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03-31-2003, 11:21 PM
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hahaha! this could be bad for any airline pilots hoping to bring their nano with them on that next flight!
regardless, thanks for the input everyone. at least now i know what to look out for. i was more concerned about floods involving shattered tanks, but at 5/8" and 3/4", i doubt that will happen. of course that doesn't account for my sump tank... and when that goes... TONY LOOK WHAT YOU DID!   no worries, although i have to say i scared myself the other night. the tank (with baffles in place and everything now) is sitting in my stand, and i was sliding my CO2 tank into the stand alongside it, and i banged the side of the tank - half expected to see a massive crack form. luckily no damage was done.
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04-01-2003, 03:32 AM
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Well don't forget that 14.7 lbs/sq in is from the atmosphere to sealevel, so the 6th floor may bring the atmospheric pressure down to 14.9996 lbs/sq in....
Most... well alot of apartments that were built in the last few decades are mainly concrete.... so, if the 6th floor wasn't an issue, you need to consider the fact that there is a good chance the building was concrete not wooden framed. I think how you place your tank and divide up the weight will determine if that is a risk or not. If you just have 4 small feet/legs on the stand then you have to consider how much weight per square inch you are putting on the floor... If you can find the joices and place your stand so it is being supported by them and not by the plywood under your floor, and then have your tank against a load bearing wall I think you will do well.... (does it sound like I have a clue what I am saying?)
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04-01-2003, 03:49 AM
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I think you meant to say Quinn should find the JOISTS. 
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04-01-2003, 05:13 AM
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I used to date a girl named Joyce, real sweet, real cute.... I should look her up... DOH.. wife didn't like her.... lol
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04-05-2003, 01:04 AM
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The circumstances: 8-9 years ago. In a 10'x15' dorm room at university. Had my 72 gal reef beside my bed. Used a self-made 5+' tall countercurrent skimmer that was fed by pumping with a powerhead out of tank. Overflow (IIRC) was from the top of the tube brought it back into the tank. Airline was up near the top.
What happened: Did some adjustments on the skimmer/tank. Went to a party then to a bar. Got home at 3:30AM in an "extremely" drunken state. Tank half empty. Entire floor soggy and squishy and pooled with water. Turns out I had accidentely disconnected the airpump hose that fed the airstone (wood) so water drip-dropped out of that airline for 8-9 hours and proceeded to spread itself across my room. Luckily and surprisingly no casualties in the tank. Just a hellish night cleaning up 35 gallons of salt water from my carpeted floor water while falling-over-drunk. Upon reflection I don't remember how that much water got out of the tank. I wouldn't have submerged the powerhead very deep. Maybe it had fallen off it's suckers. I don't recall.
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