Fish Tank On Wooden Floor

My test kit came in a wooden box and the directions say to keep in a cool chariott.

Fish tank on wooden floor.

Have a great day but most of all have fun paulb current tank info. Once the sub floor has dried i am going to put an engineered wood floor down i want to put a fish tank with a 6ft x 31in foot print on it. Like cupping wood floor crowning happens because the boards are exposed to a moisture imbalance over an extended period of time. If your tank is over 125 gallons then it is likely that you should consider adding supports under your wood framed floor.

For example a 125 gallon tank on a wooden stand placed perpendicular to the joists up against a bearing wall will often be okay without any additional structural support. The same basic principles would apply to a 150 gallon as would apply to a 125 gallon with considerations about placement and identifying load bearing structures being important to the decision making process. Wood floor crowning is the opposite of cupping and happens when the center of the board is higher than the edges. Maybe worth having a check of the condition of the boards where the new tank will be kept have a check for any wood worm in the floor boards and also the joists below.

27 gallon das softy fish reef. 75 gallon aga with lifereef compact refugium 2 sump 2 t5 ho w individual reflector and 2 175 watt mh canopy retrofit kit geo 612 calcium reactor with masterflex and litermeter 3 water exchange system. 1 gallon weighs 10lbs so the weight of the water will be approx 820kg. I would personally remove the whole section of floorboards under the tank and replace as clive proposed with a section of marine plywood this is extremely.

As with the 125 gallon tank there is much to consider before opting for such a large setup. The tank is 2 ft deep. On top of this is the weight of the tank very heavy cabinet filters etc plus in the tank is some gravel and. I throw some food in the tank wave hello to the fish and go out with my wife and have a nice glass of merlot with dinner.

Perhaps you can build some type of low profile pedestal to rest the aquarium on so it is not directly on the hardwood floor. Just to be safe. Here s how that happens.