tank and floor strength

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PLEASE dont listen to nob heads like above that are guessing answers on an internet forum. shame on some of you guys for "guessing" an answer... thery clearly know nothing (you know who you are) think of the weight on a sofa at a party. 4 people on the sofa and 12 other people in the room chatting. wouldd you worry about the floor caving in? of course not. homes built since the gerry built homes of the 40's are built to certain saftey regs and specs. this is especially true of floor joists. you could put pretty much any size tank up there as long as:
the tank runs across the joists.
its against a wall thats suppoting the joists

i build homes for a living and always have done. feel free to get a survey done on your house at your cost but im telling you now if you wanted to you could have an 8ft tank on only 2 5x2. if you wanted too. your floor joists will be at 400mm centers.

i bloody hate forum guessers! your pr!cks
 
okey... the situation is a second floor right? so if i'm putting a 240 gal aquarium with a stand made from 4x4 and 2x4 combination on my living room which is my 1st floor it would be fine right? :screwy: it's wood all over and it was built last 2001. my 60 gal and 30 gal are in my kitchen wich are tiles all over and i don't have any problem. hope the builder can help on this.... kinda scary going home and having an istant swimming pool on your living room. :(
 
'' think of the weight on a sofa at a party. 4 people on the sofa and 12 other people in the room chatting. wouldd you worry about the floor caving in? ''

The flaw with this arguement is TIME. the scenerio suggested is invalid people are dynamic and move about.The tank is a static load.And in TIME if the floor is not properly supported
over TIME the damage can occur-Anne
 
danny boy said:
PLEASE dont listen to nob heads like above that are guessing answers on an internet forum. shame on some of you guys for "guessing" an answer... thery clearly know nothing (you know who you are) think of the weight on a sofa at a party. 4 people on the sofa and 12 other people in the room chatting. wouldd you worry about the floor caving in? of course not. homes built since the gerry built homes of the 40's are built to certain saftey regs and specs. this is especially true of floor joists. you could put pretty much any size tank up there as long as:
the tank runs across the joists.
its against a wall thats suppoting the joists

i build homes for a living and always have done. feel free to get a survey done on your house at your cost but im telling you now if you wanted to you could have an 8ft tank on only 2 5x2. if you wanted too. your floor joists will be at 400mm centers.

i bloody hate forum guessers! your pr!cks
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and I hate nob head no-it-alls that come on here and think just because they build houses they think they know everything about the materials they use. your right a couch with people sitting on it and a bunch more people in the room isn't somthing to worry about, BUT they aren't going to be there in the same place for many years to come. It is very uncooth of you to come on here and critisize poeple for offering their experiances and trying to help. It is even worse to think you know best and possibly damage someones home and property. Also like I have stated before in previous posts its not all about the floor holding it but there is a bounce factor to consider. put a 300 gallon tank stretched accross some floors and any little movement accross this floor will result in BOUNCE. I know this because I have EXPERIENCED it. so I added jack posts and cement pavers in my crawl space. bingo no more bounce.. just because you can nail a few 2x4's together to make a structure and read a building plan doesn't make you an expert. Just like me having a large aquarium in my house on my floor doesn't make me an expert.. but I shared my honest opinion and experience with the person asking the question. so I think your the prick :woot:
 
"bounce factor" you are kidding me right? what do you do for a living? i am an expert its what i do for 50 hrs a week im qulaified to build a house from start to scratch, i KNOW what im talking about. im intrested to know your credentials. :screwy:


you clearly feel that you fit in this "forum guesser" criteria as you seem incredibly offended. id call that guilty. oh and that floor wont be 2x4's it'll be 5x2's but you probably already new that or at the very least you could have guessed it right?

as for the whole leaving the weight on the floor ofr a long period then i suggest you dont put a heavy bed and wardrobes in your bed room for too long apparently according to the guessers the floor will sag or something???? :ROFL:

to the original poster i would seriously disregard any info youve had from the guessers and if you are that worried take out a survey. these guys just want to up posts counts or something. its bordering on odd.
 
okey... let me see... so you mean if i put an 8x2 feet aquarium that would hold 240 gal of water on my ground floor and as long as i put it across the beam i will be fine right? (how do i find the bean? can i use a stud finder?... i really feel like an idiot here) sorry but i'm new to large tanks and don't want any problem at all :D
 
what I do for a living is not in question here but I am in the construction buisness .Just because of this I am not qualified to make the final decision on someone elses proprty. the simple fact that you work 50 hrs a day building structures from the plans of a QUALIFIED ENGINEER doesn't make you anymore of an expert than the rest of us. and for such an expert I have never seen a 5x2. considering even a 2x6 is 1.5" x5.5" and last I checked here in the states we use 2x8's for floor joists expert.. THIS PERSON KNOWS NOTHING OF TENSILE STRENGHT OF WOOD or any other factors involved in dispursing weight.. well I'll tell you what expert just put a 5000 gal aquarium on your 5x2's and let us know what happens.. maybe next time offer your expertise in the form of an opinion as the profesional that you think you are and not as the ****head your acting like and if you think there is no bounce factor with an aquarium on a framed floor go stand next to your aquarium and bounce if the water moves there is a bounce factor. now add 10 times the weight and do it I promise you it will get worse and can compromise an unfit structure
 
rkc772 said:
okey... let me see... so you mean if i put an 8x2 feet aquarium that would hold 240 gal of water on my ground floor and as long as i put it across the beam i will be fine right? (how do i find the bean? can i use a stud finder?... i really feel like an idiot here) sorry but i'm new to large tanks and don't want any problem at all :D
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do you have a crawl space? or a basement? under where you want the tank? Also your not the idiot here you have a valid question and concern I hope we can help you out.
 
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