alienara2 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 So I've been reading up about insulation and know that a lot of people would use styrofoam under the aquarium and on the back of it to conserve as much heat as possible. I've also just read that the foam may or may not help if the stand / floor sags in keeping the aquarium level. My stand has 6 legs to support my 90cm wide, 200L aquarium. I have a carpeted floor.So my question is, should IRemove the legs so that the stand is level on the floor?Get a styrofoam box from one of the fish stores, chop it up into flat sheets and use it under the aquarium?What would you experienced fishos recommend?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi1 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 They polystyrene is generally to help distribute even weight so the tank doesn't stress under any wright or if somethings off balance... we all know we need to make sure the tabks are level the plays just an extra added precaution. If your tanks one with a plastic surround it's already designed to be stress zone free but alot of straight glass tanks can novel time wear into a stress point. Better safe then sorry i say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienara2 Posted November 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Speaking of which, just noticed that the sealant for 2 sides doesn't seem to be as smooth as the other side (left). Craggy edges as though it's fading away. Trying to add the photo but it keeps saying that my max size is 0.39 mb but the file is only about 0.1mbAnything I should be concerned about? Last thing I want is the damn thing splitting apart, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienara2 Posted November 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 They polystyrene is generally to help distribute even weight so the tank doesn't stress under any wright or if somethings off balance... we all know we need to make sure the tabks are level the plays just an extra added precaution. If your tanks one with a plastic surround it's already designed to be stress zone free but alot of straight glass tanks can novel time wear into a stress point. Better safe then sorry i say Thanks Maxxi, yeah it is one of those with the plastic surround and it seems like there is glass along the bottom of the tank that kinda forms a rectangle where the middle is the bottom glass. Hope this description makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxi1 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Some tanks are made to not have foam. Do uou know the brand? And type of aquarium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienara2 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Some tanks are made to not have foam. Do uou know the brand? And type of aquariumSorry Maxxi, bought it second hand and doesn't seem to say anything about brand of type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanityChelle Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I think the picture size limit was raised, so you should be able to upload a picture now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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