An uneven and unleveled surface can cause an aquarium to fail over time.
Uneven aquarium carpet.
Usually when you put an empty stand on a carpeted surface it will not move.
Additionally your aquarium lighting will affect every plant differently with some plants thriving in low light situations better than others.
Picking out the right carpet plant for your aquarium is certainly tough especially when trying to select the right plants for beginners.
As a recommendation try growing this grass in a darker substrate like gravel or dark sand.
That situation can create uneven stress points and make an aquarium leak or crack.
If gaps are the reason your aquarium isn t level then a mat isn t going to help at all you need to find a way to flatten out the surface.
The carpet absorbs some of the uneven pressures.
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The real question is the floor under the carpet.
So we just moved into our new house and while setting up my aquariums discovered the floors are uneven meaning uneven aquariums.
The carpet pad over uneven subfloors will wear unevenly and quickly with the pressure from feet and furniture causing the carpet and the padding to wear out much quicker.
That s right uneven pressure on the base of your tank.
And you know what that means.
In short you simply plant this grass in its carpet form and watch it grow.
When you get up to 90 130 or 150 gallons you should double check the floor support.
Carpet plants also offer an alternative to floating or vertically growing plants in their aquarium.
Under 30 gallons shouldn t be a problem for any floor that doesn t flex when you walk on it.
So i recommend having styrofoam under it to balance out the load.
The carpet under it will be flattened to its maximum compression by the time you finish filling the tank.
If it s an iron stand you can add plastic feet.
If your floors are slightly uneven then pressure points will develop in the tank causing it to eventually crack.