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01/21/2018, 12:12 PM | #1 |
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Is my floor bracing sufficient?
I am prepping to install a 200 gallon tank in my living room above this brace. I am looking for opinions on how I can make this better. This is my first big salt tank that will need bracing. Thank you all on advance for your opinions.
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01/21/2018, 12:35 PM | #2 |
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Will that brace run right down the center and entire length of your stand/aquarium? How are the columns/pillars anchored into the floor?
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01/21/2018, 02:14 PM | #3 |
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Totally fine as is... no additional work needed..
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01/21/2018, 06:30 PM | #4 |
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I would think it would be fine but for a small amount of money you may want to have someone do the math and inspect ... it would really be bad to miss something and a a failure. Just my 2 cents Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Ok. I switched out the 4x4 with 3, 2x8 sandwiched and anchored together. Had to return the floor jacks and get the next size down. The floor jacks are attached to the floor with 3/8 x 2-1/4 concrete anchors drilled into the floor. I will post a pic as soon as I have the beam up.
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Still have to put the big lag bolts through the screw Jack into the beam. But I'm happier with this. I will still have a structural engineer come look at it before I fill the thank... maybe
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01/21/2018, 07:52 PM | #7 |
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Assuming the brace is directly below the tank, you don't need to have anyone look at it. It's overkill for a 200.
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01/21/2018, 08:01 PM | #8 |
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Perfect I like overkill... this is my protein skimmer. I may need room to grow..
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01/22/2018, 07:40 AM | #10 |
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I'm with the "that's way more than enough" crowd. IMHO, the only thing you might have done differently is to use a couple strips of 3/4" plywood between the 2x8's to stiffen then that little bit more, but as is, it will more than handle a 200.
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01/22/2018, 11:10 AM | #12 |
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yeah and now you can put 4 x 200G tanks there and more..
overkill.. Expect a few hundred at least for an Engineer to state the same too..
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I'm about to fill my 500gal tank but I thought I'd check with the forums. Do you think that my additional support is sufficient? |
01/22/2018, 11:18 AM | #14 |
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Is that a butterfly suitcase? Thats sweeeet!!!
Gotta be easy to find that at the baggage claim.. But as far as your support.. I'm "stumped" as to the answer on that one..
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I'm all for erring on the side of caution ..... you got loads of caution
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You also may want to adjust your posts after the moisture level in the lumber comes down as they will shrink as they dry out. |
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01/25/2018, 11:27 PM | #23 |
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The math.... Water weighs 8.34 lb per gallon 200 × 8.34 then check the load bearing capacity on the house Jack's if each one can take 834 lbs you should be fine with the Jack's. Make sure what's under them can also carry the transfered load though. If you put Jack's on a failing surface they will still fail.
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Talking about support in a decent way or ghetto way
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Agree with Dsekula. Do you know how thick your cement foundation is?
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