Sub floors & preparing for your new aquarium - Page 6

BigAl07 · 02-25-2008, 03:26 PM

Glad it went well. Now it's time for pics

Craig Manoukian · 05-14-2008, 05:47 PM

Tagging along! Great stuff!

golf8hdcp · 04-15-2009, 10:16 PM

since when does a 120 gal = +- 11000 lbs? Kimoy ? just wondering

Great thread guys

golf8hdcp · 04-20-2009, 09:56 PM

double post

seafansar · 05-19-2009, 01:53 AM

I'm moving soon and need to re-do the flooring in the fish and dinning room. My boyfriend really wants bamboo flooring. How would bamboo do under a 150 gallon and 92 gallon? Should we use the quiet walk stuff? How hard is bamboo to install? I know nothing about flooring, so any advice would help.
Thanks!

jfourn · 09-05-2009, 11:18 AM

i am wanting to put a 155 bowfront on the first floor of my house. after reading these posts i wanted to ask for advice on what to do? it will be on a outter wall with a basement under it

dent · 10-09-2009, 01:52 AM

I'm also inquiring about a tank on the upper floor. I have a 90Gal, going to sit "the bad way" on 2x8 joists. Visualize the layout: outer wall, in 1 ft, tank edge to tank edge, 7 ft to I beam. I'm planning on re-enforcing with 3/4" plywood for vertical stress and another 2x8 for why? I was told to do it... No idea.

Here's a picture of what I'm thinking. I was told to make sure the plywood is same height as 2x8, do 2 layers offset. That it overhangs the outer wall and I-beam for support. Use lots of glue and screws/nails then clamp, let fully dry before applying weight to it.

What would you recommend?

02-25-2008, 03:26 PM	#76 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sub floors & preparing for your new aquarium Glad it went well. Now it's time for pics __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

05-14-2008, 05:47 PM	#77 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sub floors & preparing for your new aquarium Tagging along! Great stuff! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

04-15-2009, 10:16 PM	#78 (permalink)
golf8hdcp Fire Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 65 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Sub floors & preparing for your new aquarium since when does a 120 gal = +- 11000 lbs? Kimoy ? just wondering Great thread guys __________________ 155 bow in progress Hit em long and straight

04-20-2009, 09:56 PM	#79 (permalink)
golf8hdcp Fire Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 65 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Sub floors & preparing for your new aquarium double post __________________ 155 bow in progress Hit em long and straight Last edited by golf8hdcp : 04-20-2009 at 09:57 PM. Reason: double post

05-19-2009, 01:53 AM	#80 (permalink)
seafansar Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 1,199 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Sub floors & preparing for your new aquarium I'm moving soon and need to re-do the flooring in the fish and dinning room. My boyfriend really wants bamboo flooring. How would bamboo do under a 150 gallon and 92 gallon? Should we use the quiet walk stuff? How hard is bamboo to install? I know nothing about flooring, so any advice would help. Thanks! __________________ -Sara SW since Jan. '08 150 gallon SPS reef 20 gallon BTA/clown tank 90 gallon bowfront mixed reef 45 gallon cube 150 tank thread 45 cube thread My Reefnook

09-05-2009, 11:18 AM	#81 (permalink)
jfourn Fire Coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 81 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Sub floors & preparing for your new aquarium i am wanting to put a 155 bowfront on the first floor of my house. after reading these posts i wanted to ask for advice on what to do? it will be on a outter wall with a basement under it

10-09-2009, 01:52 AM	#82 (permalink)
dent Tubeworm Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 33 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sub floors & preparing for your new aquarium I'm also inquiring about a tank on the upper floor. I have a 90Gal, going to sit "the bad way" on 2x8 joists. Visualize the layout: outer wall, in 1 ft, tank edge to tank edge, 7 ft to I beam. I'm planning on re-enforcing with 3/4" plywood for vertical stress and another 2x8 for why? I was told to do it... No idea. Here's a picture of what I'm thinking. I was told to make sure the plywood is same height as 2x8, do 2 layers offset. That it overhangs the outer wall and I-beam for support. Use lots of glue and screws/nails then clamp, let fully dry before applying weight to it. What would you recommend?

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