Do You Know What Your Tank Weighs?
I very nearly bought a second hand tank, stand etc for my next DT. Tank capacity without sump was 912 litres, I was already in love with this tank and I was going to have it........
Luckily I thought I had best think about what a tank this size would mean. 20% water changes meant 180 litres of new RODI water every week (could I realistically produce that) plus top up water, enough salt every week, this thing was 80cm deep and 80cm front to back - how would I aquascape it, do maintenance etc? Stuff it I'll manage......(probably wouldn't have).
Then I thought about weight. I live in a very old house that sits on wooden stumps. Conservatively this thing was going to weigh almost 2 tonne when fully set up and be pushing all that weight into an area of less than 4sq metres. There was no way my sub-floor could handle it so I reluctantly let it go.
I post this as a message - don't forget the basics. I almost did. :rolleyes
Out of curiosity I spoke to a builder and according to him, many modern houses (even if built on a slab) would not take that focused weight well, potentially cracking the slab. House slabs tend to be the minimum they can get away with.
Luckily I thought I had best think about what a tank this size would mean. 20% water changes meant 180 litres of new RODI water every week (could I realistically produce that) plus top up water, enough salt every week, this thing was 80cm deep and 80cm front to back - how would I aquascape it, do maintenance etc? Stuff it I'll manage......(probably wouldn't have).
Then I thought about weight. I live in a very old house that sits on wooden stumps. Conservatively this thing was going to weigh almost 2 tonne when fully set up and be pushing all that weight into an area of less than 4sq metres. There was no way my sub-floor could handle it so I reluctantly let it go.
I post this as a message - don't forget the basics. I almost did. :rolleyes
Out of curiosity I spoke to a builder and according to him, many modern houses (even if built on a slab) would not take that focused weight well, potentially cracking the slab. House slabs tend to be the minimum they can get away with.