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Originally Posted by slakker
Also consider the footprint of the tank/stand and how the weight will be distributed. If it's on a metal stand which usually have 4 feet of about 4-6 square inches, all that weight will be put onto 4 high PSI points.
Or think of it in another way... 1300 lbs is about 7 to 8 people. If your tank's foot print is say 4'x2' that's 8 square feet, then you get 8 people to stand in that area, does your floor squeak and squawk under that pressure?
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This is a good point. I would never recommend putting a stand that has 4 feet right onto your main floor. I read recently on RC where a guy's tank had one of those feet push through the sub floor! It may be ok if you had hardwood floors but on carpet you're asking for trouble. That's a lot of PSI on the sub floor if it's landing in between two joists.