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Old 02-04-2008, 09:30 PM
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Default not quite the same

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Originally Posted by mr_alberta View Post
My boss (structural engineer) claims that he saw one. He said that repeated spills from the aquarium above caused the joists below to partially rot and eventually give. He was pretty vague on the details though so i don't know how much of that is true.
I would say thats not quite the same as an aquarium going through the floor due to structural intergrity of the floor. That would apply to any flooring or stand if it rotted through
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