Large aquaria in manufactured homes?
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What about those things that they use to hold up boats at marinas? They would be more suitable for this application...
You want this tank sitting on a trailer/mobile home floor, right?
If so, I wouldn't trust it. I don't know how they build them these days but I once volunteered on mobile home repairs during which we had to redo an entire floor of a living room--and if my memory serves correct, I wouldn't feel safe putting a large sized tank on such a floor structure/build material. As others have already suggested, you'll be denitely needing extra support structures.
If so, I wouldn't trust it. I don't know how they build them these days but I once volunteered on mobile home repairs during which we had to redo an entire floor of a living room--and if my memory serves correct, I wouldn't feel safe putting a large sized tank on such a floor structure/build material. As others have already suggested, you'll be denitely needing extra support structures.
^ I've been in trailers/mobilehomes before and my home is definitely more sturdy than the ones I've been in in the past. Still I'm leaning away from upgrading the tank. Right now the 75g seems fine, and I might even try something like a 125g in the future...but if I was going bigger I'd definitely look into the basement jacks or at least some cinder blocks or some other type of bracing.
Anyway I'm turning my attention toward one of those 700g fiberglass tanks (the one ApacheDan has). I have an attached shed that I can clear out, and it has a concrete floor sitting right on the ground so no sagging. I also might do a pond, maybe rig some kind of aboveground pool and make a pond of it.
Anyway I'm turning my attention toward one of those 700g fiberglass tanks (the one ApacheDan has). I have an attached shed that I can clear out, and it has a concrete floor sitting right on the ground so no sagging. I also might do a pond, maybe rig some kind of aboveground pool and make a pond of it.
If you want, I can ask my sister if she still has her above ground pool. She wants to get rid of it (free). It is one of those self erecting vinyl pools. It doesn't have a working pump or filter, but I have one that I can part with. I'll be working in Port Orange this summer so delivery will be easy if you can wait.
shoefreak03;791835; said:
And that surprised you
I ask where the screwdrivers are at the contractor's desk after asking the zombies walking the floor with uniforms on and sometimes get blank stares!!
Exaggeration of course 
Another idea if you have access to a welder is get some steel and make your own I-beams. Then weld them to the frame under the house where the aquarium will be. I would think it would work with no other support needed if you did it right. Just be carefull no to set your floor on fire while welding. With a mobile/manufactured home you can probably pull up the floor first, which would also make for an easier installation and it would give you a chance to build up your subflooring if you wanted to. Personally I would weld in extra I-beams and pour a slab underneath and add some kind of jacks
CHOMPERS;795572; said:
That would be very cool. Definitely in no hurry, just want to get something up & running by next spring as my fish begin to get really big. I was looking at the metal frame ones and the vinyl quickset ones, if I bought one I was planning to use the pump with some black hose/pvc to solar heat it - hadn't figured out filtering yet.
And your buddy isn't far from me then, I'm basically on the corner of Nova & Spruce Creek.
