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  1. katrinatimm02

    Can my floor hold the weight?

    Where are my engineers at? I want to upgrade my tank to the waterbox 110.4 (105 gallons including sump). I live in a duplex, we have the main floor. We were able to confirm that the floor joists will be perpendicular to the tank at 16.5 on center. Likely about 1500 pounds after water and rock...
  2. N

    Second Floor Weight Limit

    I’m moving house and am looking to upgrade to a much larger tank. I want the tank in my bedroom, which is on the second floor. In terms of dimensions, the IM 50G Lagoon is perfect. I calculated the weight to be circa 780lbs (stand, tank, water, sand + rock). I plan to place the tank in a corner...
  3. SaltwaterGuruNeeded

    Structural engineers, Would this be safe?

    My home was built last year. I have a 125g display tank on the 2nd floor of my house. Would it be ok to put a 40g sump below my 125g tank, and would it be safe or cause problems? Approx Water volume: 105g Sand: 120lbs Rock: 100lbs Tank weight without water guessing 200lbs? Stand: about 40lbs...
  4. strawberry_reef

    Questioning My Tank Placement

    House info: -Split level home, tank will be on top floor -Tank will be against structural wall -Probably looking at either a 75, 90 or 120 with 25ish gallon sump So here is my dilemma…the tank will be running parallel with my beams. There are some supports (seen in picture) running every 3-4...
  5. M

    50 Gallon Reef Tank on Carpet - Waterbox AIO 50.3

    Hello, I am looking into setting up a Waterbox AIO 50.3. The only spot it works in my house is in my home office which has a brand new low pile carpet. Of course I want to make sure this tank is stable. Any recommendations? I was thinking putting some plywood or foam between the stand and the...
  6. T

    Floor support: Add joists or new beam and post? 200 gallon

    I’ve started working on my new tank and I need to decide how to support the weight. The tank is a custom 5ft x 2.5 ft peninsula that will stick out into the middle of a our former guest room. The tank will sit perpendicular to the floor joists with the overflow end adjacent to the concrete...
  7. Danh Ngo

    Uneven Stand Top

    I built a tank stand 3'x 2' x 2' - the stand top is flat, no decorating trim. Tank is a rimless tank - about 70Gallon The top is a bit uneven, - I think the board that I used for the top was not even. I did bought the self-leveling mat from Innovative Marine-...
  8. GenericReefer

    How to complicate mixing salt.

    Hey guys! So I went up to my LFS, and while getting some new salt, they gave me a tip on weighing the salt to get a more precise reading. So how many grams of IO Reef Crystal would I need for a single gallon?
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