Hi all,

I've been away from fishkeeping for at least ten years and I'm setting up a tank for my son. I've got a Juwel Primo 70 and it's going on top of a built in cupboard. Stupidly, I forgot to check the surface cupboard is perfectly flat and not all of it is - it's not bad enough to be visible to the naked eye or anything (we're talking a difference of a mm or two lower in the middle of the cupboard compared to the sides) but it's obvious when you put a tank on it the tank is not sitting exactly flat.

I'm wondering if I buy one of the Juwel stands like the one pictured if there's any reason why I can't use the top section of the stand directly on top of the cupboard underneath the tank so it's on a perfectly flat surface?

Any advice much appreciated!

That would work, or for a llot less money, a piece of thick ply or furniture board would also do the job.

Great, thank you - I wasn't sure if plywood would be suitable so that's great. Though may consider the more expensive option since son is desperate to get set up!!

but make sure to lay something soft like polystyrene between the aquarium and the cabinet as you want it level.

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This only applies to all-glass aquaria - any with a supporting base/rim should never be placed on polystyrene or similar and always directly on the cabinet/wooden surface.