Setup Aquarium on Carpet?

[Myriad]

Probably the majority of marine aquariums are set up on bare floor, but I was wondering if anyone has their aquarium set up on a carpeted floor and if inadvertent spills and the like have wreaked havoc with the carpeting?

 

[lando]

Welcome to AquariumAdvice.com!!!
All of my tanks are on carpeted floors. While I have had some major ooppsies on the carpet it is none the worse for wear.

 

[Bhunsucker]

I've got my 55gal fw setup in the den on carpet. We just put a lot of towels down when we mess with the tank (i.e. PWC). So far so good.

 

[KenK]

We found a rubber backed carpeted runner that helps save the carpet from disasters. It seems to work out quite well.

 

[Jermz79]

I'm also setup on the carpet and have spilled some water and haven't noticed any abnormal wear!

 

[Hara]

I have a spare bedroom that is carpeted that has 5 large tanks in it. I have spilled water and made messes but a nice strong shopvac fixes it all

 

[Kam]

Had a 55 gal fw for years on a carpeted floor in my living room. No issues. I had more problems with guests spilling drinks on the carpet than tank issues.