Which tile to use on floor
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complexbooger
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which type of stand are you using?
one of those metal stands? i think the legs would act at chizels for slate.
a stand with even weight would be best i think. just throwing my 2 cents in.
one of those metal stands? i think the legs would act at chizels for slate.
a stand with even weight would be best i think. just throwing my 2 cents in.
reefkeeper2
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Tile comes in grades of strength. Porcelain tile is strongest. For my stand I tiled all around the stand as well as the floor so it would match. The concrete blocks I used do not stand on the tile but on the subfloor. Since the tile looks like slate, its surface is not regular and the weight would not be evenly distributed along the surface of the tile. If the tile was smooth I wouldn't have worried and the stand could have been placed on top.
Johnsteph10
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The only issue with tiling is that the thinset cement does not reach full strength until app. a month after it is put down.....the stand would have to be even to distribute weight across the tiles as ceramic/porcelain/slate, etc. can crack with point pressure even if professionally installed.
I did as above and just tiled around the stand. You can't tell!
I did as above and just tiled around the stand. You can't tell!
tacocat, I have my metal stand on a tile floor, but the tile is textured and irregular. What I did is put a bunch of those Teflon furniture glide pads every 15" or so around the bottom. This made it very easy to slide the tank/stand around when empty, but even better is that when I filled it, it settled on the pads evenly all the way around.
tacocat
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Cool, thanks for the help. We are considering epoxy aggregate also, but my wife likes the look of slate. I like your idea Ken. Kinda like styrofoam on the bottom.
John. I was afraid of that. I suppose I could wait a few weeks.
Tiling around the tank seems to be the easiest and safest bet. If I do that though, it will increase the chances of us moving in the next 10 years by 100%.
BTW, Ken, how is Scott's tank holding up? I should have bought that thing when Scott first offered it. You bought it about three weeks before I decided to jump.
John. I was afraid of that. I suppose I could wait a few weeks.
Tiling around the tank seems to be the easiest and safest bet. If I do that though, it will increase the chances of us moving in the next 10 years by 100%.
BTW, Ken, how is Scott's tank holding up? I should have bought that thing when Scott first offered it. You bought it about three weeks before I decided to jump.
I love it! You can read all about it here. Did you see when Scott was selling his? It was an awsome deal that lasted about an hour!
The cool thing about the Teflon glides was that they are full of foam tape, so they did work exactly like foam under the tank did. I also think that slate, as long as it's thick enough, would work just fine.
tacocat
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Actually, I was hanging out with Roland, and Scott at Garrick's house, and Scott told me he was selling his tank. I believe he offered it up on two occassions. Everyone talked him out of it the first time.
My wife and I looked at each other and said, "Too big." The next thing I know, we are moving to a bigger house. I went looking for his tank, and I see that you started a 225g Starphire thread.:mad2:
BTW, my stand is wood. It's a nice custom bird's eye maple stand. Ken, we discussed your idea tonight while we were moving a tank, and we can't find any flaws in the logic.
bradleyj, I like the slate in the background, but that won't work in our room. I am probably going to do a small black acrylic backsplash.
I'll see if I can locate a nice flat slate or natural stone tile.
I was talking about the other Scott, Scott Fellman and the above posted tank. I was one that tried to talk Scott Berman out of selling his tank too, even when I bought it.
Good luck on your tile floor. Do it right the first time as you don't want to move the tank to do it over!
Good luck on your tile floor. Do it right the first time as you don't want to move the tank to do it over!
You can see the deal here<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7299122#post7299122 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bradleyj
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I bought algeaguys tank last month,
My tile is normal ceramic tile, but is the uneven type. It has texture to it. You can kind of see the pads and the texture in this picture:
What would you do without RC?
As long as you go with a tile like porcelin or ceramic you dont have to seal the tile just the grout. Granite or slate you should seal the whole floor a few days after its grouted. Most tile has the ratings stated on the box for water absorbtion.
Im here for you man.
As long as you go with a tile like porcelin or ceramic you dont have to seal the tile just the grout. Granite or slate you should seal the whole floor a few days after its grouted. Most tile has the ratings stated on the box for water absorbtion.
Im here for you man.
Real slate scratches and breaks something fierce.
The synthetics they have out are tougher. Some of the sheet snap-togethers like Pergo also come in a tile version. We put the 'wood' strips in the kitchen, and it handled heavy appliances quite handily, including shoving them around.
Drawback: water can get under it.
Advantage: you can unbuild such a floor in under an hour to dry out a major spill.
Linoleum fits tightly and resists spills, if professionally laid.
Drawback: a tendency to dent and scratch.
Wood: I wouldn't, with an aquarium.
Carpet: not if I had a choice (I don't.) The pad underneath is a sponge...
The synthetics they have out are tougher. Some of the sheet snap-togethers like Pergo also come in a tile version. We put the 'wood' strips in the kitchen, and it handled heavy appliances quite handily, including shoving them around.
Drawback: water can get under it.
Advantage: you can unbuild such a floor in under an hour to dry out a major spill.
Linoleum fits tightly and resists spills, if professionally laid.
Drawback: a tendency to dent and scratch.
Wood: I wouldn't, with an aquarium.
Carpet: not if I had a choice (I don't.) The pad underneath is a sponge...
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