Big tank on second story apartment or house
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eh i just got my 125 and it is SUPER heavy... im moving the tank to the first story of the house lol
Just because it is a load bearing wall doesn't mean that placing a tank next to it is optimal. You need to look at how the floor joist are run, the tank should be placed perpendicular to the floor joist.
If a load bearing wall run parallel to the floor joists then this is not a good for tank placement.
If a load bearing wall run parallel to the floor joists then this is not a good for tank placement.
Bderick67;4073938; said:
This is also true, but is mitigated if the placement is close to the wall that the joists tie into ... That is the area of maximum strength.
The closer you get to the ends of the joists, then the greater the proportion of shear strength you are relying on. Wooden joists are many times stronger in shear than they are in bending strength.
Bderick67;4074547; said:Yeah cause most people place there tanks in the middle of the room, right?Even if so this would still be better then placing parallel on the joists next to a bearing wall.
Generally, the loadings imposed even by a decent sized tank are fairly modest.
1300lbs distributed over a 5' x 2' base amounts to about 130lbs per sqft.
This is rarely going to be an issue on a ground floor, esp close to a wall and even better if perpendicular to the joists. It might be worth rather more careful thought on an upper floor.
It also never hurts to check that your joists have no signs of termite damage, or other nasties. That would be enough to spoil your entire day
