Do you have supports under the floor where your tanks are?

[Anonymous]

I went under the house and braced the floors just to be sure they would not sag.

Do any of you feel the need to add extra support under the floor?

 

[Anonymous]

I have my main tank in a finished basement now. But in my old house I added supports under my 155. It was such little work for the piece of mind it provided.

 

[Len]

Yes. My tank is big and heavy, and so are my oak stand and canopy. I decided better safe then sorry. I have supporting pillars holding up the area below my tank, and I have sistered the joists.

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, I live in a mobile home. We have the 110ga tank across beams but I will be blocking under so it won't sag.

 

[Anonymous]

Yes. My tank is big and heavy, and so are my oak stand and canopy. I decided better safe then sorry. I have supporting pillars holding up the area below my tank, and I have sistered the joists.

I don't think you have a tank. Refer to sig.

 

[Anonymous]

How big is your tank Andy?

 

[Anonymous]

I reinforced the crawlspace below my old 300. It was easy and cheap to do - I think it took less than half an hour. Well worth it - I never worried about the floor holding up.

jayo

 

[Anonymous]

Our 75gal was above the main support for the house and next to where it joined the foundation.

 

[Anonymous]

I am down to a 55, 29, and a 5 now. I have been moving away from the larger tanks and want to end up with a nice 40 breeder and the 5 or a 20 extra high for the bedroom.

 

[Anonymous]

I didn't because I placed it in the corner of two bearing walls.

Anywhere else in my living room and I would of had to put supports in the basement. This is a creaky old house.

 

[waymack97]

your 55 should be ok as long as your tank is spanning across the floor joist and not with them. always try and run your tanks across as many floor joist as possible. i agree with len on sistered the joist and if you have a basement to add floor jacks under the floor where the tank is. i would not go over a 90 gallon tank without adding some kind of support. some older houses the joist are 18 to 24 inches on center 18 not bad but i have seen 24 inch centers and that is scary. most should be 16 to 18 inches and be 2x8 or 2x10 with 3/4" decking will hold a lot of weight.
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[Anonymous]

Sounds spooky. :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Yes. My tank is big and heavy, and so are my oak stand and canopy. I decided better safe then sorry. I have supporting pillars holding up the area below my tank, and I have sistered the joists.

I did the same. Since I have access and its not that hard to add support I also did it for my smaller system.

 

[waymack97]

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[Anonymous]

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try this site andy.

Excellent link. Bookmarked. 8)

 

[Anonymous]

All the houses I have had tanks in were on a slab, so I never needed to worry.

 

[trido]

With my 55,70 and 90 I never gave it a second thought after putting them against an exterior wall. My 90 did have a little jiggle in my last house though.