kien's 150g Room Divider Mixed Reef & Stuff

lastlight · #1 11-13-2009, 08:26 AM

Oh yeah this isn't the first time you've told me you're single now I remember.

We just need to be clearer on WHY you keep telling me that dude haha!

lorenz0 · #2 11-13-2009, 08:47 AM

I enjoy everyones stories about their wife's and this hobby, esspecially yours. Brings a smile to my face. I am just waiting for you to finish your tank. Like everything great, it just takes time.

Trust me, finding a girl who will put up with me is a hard task. Plus i am a nerd at heart

Yes i find that extremely funny

lastlight · #3 11-13-2009, 08:56 AM

lmao! oh so do i. can you share a link to the store? The more clever shirts I have the less clever I need to be lol.

lorenz0 · #4 11-13-2009, 09:03 AM

http://www.thinkgeek.com/

have fun. i think it took me an hour before i finished looking over this site. have yet to make my first order

kien · #5 11-13-2009, 03:05 PM

I love think geek,I have a bunch of junk from them. I even dressed up the wife and the kids in some of their stuff. There's a picture of my wife with Darth Vader wearing her "I love my geek" t-shirt

P.S. tony if you read this and find that picture, that's Dave!

Lorenzo: Again, if I remember right, you had hardwood floors on that floor. Normally you have to run hardwood floors perpendicular to your joists. Or at least that's what I've been told. So your tank would run parallel to the hardwood floors in this case. I'm no builder but I think it is a rule of thumb, even if there might be exceptions ? I asked quite a few people before proceeding and the general consensus is that 150g is about the max you'd want to comfortably put on the main floor without extra support underneath. But then I know people who have put more than that so I don't know

Coleus · #6 11-13-2009, 03:43 PM

150g plus sump would be like 200g :-) I knows quite a few ppl putting their tank on main floor without doing any extra support to the floor. But i think we should play safe by sistering the floor underneath. Easy to do and give you some peace of mind. A collapse or bend floor will cost thousands to repair :-)

kien · #7 11-13-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Coleus

150g plus sump would be like 200g :-) I knows quite a few ppl putting their tank on main floor without doing any extra support to the floor. But i think we should play safe by sistering the floor underneath. Easy to do and give you some peace of mind. A collapse or bend floor will cost thousands to repair :-)

Actually, depends how much stuff is in our DT and sump. My 150g is displaced by about 10 gallons worth of rock maybe? Some would have even more. My 45g sump only holds about 30g worth of water I think? So in total I've estimated roughly 140g worth of water. BUT, then there's the weight of all that other crap like rocks, sand, tank, stand, equipment, etc, so you're far exceeding the weight of 200g worth of water anyway LOL!

Ya, If you're going to put major weight, like I'd say 180+ gallons on your main floor I'd probably look into extra support too. However, this isn't always "easy", especially if your basement is developed already and your tank sits right on top of your home theatre!

Certainly not impossible, just more challenging!

My next upgrade 400 gallons or so will find me relocating the tank into the basement.