Worried About New Tank?

[crouchies]

Jus set my new cichlid tank up, im quite new to this and i have put my tank up in my room. the tank is 30inch wide 18 high and 15 deep. where i have put the tank is on top of a cupboard which is 31 inch wide as i had the tank made to fit. I have jus put it on the shelf and filled it up with water and rocks(it looks lovely), but now its all filled up i have noticed its not touching the polystyrene in the middle jus on the edges, which i can only think that the shelf was already bowed slightly. will the tank be ok as it is, if not what do you suggest thicker polystyrene???

thanks alot please help me imscared im going to have alot of water gushing thru my room tonite lol

 

[mark.w.jones]

Jus set my new cichlid tank up, im quite new to this and i have put my tank up in my room. the tank is 30inch wide 18 high and 15 deep. where i have put the tank is on top of a cupboard which is 31 inch wide as i had the tank made to fit. I have jus put it on the shelf and filled it up with water and rocks(it looks lovely), but now its all filled up i have noticed its not touching the polystyrene in the middle jus on the edges, which i can only think that the shelf was already bowed slightly. will the tank be ok as it is, if not what do you suggest thicker polystyrene???

thanks alot please help me imscared im going to have alot of water gushing thru my room tonite lol

UM. Doesn't sound brilliant. Unless its a really, really solid cupboard then a proper stand is always the way to go. Polystyrene is there to spread the weight across the whole length of the tank. At the moment the entire weight of your tank is resting on it's ends so the pressure is a lot more. Don't really know what to suggest though.

Only idea I have is to empty water. Lift tank off and raise centre part of you polysturene with some more. You can get really thin polystyrene on a roll that goes under laminate flooring. Maybe a layer or two of this under the middle of your current polystyrene might be enough to fill out the bow in the shelf. Someone you know must have a bit knocking about! See what others think.

 

[crouchies]

ok yea thats cool
there is supposts each side which are screwed also to a wardrobe either side and there is also a supposrt in the centre which is quite alot of support there is only a few mm difference but that is a good idea for the laminate stuff thanks

anymore ideas will b most helpful

 

[crouchies]

thats where it is
and there are extra supports either side attatched to the side of wardrobe and right to the floor and there is one where the door is shut up against

so what ya reckon

 

[VikeChick]

Okay, sorry to jump into your deal here, but I can't figure out how to start a new thread.
So here it goes; I just got a bunch of new cichlids. The guy at the shop assured me that they are close enough in size, but my convicts are earning their names and keep picking on my slightly smaller blue and black, and yellow and black striped cichlids. Is there something that I can do to make them stop or some way to separate them in the same tank to give the smaller fish a chance to catch up in size? Their colors are fading and I am very concerned. Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Nicky2]

Okay, sorry to jump into your deal here, but I can't figure out how to start a new thread.

didn't you see the "New Topic" option above the "Forum Options" on right hand side?
Your post will probably be reposted by the admins as a thread in its own right