RichardL
Community Member
Hi R2R,
I built a fish tank stand by 2*4 lumber on a level place for a 35 gallon cube (21*21*21).
However, since my house was built on a slope, the first floor are not quite level. The lowest corner is half inch lower than the highest corner. Right now I already use wood shims to level all 4 corners (actually, the 4 vertical lumbers for supporting the tank). I heard from others that I should also put shims under all bottom beams to disperse the weight. Now the question is, since the bottom beam is not paralleled to the floor, when I put 2 shims inside, one end provides support but another end does not since there is a gap. What should I do? I draw a simple graph for illustration:
Should I just insert 3 and cut it into same length as shim 1? Or do I need to but some thicker shims?
Alternatively, can I use following method? If yes, do I need to put shims one by one or can I only put 1 shim in a certain range, let's say 3 inch or so?
I built a fish tank stand by 2*4 lumber on a level place for a 35 gallon cube (21*21*21).
However, since my house was built on a slope, the first floor are not quite level. The lowest corner is half inch lower than the highest corner. Right now I already use wood shims to level all 4 corners (actually, the 4 vertical lumbers for supporting the tank). I heard from others that I should also put shims under all bottom beams to disperse the weight. Now the question is, since the bottom beam is not paralleled to the floor, when I put 2 shims inside, one end provides support but another end does not since there is a gap. What should I do? I draw a simple graph for illustration:
Should I just insert 3 and cut it into same length as shim 1? Or do I need to but some thicker shims?
Alternatively, can I use following method? If yes, do I need to put shims one by one or can I only put 1 shim in a certain range, let's say 3 inch or so?
