Epiphyte
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I build all of my cabinets these days and whilst I'm confident at how strong they are, they get sat on an incredibly uneven Victorian floor which can be up to 10mm out from one end of the tank to the other, meaning having a flat bottom of a tank stand on the floor isn't possible. Normally I mount 50mm TPVC feet (half way between rubber and slidey plastic feet) at the bottom, then level the cabinet by wedging ply of various thicknesses under the feet until it's level. This has worked for the 5+ tank stands I've either bought or built so far, but it's hardly an elegant solution.
For my next cabinet I'm planning on adding levelling feet. I've got two options, either using adjustable feet with an M10 thread (rated at 1000kg each, and I'll have 8 of them) into either a D type threaded insert or a T nut, threaded directly into 36mm of plywood (which I am less confident about their load bearing abilities), or these which I have never used before, but expect that they are designed for kitchen cabinets. They're rated for 500kg per leg, so with 8 of them I'm laughing at 4 tons of load capability.
Has anyone used any of these methods before? I am comfortable with the first method but would the latter potentially be a better method due to the larger surface area of the leg attachment plate, rather than relying upon a threaded insert?
The tank will be a 90p tank, so expecting around 180kg of water and glass, maybe 30-40kg of hardscape, soil and plants.
For my next cabinet I'm planning on adding levelling feet. I've got two options, either using adjustable feet with an M10 thread (rated at 1000kg each, and I'll have 8 of them) into either a D type threaded insert or a T nut, threaded directly into 36mm of plywood (which I am less confident about their load bearing abilities), or these which I have never used before, but expect that they are designed for kitchen cabinets. They're rated for 500kg per leg, so with 8 of them I'm laughing at 4 tons of load capability.
Has anyone used any of these methods before? I am comfortable with the first method but would the latter potentially be a better method due to the larger surface area of the leg attachment plate, rather than relying upon a threaded insert?
The tank will be a 90p tank, so expecting around 180kg of water and glass, maybe 30-40kg of hardscape, soil and plants.