Tank

[EmilyB]

I just meant for temporary...until you could find out about the floors??

[MitchM]

Who cares if the tank looks stupid?.....
It'll be worse if you're standing in a big puddle of water!

Your floor will be fine.....but do you know what it's made of, and where the walls of the apartment are below you?

Mitch

[MitchM]

Hmmm, well I guess he signed off of here...

I also wanted to mention that he should try and place the larger tank over a bearing wall under him in order to reduce bouncing, and try to determine the direction of the floor joists and place the tank perpindicular to them.

Mitch

[psuedo]

are floor joists 16 inches apart or are they 24 inches apart?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by psuedo

are floor joists 16 inches apart or are they 24 inches apart?

They'll be 16" centers almost certainly.

[psuedo]

thankyou. At last I have something I can work with

[MitchM]

Yep, 16 " in older buildings with standard dimensional lumber, 19.2" in newer ones with engineered joists.

Mitch

[StirCrazy]

Or there is even the chance that it is a steel or concreat floor depending on how they built the apartment.

Steve

[MitchM]

Yeah, but he mentioned creaking, so I'm assuming that it's a wood floor.

Mitch

[psuedo]

yeah, I am pretty sure it is a wooden floor. Now all I have to do is figure out where the joists are, so as I can lay the stand out equally over 4 joists