Leveling a big tank

[Steve]

Every fish room I have visited uses some sort of foam under all of their tanks. The foam acts as a buffer so to speak against any unlevel surface, the tank has some give to it before any damage occurs.  With no foam the tank would eventually crack, break or explode if ever in an unlevel situation...

I guess that is why I am not seeing how foam could be useful if the tank is sitting perfectly flat where you can't even get a piece of paper under it. I could see maybe if there were some small gaps (although I personally doubt foam is gonna be of any help under 2500lbs of weight) but with my tank sitting as flat as it is on the flat top stand...it almost seems like trying to put foam under it (which would be a big job in and of itself since my tank weighs 455lbs empty) would be kind'a pointless since it sits flat as can be already with no twist.

Don't get me wrong I'm not saying you are wrong by any means, I'm just trying to see what the logic in it is when its flat to start because it would be a pretty big pain for me to do alone, plus I already have the stand leveled so if I move the tank it's gonna unlevel all I worked to level so I'm just tryin to see if there is a "need" for me to do it, or if its just something people do because others have done it when their tank is not flat on the stand to start with.

[Maize-N-Blue-D]

The purpose of the foam is to protect the tank, it is not to level the tank.  I am not an expert by no means and the guys here on the MCA know much more than I. So when I see their set ups and ask why they are doing something, I usually heed to their experience and follow their advice....

I have learned so much since joining the MCA so I must defer to their knowledge of why you should do something...I just say thank you for being kind enough to share their knowledge...

[Regalblue]

The foam will buffer the unevenness.  Gravity&weight will eventually make the tank sink, into the foam, where it needs to be.