Fish tank leveling

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citroen

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Hampshire, uk.
My problem is my two 60ltr tanks are not level.
Both tanks stand on top of an oak desk, must be well over 20 years old and is very strong.
The desk has 8 legs, 4 at the back, 4 at front, I have also put a 1 foot by 4 foot board under the tanks plus a 1 inch thick polystyrene.
In my hast it slopes down from the right side about a quarter of an inch the hole length.
When tanks are full you can not see the difference but I know its there.
Please tell me I'm being stupid and not to worry.
Is it worth the bother of emptying both tanks and then there is the problem of getting 8 legs to sit level.
By the way, what dose 2 x 60ltr tanks weigh as the desk stands on floor boards.
 
A 60 ltr aquarium weights about 75kg or 130 lbs. So both of them would be about 150kg or 260 lbs. Plus the weight of the stand (?) . Take the total weight and ÷ by 8 which will give you the weight on each leg. I wouldn't worry about it being perfectly level if it's only off a small amount. Hope this is helpful.
 
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