I just moved into an older house and I'm a little concerned about my fishtank falling through the floor. The place I would like to put it unfortunately would result in it being parallel with the joists. The basement is unfinished so at least i can see the ceiling/floor of 1st level. From what I can tell the tank would sit almost perfectly even on top of two of the joists.
Estimate on weight:
125 Gallon Tank - 72.5" x 22"
1042.5 lbs - Water
250 lbs - Gravel
100 lbs - Other crap?
About 1400 lbs
The joists are 13" apart and 1.5" wide. running east-west. The floorplan of the basement is open, the "wall" that you see in fishtank3.jpg is just cheesy wood paneling. There is nothing running north-south. The only support(?) in the basement would be a 4"x4" pillar off to the side of the stairs as seen in fishtank1.jpg. You can sortof tell where the living room wall is in the basement pictures based on the cold air return and electrical wiring going up into the wall.
Just looking for a little direction. any input would be greatly appreciated!
Estimate on weight:
125 Gallon Tank - 72.5" x 22"
1042.5 lbs - Water
250 lbs - Gravel
100 lbs - Other crap?
About 1400 lbs
The joists are 13" apart and 1.5" wide. running east-west. The floorplan of the basement is open, the "wall" that you see in fishtank3.jpg is just cheesy wood paneling. There is nothing running north-south. The only support(?) in the basement would be a 4"x4" pillar off to the side of the stairs as seen in fishtank1.jpg. You can sortof tell where the living room wall is in the basement pictures based on the cold air return and electrical wiring going up into the wall.
Just looking for a little direction. any input would be greatly appreciated!