Floor support??
hi
couldnt help but over hear your convesation :D
my biggest concern is how far apart,and size of timber used
in the construction of a home there are a few choices a builder has with the timber any where from 2x6 to 2x12, the spacing can go from 12,16,18 to 24,depending on what an engineer felt the maximum load bearing on the floor would be,im guessing he/she didnt count on someone putting a large tank on it .
being in the construction trade if you could fill me in on somemore details i could get a pretty good answer for you,
when i was setting up my 125 in my apartment,(9th floor),the floor was constucted out of what is known as CORE SLAB ,concrete slabs with holes,and steel cable going down the lenght of them.i didnt feel there would problem until i got talking to an engineer who designs and builds them.he told me for that kind of weight a corner with two load walls are ideal,the further i move away from the wall or to the center of the wall the more likely the wall well want to push out,or the slab may fracture ,he also told me to evenly place the stand across two slabs to increase the weight displacement to asure this was done he recommended using two pieces of 3/4 inch ply wood under the stand to help the displacement.
the reason for all that concern was simple, the 9th floor was the top and he was more than sure that the top slabs had a different rating than the bottom one.
but if your in a bit of a push to get going i would suggest that you get the tank in a corner with two walls under it
but like i said i could find ot more if i knew what was in the floor
hope this helps some
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