220/180 owners.What floor are you on & did you reinforce the floor? Floor joist size?

fe342185 · 05/03/2006, 10:01 PM

Placement description would be great. I just need some reassurance for a project that will start in 2 months.

Thanks all for the input.

RD

ackerman · 05/03/2006, 10:07 PM

My 180 is on the first floor with a crawl space underneath. I think the floor joists are 2x12s. I ran a couple of 6x6s with a screw jack on each end just to be safe.

fe342185 · 05/04/2006, 09:02 AM

Anyone else? Thanks

JimBob Schmidt · 05/04/2006, 10:31 PM

180 gallon with no extra support. no problems

GLD · 05/05/2006, 11:20 PM

285 gallon tank with 75 gallon refugium and approximately 40 gallon sump all on 2nd floor oriented perpendicular to joists. Front of tank is standing over a bearing wall. Tank has been there for 2.5 years and the house still is standing !

apjunky · 05/06/2006, 05:15 AM

Mine is a AGA 220 setting across 4 floor trusses . 3 years now and no problems but I still check it every so often with a level to make sure nothing is starting to move .

05/03/2006, 10:01 PM	#1
fe342185 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Staten Island NY Posts: 641	220/180 owners.What floor are you on & did you reinforce the floor? Floor joist size? Placement description would be great. I just need some reassurance for a project that will start in 2 months. Thanks all for the input. RD

05/03/2006, 10:07 PM	#2
ackerman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Jamestown, ND Posts: 286	My 180 is on the first floor with a crawl space underneath. I think the floor joists are 2x12s. I ran a couple of 6x6s with a screw jack on each end just to be safe. __________________ Were? Current Tank Info: 180 reef, 55g sump, diy leds with cat 4101 drivers, vortech mp40w, RKL, diy calc reactor, super reef octo 5000 ext skimmer

05/04/2006, 09:02 AM	#3
fe342185 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Staten Island NY Posts: 641	Anyone else? Thanks

05/04/2006, 10:31 PM	#4
JimBob Schmidt Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 131	180 gallon with no extra support. no problems

05/05/2006, 11:20 PM	#5
GLD Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 459	285 gallon tank with 75 gallon refugium and approximately 40 gallon sump all on 2nd floor oriented perpendicular to joists. Front of tank is standing over a bearing wall. Tank has been there for 2.5 years and the house still is standing !

05/06/2006, 05:15 AM	#6
apjunky Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wichita-KS Posts: 31	Mine is a AGA 220 setting across 4 floor trusses . 3 years now and no problems but I still check it every so often with a level to make sure nothing is starting to move .