Putting Large Tank On Tile Floor

[cmulawka]

I ripped up the carpet in the room I am putting the tank in. I am planning on putting a tile floor in will the weight of my 540 gallon tank crack the tile/grout.What should I do or can I do.

 

[artful-dodger]

I think I'd avoid putting tile under the tank. Can you perhaps set the tank onto a sheet of plywood the thickness of the tile and then tile up to the edge? It would probably mean re-tiling if/when you sell the house, but a buyer would probably have a problem with the tiled area anyway.

 

[Nanook]

My wife tiled our basement and I just put 3/4" horsemat under the tank stand...the stuff is made of rubber and acts as a leveling material and is impervious to water spills.

nanook

 

[capt. insano]

ceramic tile is extremely pressure strong......I have my 240 on tile and love it....easy clean up when I have a mishap or get water around when doing water changes

 

[cmulawka]

The sub floor is wood and there is a crawl space below. So I was thinking there is more chance for cracking.

 

[cmulawka]

The tank is also 540 gallons and the tank and stand weight about 1000 lbs

 

[NaClH20NMYVEIN]

I have both of my 300g tanks on tile but I'm not too sure of your wood subfloor.

 

[Ocicat]

Wow, I'd think you might want some extra support under the floor in the crawlspace? I was worried about possibly needing extra support in the basement beneath my 180; the engineer from our home builder told me 2000 lbs will be fine without supplemental support... but you're looking at a MUCH heavier load than that!

 

[Wryknow]

I have a 215 on a tile floor and it works just fine. You are correct to be worried about the sub-floor in this instance though I believe. Even if you brace the joists in seems likely that there will be a little bit of flex in the floor when you fill the tank. If that happens at all then the tile will most likely crack wherever the floor sags.

 

[dgasmd]

750g (120"x48"x30"). No padding or anything below it. Concrete slab below it. Any questions?