once again danny boy i do not mean to offend you, you may know everything there is to know about your building codes but ours may be very different
tank and floor strength
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yeah they are slightly different from what i have seen from my time in the staes last year, but the principles are the same. i can try to tell people the facts until im blue in the face but why bother. go ahead and put a 125 gal tank upstairs. me i would happily put a 300 gal tank upstairs of any house built since the 40's no probs. but hey if a plumber and a mechanic say im wrong so be it.
I am wondering who I could call to over look my house/ floor; would I call my insurance broker or would it be a structural engineer? Basicly I want to be covered in case of damage, 100% coverd. I respect everyones opinion but because there is such a contrast in views I need a professional, with credentials I can validate, to over look my conditions. If I can't get a guarantee then the tank will be setup in the basement 
Thanks for the feed back
Thanks for the feed back
Just my opinion but I would not let my insurance company in my house to see what I plan I already pay too damn much. if they saw 400 gallons of water in my house I bet my premium would go up.. screw the man!!
lol, i was actually thinking about bringing my 150 upstairs, my tank room is in the basement (it is a finished basement)
Well here's my plans for the 100gal upstairs.
The landlord said go for it, though if anything goes wrong I'm liable for any damage. I can deal with that.
SO anyway I'm going to put a 3/4" piece of high grade plywood under the stand to help distribute the weight better then on just the 4 2x4's legs of the stand. I also might also attach the stand to the wall via lag bolts into studs. That will help incase of an E.Q. I'm not sure if I will just cut the ply to the size of the stand or maybe go bigger and just get a throw rug to cover the ply in front of the tank.
What do you all think about those plans?
I'm sure I probably don't have to do any of this for just a 100gal, but I'd rather over do something and have piece of mind, then take a gamble and actually have to pay to fix something.
The landlord said go for it, though if anything goes wrong I'm liable for any damage. I can deal with that.
SO anyway I'm going to put a 3/4" piece of high grade plywood under the stand to help distribute the weight better then on just the 4 2x4's legs of the stand. I also might also attach the stand to the wall via lag bolts into studs. That will help incase of an E.Q. I'm not sure if I will just cut the ply to the size of the stand or maybe go bigger and just get a throw rug to cover the ply in front of the tank.
What do you all think about those plans?
I'm sure I probably don't have to do any of this for just a 100gal, but I'd rather over do something and have piece of mind, then take a gamble and actually have to pay to fix something.
