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	Hypothetically......what would you do?
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	Weellll....I don't want the guy's trailer to have a hole in it, and I don't want the tank to crash and break, but a sever bowing of the floor on a massive scale would be sufficient. ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 13-Feb-2007 17:12
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, I cannot believe that he is going to put one ton of weight on a 6x2 footprint in a mobile home. It may take a couple of years, but unless he gets underneath it and shores up the flooring with floor jacks and 4x4 cross members, he is sure to have problems. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 13-Feb-2007 17:22
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	I'd love to have a tank big enough for big fish, so I'd decorate this tank with a layer of playsand, big pieces of bogwood, and giant anubias and ferns. Then I would get some excellent birchirs: some ornates, and maybe even an endi... I think I would also love to have some knife fish that get quite big: Royals, Clowns, a Black ghost... very cool fish. I think I'd also want some good sized cichlids or something short and deep bodied to add a contrast in shape and behavior. I love to dream about what I'd do with tanks that big... sigh Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 13-Feb-2007 17:22
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	It's insane! I doubt he'll do any of that. That trailer will prolly be toast. ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 13-Feb-2007 17:27
Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005	I'd either do a convict setup or I'd do what I origionally planned for my 46g before I got my Mbuna: 2x Veil Marble angelfish 6x Black Phantom Tetras 6x Panda Cories 2x Rams Of coarse the numbers could be upped Inky
Posted 13-Feb-2007 18:24
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Is this an older mobile home, or is it a newer manufactured home? Different terminology is used based upon the dates of manufacture. Additionally, if it is a newer model of manufactured home the actual flooring joists will be just as strong as a site built home and in many cases even stronger. Also as the manufactured home is built to be moved it has a steel undercarriage that if the tank was positioned over one of these members then the flooring would support it without any problems. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 13-Feb-2007 22:43
crazyred Fish Addict LAZY and I don't care :D Posts: 575 Kudos: 360 Votes: 293 Registered: 26-Aug-2005	I'm not sure, I don't know the person, it's kind of 2nd hand info. I'm still struggling trying to picture a 200 gallon tank in a trailer house. Perhaps it's a doublewide??? ~~Melissa~~ "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."
Posted 13-Feb-2007 23:41
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Could even be a triple wide, or they are even now manufacturing 2 story models. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 13-Feb-2007 23:47
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So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Hi there, the floor joists in a mobile home are usually steel, and about 2 feet apart, making it more than capable of holding the weight of a sizeable tank like that. I see absolutely no issues with it whatsoever, espescially if hes putting it up against the wall, where there is always extra reinforcement. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 14-Feb-2007 00:53
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	I now have this hilarious image of someone trying to set up a 200 gallon aquarium in a caravan. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 14-Feb-2007 09:17
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Scobinancistrus or psuedacanthicus breeding tank, anyone?
Posted 14-Feb-2007 11:31
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