125g tank hardwoodfloor experts !

[flipstylex]

Aiight , i redid everything. I swapped the 55g with the 125g.

went down the crawlspace and before, the 125g is parallel to only 2 joist.

with my new setup, its now sitting on 5 Now i, ready to fill er up with water, and throw in my 150g bag of PFS . show u pics later

 

[Toby_H]

Amusingly... when I went to bed last night I flicked on the television and watched a DIY show on how & why to prevent water from settling in your crawl space... I thought of you...

They referenced a long list of reasons why it's a bad idea from mold/mildew/fungus/bacteria forming and then being caught in drafts (as heat rises) and causing respritory issues in the residents to any number of structural concerns...

I'm not going to make a big deal out of it but while surfing the net you may want to read up on the topic...

 

[TheFishJunky]

[quoted from Conner]
"I have a 110 year old house, and I have a 125g tank sitting parallel to the joists, resting on only two of them, in the middle of a non-foundation wall. So if my 110 year old joists can handle the weight like that, I'd think you're 20 year old joists can handle the weight like that.

Also, I agree, the nail pattern doesn't necessarily correspond to the joists. Especially in newer construction, where you're likely to have 1 or more layers of subfloor on top of the joists, unlike old construction (like mine) where the flooring is nailed directly to the joists..."
A110 yr old house was built with REAL wood not the crap that houses are built with today.Just thought I would throw that in because, today's wood sucks.I bet your house is balloon framed and has real 2x4 and 2x6 studs/joists etc too.not 1.5 x3.5 and 1.5 x 5.25 to 5.50 (whatever they feel like cutting it at that day I guess) and lastly, you need a real hammer to put a nail in the wood with a real nail.Oh- and it doesn't crack and spilt when you do put nails in it either I would guess.Ya wanna trade houses by any chance?

Aiight , i redid everything. I swapped the 55g with the 125g.

went down the crawlspace and before, the 125g is parallel to only 2 joist.

with my new setup, its now sitting on 5 Now i, ready to fill er up with water, and throw in my 150g bag of PFS . show u pics later

Sounds like you did the right thing man-you should be good to go now.

Amusingly... when I went to bed last night I flicked on the television and watched a DIY show on how & why to prevent water from settling in your crawl space... I thought of you...

They referenced a long list of reasons why it's a bad idea from mold/mildew/fungus/bacteria forming and then being caught in drafts (as heat rises) and causing respritory issues in the residents to any number of structural concerns...

I'm not going to make a big deal out of it but while surfing the net you may want to read up on the topic...

^^^Yeah, that's what I started to get into on another post before. The toxins from mold,bacteria and viruses thrive and bugs just all love wet wood.It can really be harmful to your health and you should definitely try to correct it with at least a french drain or any drain for that matter.If it only happens once in a while-then eh-maybe its okay but not if its a constant damp/wet area.