Securing Tank for Earthquake

[SC Parker]

Anyone have any experience with this?

I live in California and am wondering what people have done.

 

[theatrus]

L bracket or water-heater strap the tank stand to a wall.

If its a major earthquake, all bets are off

 

[wooden_reefer]

I make sure that the tank cannot just slide off the top of the stand and secure the stand against the wall.

I have survived a few smaller quakes.

Against a bigger one, one has to brace the top of the tank with a frame or strip and secure against the wall.

Nothing would help if a very big one hits, IMO, but may be in a borderline case half of the water will spill and many livestock can still be saved.

Quakes do not move the ground all in the same way, I think. Even in a large quake, there can be more a swaying movement than strong jolts.

 

[kysard1]

I imagine Acrylic tanks are very popular along the fault lines.

 

[OmarD]

If an earthquake hits large enough to move or tumble tank off stand.

The tank will be the least of my worries. :eek1:

 

[chris31]

i agree with Omar if something like that hits the tank would be the least of mworries i mean i love my tank to death but i like my life a lot more.

 

[ricks]

I just hope my tank doesn't fall on my foot....

 

[xtm]

Also a concern would be the sump cracking and spilling water on electrical equipments (like ballast and surge suppressors sitting on the floor..)

 

[backyardspecial]

I don't know about your tank falling over or anything. The quake needs to be huge to knock a tank over. However I am afraid that one day a quake will crack my main tank.