150 gallon w/ stand in mobile home questions?

[Leighlou]

I found a 150 gallon tank and stand for really cheap in my area. Only thing is that I live in a mobile home. I know the general count for weight with water is 10 lbs per gallon and when I think about that on one spot of the floor, I'm worried about doing some damage.

If I do get a chance to snatch up this tank, do you think I will have to add in supports under the home? My room is where the 'tongue' of the home is.

I wanted to put it in my room if possible.

:help2:

[Lycanthropic]

I really couldnt tell you. I live in a mobile home and an 80 gallon does fine ion it so far. I am adding a 90 gall in a few weeks. I would move my 135 but it wouldnt fit :(

[Leighlou]

>.< I really want the tank, they are selling it for $100 with the stand from what I know right now. If your 90 does good then a 150 shouldn't be too much more right?

[krytan]

Yes, you will need to put supports under the floor.

[Leighlou]

What do I use? Cinder blocks?

[krytan]

Cinder blocks and 6x2's would work.

[Leighlou]

I have 24 16 x6s I think, I used them for a fish stand.

[Leighlou]

will that work?

[krytan]

should do.

[Beaux]

i had a 4ft by 4ft tank in a trailer and all i did to mine was put an extra peice of 3/4 plywood down n tossed a rug over that just to distribute the weight a little more even it worked fine it was a 220 galon tank and it had like a 40 galon sump that usualy had about 30g or so in it underneath that tank pluss i had several hundreds of pounds in it as gravel n huge rocks for cave tops 32 cubic ft of water takes alot if stuff to decorate..lol. anyways good luck, just figure out where the floor joists run n place the plywood n tank acordingly n it should do fine mine weighd a ton lol
Beaux

[Leighlou]

Lol thank you, its night time right now, so I will check on the joist tomorrow when its light out. I heard its a lot easier to care for a large tank then smaller tanks?

[Leighlou]

Maybe once I have that, I can figure out where it can go and what I will need to add.

[theemon]

my dad had a cast iron duel 55gal stand with 2 55gals on it (later a 55gal and 75gal) and it held just fine.

i would support the bottom though. i dunno how, crawl under and build a frame for it?

[Lycanthropic]

IMO my big tank is soo much easier to deal with

[Sounguru]

I live in a manufactured home myself and I have a 150 also, here is what I have found to be the case.

#1 I had a 55 that was going with the joist and the weight did begin to sink the floor because it was between to joist.

#2 I have a 75 that goes across the joist no problems there

#3 Where I want to place the 150 is with the joist and I will only get one to support the tank. So after talking to the manufacturer and a home builder what they recommend is cross supports. This can be done 3 ways.

A: Place another one or 2 2x12 (size of my joist) between the other joist creating one or 2 more joist.

B:Using 4x4 create t braces spaced 12" between the joist. So basically take a 4x4 attach it to the joist against the floor and then create a down leg to help transfer the weight to the slab underneath.

C: Create a ladder underneath by tying 3 joist together every 12 inches and then add 2 down supports under the joist themselves.

Both said if I did not reinforce the floor that I would have 1 to 3 years before it would start to sag. I will probably do the 4x4 brace system since it is the easiest but that will be a summer project.

Hope that all make since.:huh: Oh by the way my house is only 3 years old so on an even older home I would imagine bracing the floor is an even higher priority than on a newer home.

You have to figure the weight of the tank if it is an older one is 200+ lbs + 10 pounds per gallon + decorations say 30lbs plus the weight of the stand you are probably pushing 2000+ pounds

[Xandict]

I live in an early 80's mobile home. Scared to fill my 185g tank up before i put bracing under it. Poured a 6'x6' concrete pad under the trailer this weekend and laid blocks under the area where the tank will sit catching 3 floor joists. Should hold right?