the bottom of the tank. Any one of them could cause the glass to break. A single piece of styrofoam cut to the size of the tank would serve 2 purposes: 1- it would act as a full pane support, 2- it would allow for any unevenness in the stand. Styrofoam will compress where it needs to and not where it doesn't. That means the tank will always be level. That's the best protection you can use.
Really?
On a 10G?
The water is less than 12" deep.
Surely there can't be enough pressure in that to crack the glass.
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The short answer is YES, it can!
If glass has too much pressure at a single point, it can ( and usually does) crack. Consider that the water is approx 7.5 lbs per U.S gallon so you have the weight of the water, the weight of the decorations and the weight of the rest of the tank all being placed on that one point. If the tank isn't level or there is a pinpoint pressure on the bottom under the tank, the pressure cracks the glass. Just ask any tank manufacturer
FYI: I have had empty tanks crack when placed on their side but not on a level surface. A small piece of gravel can take out a side pane of glass this way.