Re: The stand

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Francine,

Don't pull up the carpet!! You won't see the joists, just the floor boards. Your
house probably has nice oak floorboards (mine are pine) with a subfloor under it
(mine doesn't - squeak, creak). The joists are the vertically placed boards
underneath these two. To see them you have to either check from below (through
the downstairs ceiling) or tear up the flooring & subflooring. Neither is a good
idea. Joists usually run parallel to the width of the house not the length (in
relation to which ever direction is longest). I don't think you have anything to
worry about, considering the number and sizes of tanks you have. But look who's
talking. I only have a 30 gallon long on a wrought iron frame upstairs. All my
others are on cinder blocks & 4x4s. Still, your refrigerator puts more stress on
your floor than any of your tanks (Ever looked at those little button feet they
have?)

Mike Wise

Fbethea wrote:

> The reason that I am using 4 x 4's for this particular stand is so that when
> I eventually get a house with a basement I'll be able to put 2 55 gallon
> tanks on it.  But for right now I'll use it for grow out tanks at work.
> I will take your advice, however, and pull up the carpet to see which way
> the joists are going.  If my tanks are not perpendicular to the joists, I
> will move them.
> Thank you so much for taking the time to advise me.
>
> Francine in MD
> Fish - photography - genealogy
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