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  1. Final leveling of the 400g - Saturday, Feb 5

    After looking at my tank full of water, I decided the tank had to be 100% perfectly level. It was down on the left end 1/8" for some reason, even though it was level every which way I'd measured it previously. It was a little frustrating to see this, but what can you do? Go out and buy another jack, that's what you can do. And get Wes to come over to help.

    A club member lent me some 1" tubing.


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  2. Shifting the tank into position

    As you know, the Marineland 400g is pretty heavy. It took 8 of us to lift it into position and place it on the stand. It took four of us to carry the stand in. Combined, it's probably 1600 lbs. I'm home alone, and I want to shift it into position, aligned with the walls of the house.

    Being an only child, the one thing I've always been good at is coming up with a way to do it myself and not wait until someone can come over. I appreciate the help, but I hate waiting if there's an ...
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