115 gallon tank setup question

[henry koon]

I built a stand long enough for a 75 and a 115 next to it. The 75 is sitting fine with contact on all sides but the 115 has gaps on one side and most of the back has a small gap. It looks like the bottom plastic is bowing a little bit. Is it ok to keep full like this or should I shim it off the stand so all sides have solid support? I can't decide. Please help.
Thanks
Henry

[markh]

Henry,
If it were me, I would make sure all sides of the tank are supprted. Either by adding another board to the inside of the stand to surrprt the side with a gap or some other method. A 115 tank is a sizable investment and I'm sure you don't want to clean up that much water on the floor. I know I don't. If the boards happen to be bowed, you could sit the tank on 1/2" insulation panels and allow the tank to find its own resting place. Hope this helps.

Mark H.

[Dan Woodland]

Are you talking about a gap between the tank frame and the stand where it would rest? I'd just add a sheet of styro foam insulation. Like you saw in my fish room. If you are talking about a gap between the stand and tank widthwise I'd add another board inside the current board, it's called sistering. It's when you attached board to the side of another.

[henry koon]

Thank you for all the help. I thought about the insulation But didn't have a chance to go to the store. The fish room is officially setup and ready for some tropheus and fronts. Baby tanks are waiting.

Thanks
Henry