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Hey, just wondering if anyone who keeps fish, is on any good, active forums?
Or actually if anyone here with experience of small-medium tanks might know.
(Compared to some monsters, my tank will be considered as very small!)
All my accommodation is on the first floor (I live in a coach house).
I've got a concern around my new 50 gal tank sitting on laminate flooring which, IMO, has been badly laid. In one or two places in my lounge as you walk, the planks dip and click under your feet.
I'm not sure whether this is an issue with the laminate, the underlay or the actual subfloor (which I believe is concrete, see attached property pic). I've no clue at all where any joists might be.
The place where the tank will go seems to be fine but overall it has made me anxious.
If the floor is uneven / the weight of the tank and stand (about 600 lbs fully loaded) pushes the laminate down but some bits lower than others, I could end up with huge pressure from the water which will stress the glass. Stress on the glass = possible fracture. It won't end well...
I think this is more if tank is twisted slightly. So if the whole right side, front to back, is at little lower than the left, that's more or less OK. My 80 ltr is a bit unlevel from one side to the other (about 5 ml) but it's a much smaller tank and has a 'floating frame'.
I think the problem is if one corner only is lower, so if the front right corner dips lower than the rest of the tank that becomes a huge pressure point on the glass.
I've found and posted on a couple of fish keeping forums, but they seem pretty quiet? Don't suppose anyone here knows of some active forums?
Cheers
Or actually if anyone here with experience of small-medium tanks might know.
(Compared to some monsters, my tank will be considered as very small!)
All my accommodation is on the first floor (I live in a coach house).
I've got a concern around my new 50 gal tank sitting on laminate flooring which, IMO, has been badly laid. In one or two places in my lounge as you walk, the planks dip and click under your feet.
I'm not sure whether this is an issue with the laminate, the underlay or the actual subfloor (which I believe is concrete, see attached property pic). I've no clue at all where any joists might be.
The place where the tank will go seems to be fine but overall it has made me anxious.
If the floor is uneven / the weight of the tank and stand (about 600 lbs fully loaded) pushes the laminate down but some bits lower than others, I could end up with huge pressure from the water which will stress the glass. Stress on the glass = possible fracture. It won't end well...
I think this is more if tank is twisted slightly. So if the whole right side, front to back, is at little lower than the left, that's more or less OK. My 80 ltr is a bit unlevel from one side to the other (about 5 ml) but it's a much smaller tank and has a 'floating frame'.
I think the problem is if one corner only is lower, so if the front right corner dips lower than the rest of the tank that becomes a huge pressure point on the glass.
I've found and posted on a couple of fish keeping forums, but they seem pretty quiet? Don't suppose anyone here knows of some active forums?
Cheers
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