can my floor support a 280 gallon tank

[deboy69]

So I'm think I might get a 280 gallon system. Where I want to put it will be on the first floor. I do have a basement. Now it will span one of the basement brick walls along with backing up to an exterior wall. Will my floor support this? My refugium will be in the basement.

 

[Bajamike]

http://www.marinecolorado.org/forums/showthread.php?11765-How-much-aquarium-can-my-floor-hold

 

[deboy69]

Ya read that a little bit ago was not clear enough for me. Maybe too many captain and cokes tonight to make a lot of sense

 

[Craigar]

Any way you can suport joists under tge tank?

 

[deboy69]

Yes, unfinished basement

 

[Craigar]

They make steel floor supports you should be completely fine especially if you buy two supports that's just my opinion. What's the footprint of tge tank?

 

[deboy69]

Where could I find those

 

[cdrewferd]

So you're gonna buy Craig's tank?


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[Craigar]

Home depot has them
There $50-75 I believe but it should make your floor to be able to support I think each one is 5000 lb load rating but get two just to be sage in my opinion what's the dementions of the tank?

 

[deboy69]

Haven't decided yet.

 

[Craigar]

Home depot has them
There $50-75 I believe but it should make your floor to be able to support I think each one is 5000 lb load rating but get two just to be sage in my opinion what's the dementions of the tank?

 

[deboy69]

Are you talking about the long support beams that stretch from the floor to the ceiling and made of steel

 

[Craigar]

No the tank

 

[deboy69]

Sorry, I was taking about the support beams. Don't know the dimensions yet, just looking online website's

 

[KhensuRa]

Anyone know of any engineers that can help with finding out if the floor can handle it.

 

[CRW Reef]

Uh Cheap ones? lol jk. I believe we have a long time MASC member/ felow reefer who is a structural engineer, I just cant think of his name Maybe he see this and will chime in here.

 

[JNG]

If your basement has a concrete floor, it's a lot easier to do than a wood sub floor. just beef it up under and put your mind at ease. I used two adjustable floor joists and a 4 x4 under my 175g. I went for years without them, but I always freaked out with the kids went running by my tank. When we installed tile, I added more weight to the whole floor. So I installed them and I am the tank barely moves. This is a shot under my tank in the basement.
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[deboy69]

Thanks for the pic. That's kind of what I was thinking of doing

 

[amonchak]

Anyone know of any engineers that can help with finding out if the floor can handle it.

YEah.....read the second post where Mike Linked a thread where we discussed this and I mentioned what the strctural engineer I spoke with said,

Here is the link again:

http://www.marinecolorado.org/forums...-my-floor-hold

 

[amonchak]

Here is another good thread http://www.marinecolorado.org/forum...9-At-what-point/page3&highlight=floor+support