Next week I am picking up my 210 and will be putting it in the living room against the wall that is our stairs going up to the 2nd floor and to the basement. There is no bracing in the basement under the tank and the basement is finished so I do not know what kind of support is there in the ceilings. I was thinking about hiring someone(an engineer) to take a look at it. Does everyone else brace their floors or is this amount of wieght really negligable?
Do you all brace your floors?
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Lorenz725
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I would have an engineer come out and take a look to make sure. It is not worth messing up your floor and maybe even having your tank crack because it becomes unlevel. I have a 150 I set up and I braced but I do not have a finished basement so I was able to just put the floor jacks in. Good luck
By lorenz723 at 2011-10-26
By lorenz723 at 2011-10-26
dave.m
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It depends on many things: how old your house is (i.e. what building materials), size of the joists, whether the joists run parallel or perpendicular to the wall behind the tank, how far apart the joists are, how long the joists run unsupported, etc. It really is best to hire an engineer to sign off on whatever you choose to do. This may help you with your insurance if there's ever a disaster.
Dave.M
Dave.M
prop-frags
SPS Slave
Don't risk it - hire an engineer to consult on your project. If your tank fails, you'll never forgive yourself if you omit this critical step.
+1...IMO, with over 200g, you're just into that area, that it's best to have an engineer check...had them at my home twice...for a 300g, they recommended 'sistering' joists...for a 450g they wanted additional posts and beam
