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coralife205 · 07-07-2009, 05:25 AM

sweeet guys thank you! i copied the name of the plant that peteski312 posted. im going to go look at it when im done writeing this. (you know, yahhoo search. i want to keep everyone updated. i wont get the tank until later this week (hopefully). the store is takeing for ever to get the shimpment in. im getting irritated. lol. heres a qustion that does not relate to the content of the tank, but it is the most vitla part of it..well two qustions actualy.

how do i level the tank and stand????????????????? kinda important. my basement floor sloaps...so slightly you wouldent notice it with out useing a level. it sloaps, so the front of the tank will be leaning.... any ideas?????

also, this is an oak stand as you can see. very well built. however, the part the tank just sits on is just a thin piece of wood...im wondering how much weight it can hold. i know the stand is designd for 125, 135 and 150 size tank, but you never know. i mean, the weight of the water, substrate(16 bags of flourite, doubt ill use it all, but ill use whats left for a small tank ill set up later), the driftwood, and the rocks. i probably have about 75-100 lbs of rocks....obvously the fish and plants will weight like so little. you cant count the fish. but the plant weight will probably be what...5 pounds, if even that. i dont know...just some things to consider. i might have to use less rocks????? and the metal halides atached to the canopy, that alone weighs about 25-50 lbs...any thoughts to ease my mind or suggestions i do? it was orignely 3,000$ stand, then the last few years it was a 1,000 stand. but i got it for 600$ (good deal) because it was a floor model.....

07-07-2009, 05:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
coralife205 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 78 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 5400	Re: Planted Discus Tank sweeet guys thank you! i copied the name of the plant that peteski312 posted. im going to go look at it when im done writeing this. (you know, yahhoo search. i want to keep everyone updated. i wont get the tank until later this week (hopefully). the store is takeing for ever to get the shimpment in. im getting irritated. lol. heres a qustion that does not relate to the content of the tank, but it is the most vitla part of it..well two qustions actualy. how do i level the tank and stand????????????????? kinda important. my basement floor sloaps...so slightly you wouldent notice it with out useing a level. it sloaps, so the front of the tank will be leaning.... any ideas????? also, this is an oak stand as you can see. very well built. however, the part the tank just sits on is just a thin piece of wood...im wondering how much weight it can hold. i know the stand is designd for 125, 135 and 150 size tank, but you never know. i mean, the weight of the water, substrate(16 bags of flourite, doubt ill use it all, but ill use whats left for a small tank ill set up later), the driftwood, and the rocks. i probably have about 75-100 lbs of rocks....obvously the fish and plants will weight like so little. you cant count the fish. but the plant weight will probably be what...5 pounds, if even that. i dont know...just some things to consider. i might have to use less rocks????? and the metal halides atached to the canopy, that alone weighs about 25-50 lbs...any thoughts to ease my mind or suggestions i do? it was orignely 3,000$ stand, then the last few years it was a 1,000 stand. but i got it for 600$ (good deal) because it was a floor model.....