Tequila;1516226; said:WOW, Unbelievable reading through this thread is enough to drive one crazy. I used to live on the ground floor of a 3 family home with my 180g, 2~55g, 40g, and more snakes than I care to mention in this thread. When I was thinking of moving I told the landlord I would need to have a structural engineer check the apartment prior to moving in. He asked why, & I explained about the tanks, he stated the building has concrete floors more than 18 inches thick. As long as you paid the rent and can figure out how to get it in & out without distrubing the other tennents, "you can park a fully load sem-i in the apartment with no worries about the floor holding". And he said he was sure, do to the fact that his office is right below the tank. To this day I have no insurance for the tank breaking or leaking.
And from when I was in the business when people asked what do you think about my floor holding this, the reasponse - If your not sure ask a certified structural engineer, well this sounds like it's going to cost big bucks but in reality it really doesn't. Having a certified structural engineer test something or give a written opion is cheaper than it sounds, In NYC it's like $155~$225 an hr. And anyone seeking to buy a house/condo or seeking to get Insurance for there tank should speak with one, they can save you boatloads of money.
Yeah I understand the dead weight issue, and how everyone is afraid that there tank will come crashing throught the floor, but if your floor can't hold 2,000 pounds against a structurally sound foundation wall then the place isn't safe to live in period. Unless your speaking of having the tank on a cast iron, four legged angle iron stand, I can see this type of stand cutting it's way into the floor, which would cause catastrophic failures like pressure cracks.
I was actually thinking of building a stand that would balance all of the tanks weight on a 1" by 1" base. Then I could put it right over a joyce and Id have no worries right!?
