how big a tank will my mom need?
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you never know, never hurts to wedge 4-6 4x4's up under the tank, wood is cheaper than rebuilding, just my 2 cents, safer than sorry.
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slowlyburn said:
There are 144 square inches in a square foot. 1152 square inches is 8 square feet. That weight would be 212.5 pounds per square foot.
Sounds fine, but.... I have never seen a stand with a solid footprint like that. 99% of stands will be touching the floor only on there 4 edges and/or corners. so, try figuring out the square inches of just the edges of a stand and your calculations will be quite a bit different.slowlyburn said:
That being said, I don't think you would need to support the floor if you are running perpendicular to the joists, but if you want to it is always better to be safe than sorry.
if you cant get a super big tank you can always look for someone localy that could take him. i think getting a big tank is great but thats another option.
If you get a nice wooden stand instead of a metal frame, the weight will rest on probably a rectangle of wood around 1/2" wide. The solution to this is to cut plywood to size so it will fit inside the bottom of the stand, and then stack it so that your stand is actually slightly off the ground. The plywood would then have the maximum footprint.
now your just creating pressur on the joints of the stand b/c you just basically stack wood under the bottom shelf persay putting stress on the area of attachement to the vertical support boards. technically there is not going to be a proper full equal lb/square inch or foot for a tank if you do not equalling distribute the weight by actually holding the tank not only by the outside perimeter of the tank but also inside the tank perimeter too.
just some random technicality i have, but is it not just easier to measure a 4x4 a bit longer than the height of the basement floor to under the floor joic(spelling), minus the thinkness of the board that should be installed on the bottom of the support beam.
just some random technicality i have, but is it not just easier to measure a 4x4 a bit longer than the height of the basement floor to under the floor joic(spelling), minus the thinkness of the board that should be installed on the bottom of the support beam.
did you read my post where I said "No other place in town will take him." hm? also, my house is partially underground and I have a custom built stand, so all your weight worries are unfounded. thanks for helping.Mgamer20o0 said:
i did read your post. i know the lfs will not take him but you could try to find someone local with a big tank to take him. as i said its a idea. craigslist is always a good place to try to get rid of stuff.
