Hi, I've recently got into the hobby, listened to many podcasts, and been doing a lot of learning about aquascaping. This is something I've discovered I'm quite passionate about! I currently have a low tech 4 gallon aquarium that I've been learning on, and over the past several months have been planning a acquiring what I need for a bigger high tech aquarium.
The specs:
From the research I've done, sounds like there are several options:
I realize there may be a few other posts out there similar, but wanted to get clarity for my situation. Any advice would be really appreciated!
I've taken some pictures to illustrate...
The tank and stand:
Back corner with the mat underneath:
Back corner without the mat underneath:
Front corner without the mat underneath:
A level piece of wood resting diagonally:
The specs:
- FireAQUA 25 gallon rimless (60 x 40 x 40 cm, 8mm thick)
- The matching stand for it
- Eheim 600 classic canister filter
- Hydor inline heater
- co2art Pro-SE regulator
- co2art inline atomizer diffuser
- Chihiros A series LED
From the research I've done, sounds like there are several options:
- Do nothing and use with the mat as is
- Buy a medium soft 1cm thick white piece of styrofoam from a hardware store and cut to size
- Buy a rigid piece of styrofoam (pink?) from a hardware store and cut to size
- Buy a thick (18mm?) piece of plywood, add shims underneath the plywood where necessary, paint it, somehow secure to the top of the stand, rest aquarium on top of it with perhaps the mat that came with it
- Plane the top of the stand with a hand planer to bring it to level
I realize there may be a few other posts out there similar, but wanted to get clarity for my situation. Any advice would be really appreciated!
I've taken some pictures to illustrate...
The tank and stand:
Back corner with the mat underneath:
Back corner without the mat underneath:
Front corner without the mat underneath:
A level piece of wood resting diagonally: