Aquarium On Padded Carpet Is Wobbly

Even on the plushest 1972 avocado green shag that tank is going to settle right in and squash the carpet and pad right down.

Aquarium on padded carpet is wobbly.

A 90 gallon tank is gonna weigh a lot. Just like jmattingly says get it where you want it and be sure it s level and monitor it as you fill it. I m setting up a 28 gallon nano cube led on my living room carpet. The real question is the floor under the carpet.

I have a 50 gallon saltwater tank. Had the same experience some years ago. The flat bottom may be floating the stand on the carpet like a snow shoe. I am wondering specifically about some kind of plastic mat plexiglass or wood protector square 3 x3 for the stand to rest on but.

I would like to try and prevent potential spills and long term damage to the carpet underneath the tank. Remove the floor trim in the area. You do not mention the type of flooring or if there is carpet padding. The carpet padding will need to be removed and likely discarded if it is still in place.

Surface air movement on top of the carpet doesn t fix a wet underpad. I m more concerned with excessive carpet and pad under the flat bottom. Under 30 gallons shouldn t be a problem for any floor that doesn t flex when you walk on it. I do not have time to build a stand as i work full time and am i full time student.

I can push hard on it and push the stand back against. Ended up getting a poly. How a padded aquarium mat could save your tank. A 90 gallon tank weighs about 3 4 fat guys worth once full.

I have the thing set up on carpet and it seems to be a little wobbly. Just cut it to fit under your stand and bam you have a barrier in between your carpet hardwood tile. As for the tank on the hardwood floor i cut a very heavy gadge piece of plastic mat you can use one of those mats from office max that is used for rolling your computer chair on carpet. I was lucky in that the carpet was not wall to wall and had no pad under it.

The aquarium sits on carpet and may be why the other wood stand is unlevel but the 40g breeder stand i have on my 40g seems a lot studier and sits level as is on the carpet. I bought it and the stand as a package. I would think the apartment should handle it fine as far as damaging the floor. The 7g has the mat attached and it came with a acrylic lid.

The problem with carpet is that once your underpad is saturated then you have a big problem to get it dry. The 4g came with an appropriately sized mat but loose and the lid was glass with a handle i had to stick on but i couldn t because it didn t fit the tank. Wobbly 55 gallon aquarium stand. Does anyone have experience thoughts on a good way to do this.

The underpad is essentially a big flat sponge. If you are serious about dealing with this problem here s my recommendation. Last updated on january 18 2020 by ian sterling. Mon jan 20 2014 12 33 am.