AVerhoeven
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I was hoping some of you guys could help. I have included pictures below of it all and tried to include pictures of the basement area below it from nearly the same spot. In the long shot from the basement I'm standing in the doorway to the unfinished section which is also the load wall. I asked a contractor we know beforehand and he said "should be fine", but now that there's actual water in it as of last night I'm wigging out!
The tank is a Reefer 750. All said, 200g of water, 140ish lbs of rock, 80lbs of sand. When delivered, the guy said the whole package of the stand, glass, etc weighed 927lbs, but it was pretty extensively packed in an MDF crate, so I would imagine the whole thing probably weighs 750 or so dry? I think that means I'm probably working with a total weight in the 2600-2700lb range.
It is in a room that is 21'x10.5' (using 10ft it means the room should hold 8400lbs if up to 40lb/sqf code right?) along an exterior wall going lengthwise. This is, unfortunately, parallel to the joists. Even in this position, looking from below, it seems as though the tank does or very nearly sits over 3 I-beams. Currently there is essentially no other load in this room, but I'm sure my wife will eventually want additional furniture which is another question.
Is this likely going to be adequate? Should I drain the water in the tank and build a perpendicular wall spanning a few joists underneath where the tank is? Should I not even do it?
Thanks a ton for any help. I'm just nervous hell right now!
The tank is a Reefer 750. All said, 200g of water, 140ish lbs of rock, 80lbs of sand. When delivered, the guy said the whole package of the stand, glass, etc weighed 927lbs, but it was pretty extensively packed in an MDF crate, so I would imagine the whole thing probably weighs 750 or so dry? I think that means I'm probably working with a total weight in the 2600-2700lb range.
It is in a room that is 21'x10.5' (using 10ft it means the room should hold 8400lbs if up to 40lb/sqf code right?) along an exterior wall going lengthwise. This is, unfortunately, parallel to the joists. Even in this position, looking from below, it seems as though the tank does or very nearly sits over 3 I-beams. Currently there is essentially no other load in this room, but I'm sure my wife will eventually want additional furniture which is another question.
Is this likely going to be adequate? Should I drain the water in the tank and build a perpendicular wall spanning a few joists underneath where the tank is? Should I not even do it?
Thanks a ton for any help. I'm just nervous hell right now!