"SJS0678" wrote in message
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i just moved my 125 gallon fish tank (not fun) into my sunroom. after the
water was in, i noticed the water is about a half inch higher on one side
than
the other, and i took a level and found out the sunroom is not quite
level. my
first question is will this imperfection jeopardize the structure of the
tank/stand? i dont want 125 gallons of water in the sunroom! i can live
with
the imperfection if it doesnt mess anything up

also, short of draining the tank and puting something down to prop up one
end,
is there any other way to make the tank level? thanks

The advise you've gotten here is partly right and partly wrong.

If one SIDE of your aquarium is higher than the other end, it just doesn't
matter even one little bit. With a uniform slope there are no extra forces
or stresses that amount to much of anything at all ..... not in your stand
or your tank.

But here is what does matter. If the floor is uneven so that one CORNER of
your tank stand is not in the same plane as the other three corners. That
will put torsion (twist) into the tank glass and that could cause big
problems. That is easy to see if you can wobble your tank back and forth
before you put water in. After you put the water in the floor deflects and
you can get a feel for it by looking at the water level in all four corners.

I'd say that if you are at all worried about it then go ahead and shim it
level.

Kevin