Harry Muscle
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Hi, I just got my new Miracles Aquariums stand (60" by 18" top) delivered and its got a 1/32" (maybe a tiny bit more) hump in the middle of the stand top (enough that a level rocks back and forth).
I'm going to call Miracles on Monday, but I'm pretty sure they will just tell me to use some styrofoam under the tank (my experience with them hasn't been the best, so I'm pretty sure they will just try to get rid of me).
I'm wondering though what people here think I should do. Since I'm dealing with a hump and the stand is made of plywood, would the weight of the tank possibly flatten out the hump? It doesn't budge when I stand on the stand, but I weigh a lot less than the 112G tank will.
Would a very dense foam help, one dense enough to not fully compress under the weight of the tank. Not styrofoam which once compressed doesn't provide any push back against the tank, but maybe very dense polystyrene which will continue pushing back against the tank.
Or I was thinking of maybe getting a smooth piece of 1/4" plywood and sanding it to fit on top and compensate for the hump.
Thanks,
Harry
I'm going to call Miracles on Monday, but I'm pretty sure they will just tell me to use some styrofoam under the tank (my experience with them hasn't been the best, so I'm pretty sure they will just try to get rid of me).
I'm wondering though what people here think I should do. Since I'm dealing with a hump and the stand is made of plywood, would the weight of the tank possibly flatten out the hump? It doesn't budge when I stand on the stand, but I weigh a lot less than the 112G tank will.
Would a very dense foam help, one dense enough to not fully compress under the weight of the tank. Not styrofoam which once compressed doesn't provide any push back against the tank, but maybe very dense polystyrene which will continue pushing back against the tank.
Or I was thinking of maybe getting a smooth piece of 1/4" plywood and sanding it to fit on top and compensate for the hump.
Thanks,
Harry