Tank isn't full level.

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Hi i have noticed my tanks not fully level. Its a juwel 120 lido. All 4 corners sit perfectly on stand but might be my carpet? Causing the level issue. Should i fix this and how? Please see attached pic. Thanks
 

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Yes, it does look like it is crooked. Is your floor level? Do you have a level to test it?
 
It could be that you need to add something under the feet on one side to get it level - I would check front to back too.

Are the feet adjustable? Some of them have screw feet. Otherwise you may need to buy some strips of wood that would fit under the legs.

Long term if you dont fix it, too much pressure will be put on some of the silicone seams and could result in them bursting.

Lovely looking tank though :)

Wills
 
Yes, it does look like it is crooked. Is your floor level? Do you have a level to test it?
Hi yh i checked it with a level but the side i would raise according to that seems to be different to the water line? I thought i would need to raise the right side but the level says left side. Bit confused and I'm not good at general DIY. I've attached photos.
 

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Hi yh i checked it with a level but the side i would raise according to that seems to be different to the water line? I thought i would need to raise the right side but the level says left side. Bit confused and I'm not good at general DIY. I've attached photos.
Also my floors not level
 

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I’m a carpenter of 43 years sawdust. A level that size won’t give an accurate reading of anything longer than its own size unless that anything is known to be perfectly straight. All a level is is water and you’ve got that in your tank anyway.
Buy some plastic “packers/ shims” from a DIY/hardware/builders merchants like Wickes/ b&q/ selco/ screw fix etc. There’s a few round Oldham Way then put whatever’s reqd under the necessary unit leg though some water may need removing as a full tank is heavy as we all know.
They’re multicoloured pieces of plastic in varying sizes mostly yellow=1mm, green 2 mm, blue 3 mm, red 4mm, brown 5 mm, Black 6 mm. Double them up by taping some together if a bigger size is needed. Put a longer level or that level on the top of the tank frame inserting packers between the level and frame to give an accurate idea of which packer or packer combination is needed before messing around at floor level. They may also be needed at the back of the lowest tank end also. They can be cut if needed to hide them from general view.
The tank water is your guide.
 

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