anyone one else think this is a bad idea

SleepTech · 04/04/2008, 01:48 AM

I was at my Lfs the other day and a man came in and was ordering a 240 tank and stand. He said he had moved his furniture around in his trailer (mobile home) and was ready to setup this tank. This sounds like a floor crashing expereince to me.
Opinons

migston · 04/04/2008, 03:41 AM

How can someone living in a mobile home even afford a 240g and all the associated startup and monthly expenses?

kau_cinta_ku · 04/04/2008, 04:04 AM

just because you live in a mobile home don't mean your poor. actually i have seen very wealthy ppl live in nice mobile homes. they just don't need the room of a 15 bedroom house or need to brag about havng so much money they have to have a manson.

however if the fool is propery braced it could handle the tank. who knows the home may sit directly on concreat.

victor_c3 · 04/04/2008, 04:10 AM

.... or they are old and live in florida

kau_cinta_ku · 04/04/2008, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kau_cinta_ku
just because you live in a mobile home don't mean your poor. actually i have seen very wealthy ppl live in nice mobile homes. they just don't need the room of a 15 bedroom house or need to brag about havng so much money they have to have a manson.

however if the mobile home is propery braced it could handle the tank. who knows the home may sit directly on concreat.

46FiatYamaha · 04/04/2008, 04:12 AM

exactly, a tank that size very much could use some reinforcement in any 'regular' house, unless it's on concrete. There's all kinds of floor reinforcement ideas on the DIY forum

migston · 04/04/2008, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kau_cinta_ku
just because you live in a mobile home don't mean your poor. actually i have seen very wealthy ppl live in nice mobile homes. they just don't need the room of a 15 bedroom house or need to brag about havng so much money they have to have a manson.

however if the fool is propery braced it could handle the tank. who knows the home may sit directly on concreat.

Yeah but I'd be willing to put down money that the rich person living in the mobile home is an exception as opposed to the rule.

Maybe he lives in a mobile home becaquse he spends all his money on his reefs? LOL Gotta have priorities I guess.

corbett_n · 04/04/2008, 06:51 AM

I lived in a trailer in college and I had to put extra braces under the floor to hold up my 55g

DLANDINO · 04/04/2008, 07:17 AM

I'd like to see him drive it around. Probably wouldn't need a wave maker then.

DawnOctopus · 04/04/2008, 07:40 AM

If it sits on a concrete slab it's probably more sturdy than my condo!

I think a lot of people with "double-wide" mobile homes keep them on concrete, especially if they own the land and aren't in a mobile home park.

Freed · 04/04/2008, 07:56 AM

Most manufactured or modular homes have steel frames or "trailers" under them, under the framed floor. Actual trailer type homes I don't know about but there is a difference between the "trailers" and modular/manufactured homes. I would bet he lives in a modular or manufactured home.

RumLad · 04/04/2008, 08:05 AM

Wow, talk about presumptions!
For all we know, this gent could have taken all of the needed precautions (hence the statement "I'm ready...") to do this install properly. Wish him the best of luck, as we would with any other reefer embarking a on such a large project.

DazedandConfuse · 04/04/2008, 08:24 AM

I used to live in a crappy 1968 mobile home. It was bought and paid for. But it was still crap. In it I had two 55 gallons, a 60 gallon, a 29 gallon and six 10 gallons (all fresh water and all set up at the same time). I also had a king size water bed. The mobile home didn't have any extra bracing and it held up just fine. Having a crappy home that was paid for left me more money to spend on the things I liked instead of rent or mortage payments.
Now I live in a nice house and only have one tank. Go figure!

DazedandConfuse · 04/04/2008, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Freed
Most manufactured or modular homes have steel frames or "trailers" under them, under the framed floor. Actual trailer type homes I don't know about but there is a difference between the "trailers" and modular/manufactured homes. I would bet he lives in a modular or manufactured home.

Mobile homes (trailers) are on a metal frame too. I used to work with a group of people who would buy trashed out mobile homes. They would tear them down to the bare frame and make flatbed trailers out of them (portable stages for music events).

jskaras · 04/04/2008, 08:40 AM

Maybe he thinks it will help hold the trailer down during tornadoes and hurricanes.

2fishy · 04/04/2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally posted by jskaras
Maybe he thinks it will help hold the trailer down during tornadoes and hurricanes.

I was thinking the same thing!

