Hardwood Floor

[Oscar]

A combination of rubber mat and building the cabinet with built in "trays" for both the sump and the tank itself seem like reasonable ideas.

Other than a complete tank failure what are the common sources of water spillage?

[EmilyB]

Originally Posted by Oscar

Other than a complete tank failure what are the common sources of water spillage?

Human error. I do that one a lot....

[fortheloveofcrabs]

I have mine on hardwood - no mat. I like to live on the edge.

I can see under the tank with a flash light and the floor looks fine. I spill often, but I'm careful in cleaning up after.

[marie]

I decided to go with a cork laminate on my floor just because I am a very messy person and I am counting on cork being water resistant

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by marie

I decided to go with a cork laminate on my floor just because I am a very messy person and I am counting on cork being water resistant

Of course any wood product has been dried to a certain degree so that when you add water you get a very nice buckling effect. I guess you could view it as static waves in your living room.

[BCOrchidGuy]

I just noticed my dog seems to be peeing on the side of my tank stand during the day. On the good side, my girlfriend can't blame me for the stained carpet around the fish tank anymore... Oh and yeah I've spilled some water once or twice...

Doug

[mark]

Before I moved, had my 75g (with 4 leveling feet) direct on the hardwood floor without any problems.

Sure, spilled some tank water but also had milk and juice and a lot of other liquids, just wiped it up. Would be concerned if I had a mat or something under the tank that could trap water and wouldn't allow me to wipe the floor dry.