wood foundation and a large tank

kwirky · #1 01-20-2008, 01:45 AM

I'm moving into my fiance's (yes, we were engaged about 2 weeks ago

) acreage at the end of this month. They have a wood foundation for the house. Would my 120g (48x24x24) be ok on it? My 120 has been sitting empty for over 7 months now because it cracked the foundation of the house I'm in now. I REALLY want to set it up again. I need a very affirmative "yes" if it's a yes because I don't want to wreck the foundation of their house with a tank.

Sean

Myka · #2 01-20-2008, 01:52 AM

A wood foundation? I've never seen a house with a wood foundation...the building specs in Alberta must be a lot different than BC! I can't believe your 120g cracked a concrete floor.

steve fedyk · #3 01-20-2008, 03:16 AM

What do you mean wood foundation, do you mean wood floor.
I have my 120G on the second floor and have no problem with it. My tank stand is 84" long, to spread out the wieght. Is next to a load baering wall, in the middle of the house.

kwirky · #4 01-20-2008, 05:47 AM

I'll get a good look at it and take pictures. Yeah I was completely shocked when I discovered my tank cracked the basement floor. Completely bummed out still too because I've got this 120g tank sitting in the basement with no water in it. 33g just isn't enough!

Chaloupa · #5 01-20-2008, 06:27 AM

I have my 120g AND my 150g both on the second floor of my wood construction house....just had to make sure that they both were placed properly...they are both on an outside wall (same wall) with a garage underneath....my 120g is 4 feet long and the 150g is 5 feet long...no problems with our floors or anything

super7 · #6 01-20-2008, 06:27 AM

what make is the tank, or is it custom.

Delphinus · #7 01-20-2008, 06:54 AM

I don't know the answer to the question but just thought I'd pipe in and say, "yeah, I've seen a house with wood for the basement walls instead of concrete." Bizarre eh? My parents were looking at buying it but that kind of freaked them out. I guess it's OK if it's OK but who knows how long it will last or is prone to problems in the event of a flood or who knows.

At any rate isn't the floor still concrete though? Seriously is the basement floor wood? If so, .. I dunno, you might want to consult a builder to see if there's anything that can be done to shore up the floor. I'm sure there's an option that isn't .. you know, too ridiculously expensive or something, hopefully.

Congrats on the engagement BTW!

Also, doesn't surprise me about the floor cracking. Unless you have a heated floor that concrete is a pretty thin layer over gravel ... these floors just crack on their own just due to settling.