I was wondering if there was anyone in the Portland area that was an structural engineer and might be willing to help me out on planning my fish room out. I have had my house for ~1 year and I know I need to set my basement up the right way before I start bringing in tanks. My key concern (besides moisture... which will be dealt with appropriately) is what type of stands I should have built/designed such that I can basically have 5 ft vertical of fish tanks. This will be on concrete, but I don't know what type of stand design I should use, if I need to drill support beams/add more cement, etc. The stands will likely be metal, though I plan on using acrylic tanks.
My initial thought was to have racks that will support 2 ft wide ~12 ft long ~7 ft tall. With 240 on the bottom and middle, and then 12 inch tanks on the top.
Obviously I am realistic that my goal might not be able to be obtained without a huge amount of money, but for now I want to design things such that I would have in essence the capability of putting in 3 of these racks. (In my mind this would mean about ~1000 gallons per rack...)
Anyways if there is someone in the local area that is interested in working for me to basically get cad drawings and to basically spec out the requirements that would ensure that my house isn't going to fall down on me after a few years of having these tanks it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kevin
FYI this is sort of what my basement will eventually have for fish tanks... I plan on getting everything setup to be able to handle the vast amount of moisture.
Quick 3d visual:
rough measurements/2d layout (Old and slightly outdated.)
Basement as it is now:
(back room)
Wall will be pulled/moved, false ceiling will be changed. Floor likely will be re-epoxied. HRV system will be installed with additional basement dehumidifier.
My initial thought was to have racks that will support 2 ft wide ~12 ft long ~7 ft tall. With 240 on the bottom and middle, and then 12 inch tanks on the top.
Obviously I am realistic that my goal might not be able to be obtained without a huge amount of money, but for now I want to design things such that I would have in essence the capability of putting in 3 of these racks. (In my mind this would mean about ~1000 gallons per rack...)
Anyways if there is someone in the local area that is interested in working for me to basically get cad drawings and to basically spec out the requirements that would ensure that my house isn't going to fall down on me after a few years of having these tanks it would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kevin
FYI this is sort of what my basement will eventually have for fish tanks... I plan on getting everything setup to be able to handle the vast amount of moisture.
Quick 3d visual:
rough measurements/2d layout (Old and slightly outdated.)
Basement as it is now:
(back room)
Wall will be pulled/moved, false ceiling will be changed. Floor likely will be re-epoxied. HRV system will be installed with additional basement dehumidifier.
