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Old 12-01-2009, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishward View Post
What kind of defelection are you going to get with an 8ft beam like that? i imagine standard design tolerance is greater than that for a big glass fish tank. it may hold it up but if the beam bends you won't be level and you'll get uneven loading in the tank (and on the beam).

Unless you're on the basement floor (or Concrete Slab) i would also suggest having someone look into your flooring situation. 2 four foot tanks and a 7 foot tank over the same joists is a boatload of weight... a quick guess is over 4000lbs.. not including any rock. or you standing over them to feed/clean/gawk...

What does Gawking typically weigh?
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