Will the floor hold it?

[Neurotech]

Someone might be giving me a 200 gallon tank and oak stand. How do I know whether the floor will hold it? I don't have to keep it in the basement do I?

 

[Fiziksgeek]

Really depends on what the floor structure is like.

How big are the joists, how far apart are they spaced? Will they run parallel or perpendicular to the tank? Are you going to put the tank next to an outside wall, or out in the middle of the room? What is directly below the tank?

We need more info I think. However, since its a large tank,not huge , most likely you will be ok.


But in any case, to really know if your floor will hold or not, you need an engineer to come look at it.

 

[heap]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7257650#post7257650 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fiziksgeek

We need more info I think. However, since its a large tank,not huge , most likely you will be ok.

what about a 240, against a supporting wall, beams a foot apart running perpendicular to the tank?

if i do end up putting a tank in this situation, i'll likely re-inforce the floor anyway...just curious

 

[Fiziksgeek]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7263199#post7263199 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by heap
what about a 240, against a supporting wall, beams a foot apart running perpendicular to the tank?

if i do end up putting a tank in this situation, i'll likely re-inforce the floor anyway...just curious

Might depend on what the beams are? 2x8....2x12?

I must admit that I am a Laser Engineer, not a structural or mechanical engineer. You best bet it to get in a structural engineer to look at the house and make recommendations. THe cost will be down in the noise compared with the cost of the tank, equipment, and livestock....

 

[pisces 12]

do yourself a favor and get a engineer i did for my 265gal the beams ran the wrong way if thats the case hear you might have to sister up the wood beams with steel plates like i did in any case for me it was worth the $250 for the engineer to give me the right way to go my tank is in my living room.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

I'd rather spend the $250 on bracing the floor instead

 

[Neurotech]

Pisces, when you say "the wrong way", I assume that they were parallel to the tank? The right way would be perpendicular?

 

[fe342185]

tagging along.

 

[clkwrk]

I have a 200g system on 2x8 joists on 16" centers. Thats on one side against the wall and on the other side same joists I have a 125g system.

 

[fe342185]

clkwrk - What is below you? Basement or any other floor? Are the Floor joist resting on Concrete? Thanks

 

[clkwrk]

Nothing I live in a double wide mobile home. I have a few concrete pillars that hold the trailer up Although I do have large stel I beams that run the length of the mobile which those 2x8 are resting on .