It should hold right? maybe? I think...having second thoughts.

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ElectricBlueSeanBurch

ElectricBlueSeanBurch

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so I'm moving in 2 weeks. And I looked at the new house already, and have the perfect spot picked out for my tank. The tank is a 220(6x2x2.5) I was doing some math and I figured it out to around 2000lbs for the tank, stand, water, sand, sump...ect. but with a 6x2 footprint that comes out to around 167lbs per sq. Ft. Well the house is 1 story. It will be on a load bearing wall. The house itself is on a slab, but the floor isn't directly on the slab. It is hardwood flooring that is older than me and hard as a rock. I'm about 95% sure I will be fine, but my loving fiance has me a tad bit paranoid. What do you guys think?
 
Hello;
How big is your crawl space?

How much are you willing to do in order to have peace of mind?

I second the idea of spreading the load over several joists by placing the tank perpendicular.
 
Crawl spce is between 2-3 feet. And I have already flirted with the idea of bracing with cinderblocks. But if I can avoid it if possible. And it will be perpendicular to floor joists.
 
If it were me, If I could easily fit in the crawl space I would definitely brace it with cinder blocks just for the peace of mind. At least that's what I would do. PLUS, even if the floor holds it no problem you might still get wobble when you bounce on the floor around it since it's not directly on the slab. The cinder blocks could potentially eliminate most/all of the wobble..
 
Hello; For a 220 I use a rough estimate of twelve pounds per gallon. That gives around 2640 pounds. On smaller tanks (say up to 60 gallons or so) I use ten pounds per gallon estimate. This includes the weight of the tank, stand, accessories, gravel and about 8 1/2 pounds per gallon of water. The bigger tanks have thicker glass , heavier stands and more stuff on them. I haven't done the measurements, but it always seemed to take a lot more gravel to fill a bigger tank to the same depth as a smaller tank.

You may want to take a look at the floor joists. I just finished reinforcing seven floor joists that had been compromised by a previous owner. Notches had been cut into the bottom to make room for a garage door opener. You do not know for sure untill you look.
 
, Hey john. U should make the trip east to P.C. and keep me company in the crawlspace...I'm not a fan of creepy-crawly's. Anyone think I will be fine without bracing?
 
Don't not do it because you are afriad of going in the crawlspace. If the house has been sealed, it will be fine. When I lived in a house with a crawl space, I thought it was fun going under there.
 
Brace it. I'm still semi paranoid with my 125, and that thing is placed in the best possible area of the whole house.
 
My 75g is perpendicular to the floor joist, and up against a wall where they meet the cinder blocks. I wouldn't put it out in the open. My 125g is on a concrete slab, and I want to get a 220-450gal, but only if i can find a way to get rid of my kids air hockey table, because that's the only other place in the house that i can put that tank and not worry, other than the basement, and what fun is that if it's unfurnished and no one ever goes down there.
 
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