Actually our uncle is in his 80's and lives in a mobile home because he moved out of his condo and into the mobile home park that is for people over the age of 50, and he has no worry about money. I can say this. I think his mobile home is huge! And probably a lot nicer than MY house. I was really impressed! He moved there because he has his own privacy but yet does not have to worry about mowing his lawn and all the other stuff that you don't want to worry about when your his age. Plus he just has to walk or drive right down the road to their private marina and jump on his boat to fish all day!

Freed · 04/04/2008, 09:04 AM

I bet if you look under his house, he has what are called hurricane or tie down staps going from the frame down into the ground or bolted to the concrete slab that is under his mobile home. These are supposed to hold the house down in tornado like winds or in severe weather.

SkyPapa · 04/04/2008, 10:14 AM

Some people are quick to assume other peoples wealth based on where they live, appearances, etc.
I once went to a boat show with the intention of buying a 30ft.+ boat.
I was dressed in an old shirt, shorts and flip flops.
At one display, I was interested in a certain boat and the sales rep wouldn't give me the time of day.
I walked across the isle to another dealer and got immediate attention. I paid cash for a 130K boat from that dealer.

aquaman67 · 04/04/2008, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ecr111
Some people are quick to assume other peoples wealth based on where they live, appearances, etc.
I once went to a boat show with the intention of buying a 30ft.+ boat.
I was dressed in an old shirt, shorts and flip flops.
At one display, I was interested in a certain boat and the sales rep wouldn't give me the time of day.
I walked across the isle to another dealer and got immediate attention. I paid cash for a 130K boat from that dealer.

Sounds like "Pretty Woman"....you know, with Julia Roberts.

jimwat · 04/04/2008, 10:50 AM

"Mobile Home" can be anything for a single room camper to a triple-wide that doesn't even look like a trailer.

Anyway...probably best not to make assumptions...

2fishy · 04/04/2008, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ecr111
Some people are quick to assume other peoples wealth based on where they live, appearances, etc.
I once went to a boat show with the intention of buying a 30ft.+ boat.
I was dressed in an old shirt, shorts and flip flops.
At one display, I was interested in a certain boat and the sales rep wouldn't give me the time of day.
I walked across the isle to another dealer and got immediate attention. I paid cash for a 130K boat from that dealer.

Will you adopt me?

J/K!

He probably knows that he doesn't know he will need that much living space anyway, because he will just end up like the rest of us with our nose pressed up against the glass of his tank anyway!

john76 · 04/04/2008, 11:28 AM

if he said "trailer" he could have been talking about his tractor trailer container to take the tank home... just a thought

SkyPapa · 04/04/2008, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 2fishy
Will you adopt me? J/K!

Got a picture?
Of yourself not your tank.

sk8rreefgeek · 04/04/2008, 01:38 PM

hahahaha

125 in the top floor...

46FiatYamaha · 04/04/2008, 03:01 PM

sk8rreefgeek, is that Jethro swimming in the cement pond?

04/04/2008, 01:48 AM	#1
SleepTech Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dothan, Alabama Posts: 69	anyone one else think this is a bad idea I was at my Lfs the other day and a man came in and was ordering a 240 tank and stand. He said he had moved his furniture around in his trailer (mobile home) and was ready to setup this tank. This sounds like a floor crashing expereince to me. Opinons

04/04/2008, 03:41 AM	#2
migston Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 481	How can someone living in a mobile home even afford a 240g and all the associated startup and monthly expenses? __________________ Migs Current Tank Info: 12g Aquapod, 70w MH Sunpod, Nano Remora

04/04/2008, 07:56 AM	#11
Freed It's what it's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 41° 2' 45" N 85° 8' 43" W Posts: 7,579	Most manufactured or modular homes have steel frames or "trailers" under them, under the framed floor. Actual trailer type homes I don't know about but there is a difference between the "trailers" and modular/manufactured homes. I would bet he lives in a modular or manufactured home. __________________ Freed Current Tank Info: 180gal(1120 watts of MH/VHO light), 60gal "sump", Deltec 601 calcium reactor, Euro Reef CS8-3+ skimmer, 20 gallon QT Last edited by Freed; 04/04/2008 at 08:07 AM.

