On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:06:52 -0600, Margolis wrote:
"donJ" wrote in message
om...
I'm about to set up my 75 gallon cichlid tank. I've heard that you
should put a piece of styrofoam under the tank to even things out when
it settles. My question is, how thick should this be? 1/2 inch, 1
inch?


throw the styrofoam in the trash. If it is a glass tank you do not want
anything at all touching the bottom of the tank. The only support should be
the tank edge.

Depending upon teh construction of the tank, of course, since some do
want support and some don't.

If it's a tank that needs support, leave a cut-out around teh brace -
the whole point is o avoid concentrating stress, and from the
description, it sounds like you'd have one at the brace if you just
put it down on a continuous layer of foam.

regards, Ian SMith
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