Do you think about your floor?

[Snowflake311]

Ok for you monster fish keepers with 100+gal tanks. Do you think about how much your floor can hold before you got your extra large tank. Did you have a pro check it out first? Did you re-enforce it your self? Or did you just cross your fingers and hope for the best?

 

[the buszkock]

Ok for you monster fish keepers with 100+gal tanks. Do you think about how much your floor can hold before you got your extra large tank. Did you have a pro check it out first? Did you re-enforce it your self? Or did you just cross your fingers and hope for the best?

I definitely hope that no one just crosses their fingers! There are a lot of factors that go into how much weight a floor can hold. Below is the most thorough article I've ever read on the subject. If you can get through it and take your time reading you'll be as expert as anyone is on the subject. The man who wrote it is a structural engineer and aquarist.

Have fun...

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article28.html

 

[Brian_Indiana]

I have cinder blocks and floor jacks under my tanks. It all about peace of mind.

If reinforce factory made stands or build my own as well.

 

[Big_Z]

I said "Cross my fingers and hope For the best. " but then again all my tanks are in the basement lol

 

[swervo513]

i did not answer the poll because i have my tank in the basement. i would not put anything above a 75 gallon on a floor that is not reinforced

 

[dragonsong]

We have an old house so the most I have on one floor is about 80 gallons total, the rest is in the basement.

 

[Oddball]

My hatchery building sits on a 10" slab so, I'm not worried about it.

 

[bpalaian]

i just moved and my house is on a slab but i didnt set up my 130 gal because the floor is a laminated floor that is not plastic it is a compressed cardboard so i am very worried that a small leak i believe it would be devastating to the floor

 

[Freezekougra]

I have a 75 in my room(2nd floor, neighbors on 1st floor so I can't go there). I thought about adding 2x10g tanks or 2x17g reinforced plastic bins underneath for fry growouts but I've been reconsidering it...

 

[pacu mom]

My husband reinforced our wood floors with blocks/jacks under the floor joists before we set up our little 300 gallon tank. There is no way our wood floors can accommodate our new big tank. The only cement floor was in the garage. Our big tank will sit on specially reinforced cement poured over the cement slab of the old garage. Our engineer drew up the plans.