Extra Floor Support???

[corey.nolta]

Possibility of upgrading to a 210. At what point do you add extra floor supports? The hypothetical tank would be at the very front of my house (first floor) right off the cinder block frame of the house - If that matters at all.

 

[corey.nolta]

Forgive the crude drawing!

 

[alyee5]

I would ensure the tank is perpendicular to the floor jousts and placed so the jousts are evenly spaced under the tank

 

[Brew12]

Possibility of upgrading to a 210. At what point do you add extra floor supports? The hypothetical tank would be at the very front of my house (first floor) right off the cinder block frame of the house - If that matters at all.

Do the floor joists run parallel to or perpendicular to the wall? If perpendicular, how long are the joists?

 

[corey.nolta]

I just went and looked, and unfortunately with the placement I would like it to be, the joists would run parallel with the tank. However there is a second location where it could go that the joists would run perpendicular with the tank. That however would involve convincing the wife to move everything :-/

 

[theblackpearl]

put a floor jack in the middle of the joist under the tank

 

[Brew12]

I just went and looked, and unfortunately with the placement I would like it to be, the joists would run parallel with the tank. However there is a second location where it could go that the joists would run perpendicular with the tank. That however would involve convincing the wife to move everything :-/

That is less than convenient. Is it a short span between supports where you are thinking about putting it?

 

[Brew12]

put a floor jack in the middle of the joist under the tank

For parallel joists you would probably want 4 of these.

 

[corey.nolta]

The span is 16" center to center. Joists are 2"x7"s. As I went down to look, it dawned on me, I won't be able to use any floor jacks as the part of the basement directly under where the tank would be is an unfinished part and all dirt floor. Bummer because this potential tank was pretty much the deal of the century!

 

[smokin'reefer]

I used 4×8×16 solid cap blocks under my floor supports on a dirt base.

 

[DustinReefer]

The span is 16" center to center. Joists are 2"x7"s. As I went down to look, it dawned on me, I won't be able to use any floor jacks as the part of the basement directly under where the tank would be is an unfinished part and all dirt floor. Bummer because this potential tank was pretty much the deal of the century!

You can pour a few footings cheap, just a bit of work! I'm in the same situation and am going to have to put jacks under mine as well. Luckily I'm in concrete already though

 

[theblackpearl]

I used 4×8×16 solid cap blocks under my floor supports on a dirt base.

Lay some blocks in the dirt and put the Jack directly on the block. You can get everything you need at Home Depot or Menards or Lowes

 

[beadlocked450r]

This is what i did under my 325. 1 end of tbe tank sits on steel beam for my house and i added the doubled 2x10 floor joists that are bolted and glued together.

 

[alyee5]

Might be easier to move to a different house

 

[adestafi]

Might be easier to move to a different house

Tell the wife you need to buy a newer bigger house ... for the fish tank

 

[beadlocked450r]

This is for his new house! His new fish house!