Earthquake preparation?

[dnguyen1]

I know if an earthquake hits there's much more to worry about than our tanks. But I wanted to see what prepwork people have done with anchoring tanks. I read up on this and some people don't bother doing anything but others have anchored stands and tanks.

I've already read about it a stand fails it's pointless but wanted to see what consensus is from people who have been thru a quake and their experiences thanks!!!

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[ThRoewer]

I heard that anchoring the stand is the worst thing you can do.



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[macdaddynick1]

I heard that anchoring the stand is the worst thing you can do.



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Why?


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[DivingTheWorld]

Why?


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I heard the same. My understanding is that the walls flex quite a bit during an earthquake and if something heavy like a fish tank stand is anchored to it, the flexing wall will rip the stand apart.

My understanding is that it's best to leave a tank unanchored to allow it to "œwalk" or slide around during a quake. I built my stand with a rim around the tank, so the tank and stand "œshould" walk together.

All that said, I am no expert. Hopefully someone who knows what they're talking about will weigh in! [emoji106]


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[ryshark]

I’ve heard it’s bad to anchor too. My thought was if the anchor holds then the tank is more likely to fall off the stand.

 

[macdaddynick1]

Got it. Well not looking good for my tank.

 

[ThRoewer]

Best is to keep the tank as close to the ground as possible. Also tanks with a larger and more squareish footprint have better chances of surviving a quake than those with a more narrow and elongated footprint.

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