Who has reinforced the there floor.....

[JayR]

.....for a tank which holds 500 litres or more?

I will be in the process over the weekend of setting up a 6 and half foot which is deeper than it is wide and holds around 610 litres.

I am putting it up against a wall on the ground floor and the tank will be sitting in the middle of a beam that gos across the room so iv decided to go without reinforcement bearing that the load will be spread along the wall and beam!!!

Its an age old debate i know but who has gone for reinforcement on similar sized tanks? :)

[instantsquid]

I took up the floor when I set up my 7x2x2 as I simply didn't know what was under there. The beams were of a good size and well attached to the outside wall, but as I had the floor up I decided I might as well prop up each beam with concrete blocks.

[bristol_rich]

Good old ex-council house concrete floors so no, but if i had wooden i wouldnt even have to think about it, i live by the moto "Just incase" HTH

[Fordy]

I put bricks under mine a few weeks ago..... got a 4ft Betta lifespace tank and when I filled it up with water is had a nice wobble to it. Ripped up the floor and and it was a right mess under the beams. Managed to solve the problem with bricks and also baton the lower part of my tank cabinet to the wall.

If I was you id have a look first.... Imagine you tank crashing through your floor!!!

[Manta]

New build and c.1250kg so had to do something. Just a large wooden beam in the crawl space between ground datum and joists - may have been overkill but I'd have much preferred a concrete pad - next time.

[Rental]

Yes and no. I only had 4" beams but couldn't get under the floor easily. So I built a plinth and bolted one side to the wall. Nothing has moved at all in 6 months so I guess it worked.

[Viv]

We live next to a stream, so our house sits on about 4 foot of concrete!! No problems here (touch wood!) Granted that (envious of you guys!) I only have a 350 litre tank plus the trimmings...

[pavlo]

I built the extension that the tank stands in so I made sure there was a strong concrete floor (tank is about 1250 litres)

[mikk1301]

my setup is roughly 1200ltrs on a suspended wooden floor,took the floor boards up and poured a 9ftx3ftx2ft concrete pad,and i am still worried lol.may have to have the floor up again soon if the upgrade come to fruition:dance:regards mikk

[busysimon]

I put my 530 litre setup on a traditional suspended floor built in 1930's I had the tank running across the joists and about 6" out from the wall. I used no extra reinforcement to the floor and it has always been rock solid and level. One thing that is never mentioned and people should check for is if there joists are on hangers and not built into sleeper walls, if I had joists on hangers then I would definatly reinforce the floor.

[hihat]

I put in a 3x2" frame on concrete footings for my 5x2x2 + sump:)

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/under floor.JPG

[posa]

Hey all

I'm glad I found this thread cos my brains benna tickin, I'm looking to put my tank in my bedroom. I was thinking of going no larger than a 180 litre tank so do you guys think I need the floor re-enforced. The house dates back to 1914 and obviously with all houses of this time the floors are wooden. I think probably not because our hot water tank must weigh far more and it hasnt dropped through the ceiling yet. The beams should hold shouldn't they? :confused:

[afcbob]

I have got a 6ft tank on a 1st flat i did not reinfore my floor and been up over 2 years.

[Matt G]

As some of the above, my extension floor is concrete so I didn't reinforce.

[brother marki]

Im just waiting for someone to say they've underpinned there tank :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Ted]

New 6ft tank & sump going in later this year - the floor will be getting reinforced beforehand.

[lee nimmo]

my 5x2x2 sits on the old concrete plinth where the fireplace was
most cottage types have fireplaces in the dinning room and lounge
the plinths are built on top of the foundations and are about 5 1/2 feet long

[eddie101]

I have a 180 litre tank + equipment it has 35kgs+ of LR and also have a refugium next to it that i keep the 20litres of top up + another 40 litres of spare ro next to my 25litres of water change water and this all sits above my mum and dads kitchen and has done for the past 3 years, house is approx 40yrs old detached if that helps, didn't check the floorboards but i went on the same premise as three big or four people standing on the same spot upstairs, i wouldn't worry, even if they jumped up and down, so don't worrk about the tank :)

[zoe4eva]

this is worrying me now. i want to have a 5x2x2 and although the floorboard wobble in places i have no idea about the joists? the other half isn gona like wripping the carpet up to have a look either:annoyed:

[rob_1980]

i havent, but the house ive just bought is a 1950s bungalow, so i imagine the underneath to look similar to hihats above
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2006Q4/under%20floor.JPG

i am going to be doing a 5 - 6ft setup in there, so i will be supporting it.

Hihat, out of interest, what age is the building there roughly?