04/04/2008, 08:05 AM	#12
RumLad Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Suburban Chicagoland Posts: 794	Wow, talk about presumptions! For all we know, this gent could have taken all of the needed precautions (hence the statement "I'm ready...") to do this install properly. Wish him the best of luck, as we would with any other reefer embarking a on such a large project. __________________ "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. " H. D. Thoreau

04/04/2008, 09:04 AM	#17
Freed It's what it's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 41° 2' 45" N 85° 8' 43" W Posts: 7,579	I bet if you look under his house, he has what are called hurricane or tie down staps going from the frame down into the ground or bolted to the concrete slab that is under his mobile home. These are supposed to hold the house down in tornado like winds or in severe weather. __________________ Freed Current Tank Info: 180gal(1120 watts of MH/VHO light), 60gal "sump", Deltec 601 calcium reactor, Euro Reef CS8-3+ skimmer, 20 gallon QT

04/04/2008, 04:04 AM	#3
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	just because you live in a mobile home don't mean your poor. actually i have seen very wealthy ppl live in nice mobile homes. they just don't need the room of a 15 bedroom house or need to brag about havng so much money they have to have a manson. however if the fool is propery braced it could handle the tank. who knows the home may sit directly on concreat.

04/04/2008, 04:10 AM	#4
victor_c3 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 513	.... or they are old and live in florida

04/04/2008, 04:12 AM	#6
46FiatYamaha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Matthews NC Posts: 990	exactly, a tank that size very much could use some reinforcement in any 'regular' house, unless it's on concrete. There's all kinds of floor reinforcement ideas on the DIY forum

04/04/2008, 06:51 AM	#8
corbett_n Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SC Posts: 1,271	I lived in a trailer in college and I had to put extra braces under the floor to hold up my 55g

04/04/2008, 07:17 AM	#9
DLANDINO D.L. Heritage Rings Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Clinton, CT USA Posts: 5,610	I'd like to see him drive it around. Probably wouldn't need a wave maker then.

04/04/2008, 07:40 AM	#10
DawnOctopus Octopus in Training Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Billerica, MA Posts: 113	If it sits on a concrete slab it's probably more sturdy than my condo! I think a lot of people with "double-wide" mobile homes keep them on concrete, especially if they own the land and aren't in a mobile home park.

04/04/2008, 08:24 AM	#13
DazedandConfuse Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Way down south Posts: 135	I used to live in a crappy 1968 mobile home. It was bought and paid for. But it was still crap. In it I had two 55 gallons, a 60 gallon, a 29 gallon and six 10 gallons (all fresh water and all set up at the same time). I also had a king size water bed. The mobile home didn't have any extra bracing and it held up just fine. Having a crappy home that was paid for left me more money to spend on the things I liked instead of rent or mortage payments. Now I live in a nice house and only have one tank. Go figure!

04/04/2008, 08:40 AM	#15
jskaras Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 66	Maybe he thinks it will help hold the trailer down during tornadoes and hurricanes.

04/04/2008, 10:14 AM	#18
SkyPapa Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 994	Some people are quick to assume other peoples wealth based on where they live, appearances, etc. I once went to a boat show with the intention of buying a 30ft.+ boat. I was dressed in an old shirt, shorts and flip flops. At one display, I was interested in a certain boat and the sales rep wouldn't give me the time of day. I walked across the isle to another dealer and got immediate attention. I paid cash for a 130K boat from that dealer.

04/04/2008, 10:50 AM	#20
jimwat Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,270	"Mobile Home" can be anything for a single room camper to a triple-wide that doesn't even look like a trailer. Anyway...probably best not to make assumptions... __________________ "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day and drink beer." Current Tank Info: 65 gal with 192w PC 10k, 192w VHO actinic, Blue-Moon LED, Tunze 6060 on WavySea, AquaController 3. 20gal sump, Natureef CDECX-1, Phosban Reactor, Remora, Kalk Drip, Ozone.

04/04/2008, 11:28 AM	#22
john76 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,233	if he said "trailer" he could have been talking about his tractor trailer container to take the tank home... just a thought

04/04/2008, 01:38 PM	#24
sk8rreefgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lodi, California Posts: 1,352	hahahaha 125 in the top floor... __________________ It's time for operation crazy-plan Current Tank Info: Drilled 55g, 14g sump, coralife 125 SS: mated pair of b&w misbar clowns, ywg

04/04/2008, 03:01 PM	#25
46FiatYamaha Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Matthews NC Posts: 990	sk8rreefgeek, is that Jethro swimming in the cement pond?