Hi.
I'm looking to put my big tank in the living room but I'm really concerned about the weight on the old house Joyce's. the house is about 100 years old .
The space I'm using used to have a fireplace and the floor has a space of about 2.5 or 3ft which is concreat from the foundations up , where the flat part of the fire place sat.
I'm assuming this is a load bearing wall .
The tank is something like 60'' x 15'' x 18'' with 10mm glass. The stand is home made from wood and is fairly heavy too. Haven't done the calculations but I'm guessing this is a hell of a weight. Had a 125 rio on the exact spot for a couple of years with no floor problems at all.
Can anybody give me any advice . Will this be ok or is it a disaster in the making. This month alone I've had my 125 cook with a faulty heater and my wee lad cracked his 60 lter so I don't need anything more.
I'm looking to put my big tank in the living room but I'm really concerned about the weight on the old house Joyce's. the house is about 100 years old .
The space I'm using used to have a fireplace and the floor has a space of about 2.5 or 3ft which is concreat from the foundations up , where the flat part of the fire place sat.
I'm assuming this is a load bearing wall .
The tank is something like 60'' x 15'' x 18'' with 10mm glass. The stand is home made from wood and is fairly heavy too. Haven't done the calculations but I'm guessing this is a hell of a weight. Had a 125 rio on the exact spot for a couple of years with no floor problems at all.
Can anybody give me any advice . Will this be ok or is it a disaster in the making. This month alone I've had my 125 cook with a faulty heater and my wee lad cracked his 60 lter so I don't need anything more.
