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Hi there,

Does anyone have a large fish tank and a floor that ordinarily wouldnt support it? My friend does and she puts in large tanks by crawling under the house and shoring up the floor beneth the tanks.

Does anyone else do this? I am thinking of getting a 4x3x2 foot tank for my entry.

Last edited by Troy_Mclure at 17-May-2005 22:10

Troy_Mclure
That is the safest method to use. Get some good advice first unless the shoring up is done corectly you could have problems. Also check your insurance as you are doing a major alteration, beleive it or not some local councils also have to be notified. The best method is to use concrete stumps dug to the correct depth and cemented in. If it is over a certain height there are certain conditions and concrete stumps will not do.

Keith

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Thanks Keith,

I hate to quote you but....

"If it is over a certain height there are certain conditions and concrete stumps will not do."

....dont suppose you know what height exactly?

I have a limited space to do this in and I was thinking of putting in a tank thats 4ft long 2ft wide and 3ft high.

I might be able to get away with 3ft wide and 2ft high though.... I havent measured it out properly because it is still full of building material and stuff that I havent found a place for since I moved in .

Troy_Mclure

If you go to a builders suppliers they should be able to tell you the maxium length of the concrete stumps you can buy.

Or contact your local shire council and ask the building inspector.

Keith

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