flooring

[livebearerfreak]

ok my tank is half full atm right
i calculated it to be 75 gallons and the floor held my other 75 gallon full of water just fine, floor is under 3 or 4 beams and the house is 150 years old. will the floor break ( its been holding my tank for 3 months so far half full or litle more then half full ) and the beams are 9 inches tall and 3 to 4 inches wide and goes the lenth of the bbasement. should i be fine right now with it half full?
tank is under 3 or 4 beams i ment
so should my tank be fine tell i get another beam to go under my tank? after i get the beam im going to finish filling it. and heard older houses were built better then newer ones.

 

[Moloch]

Dude....what?

beams?

 

[jcardona1]

Water weights 8.35lbs per gallon, that's 626lbs at 75g. Get 3-4 big guys to stand in the same footprint of the tank, and jump up and down. If they don't fall through the floor, neither will the tank.

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

does your tank stand have feet? or is the stand flat along all the flooring? biiiiiiig difference in weight distribution there.

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

Water weights 8.35lbs per gallon, that's 626lbs at 75g. Get 3-4 big guys to stand in the same footprint of the tank, and jump up and down. If they don't fall through the floor, neither will the tank.

if his tank has feet...get them all to stand on that ONE weak board that over hands the beam and see what happens

 

[livebearerfreak]

the stand is flat on the bottom. doesnt have feet.. ( dont know what stand feet look like anyways ) the bottom of the stand is 5 foot but the bottom is flat

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

my stand has feet, well its just 2by4s...but as long as the bottom is flat then all the weight will be across the beams and you should be fine.

 

[livebearerfreak]

o ok, ya the bottom is all around the beam. and thanks!

 

[livebearerfreak]

andy show me a pic of your stand.

 

[Chrisplosion]

Water weights 8.35lbs per gallon, that's 626lbs at 75g. Get 3-4 big guys to stand in the same footprint of the tank, and jump up and down. If they don't fall through the floor, neither will the tank.

I have been saying this for a month now.