anyone have therir tank on a Pergo type floor?

One possible solution is to cut a piece of plywood or other wood
material to the dimensions of your base, and put this under the castors
so that the weight is evenly distributed on the Pergo. 1/8" thick
plywood should be thick enough and should not be unsightly.


LurkerNoMore wrote:
George is exactly right. Its pounds PER SQUARE INCH that matters. I
have been told that a refrigerator 'weighs' more than any aquarium
becouse of the this.

Anyway, the suggestion of installing the flooring such that the tank
is one the side of the room easiest to pull up the boards. Just make
sure you get some extra flooring, as the makes/models change over
time.

M



On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 20:02:48 GMT, George Patterson
wrote:


Frank wrote:

With 1800 lbs I wanted to be able to move the tank if it was necessary. I
built a platform with 8 heavy-duty casters which support 375lbs ea. which
equals 3000lbs. Will the 8 casters create 8 little impressions in my pergo
floor? Should I increase the Casters to 12 which equals 4500lbs?

Yes, you'll get dents in the floor. Each caster is going to have about 1" of
surface area; maybe less. If you have 8 of these, and each is actually 1" of
surface area on the floor, you'll have 225 pounds per square inch at those 8
points. I suspect that the surface area is actually less than 1" square, and
you'd have even more point weight.

If I were trying to do the same thing, I think I would build a more traditional
stand and design the platform in such a way that I could jack the stand up and
slide the platform (or platforms) under it if I needed to move it.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.



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dolfans1 wrote:
One possible solution is to cut a piece of plywood or other wood
material to the dimensions of your base, and put this under the castors
so that the weight is evenly distributed on the Pergo. 1/8" thick
plywood should be thick enough and should not be unsightly.

First off, the most commonly sold 1/8" plywood is Luan, which is so soft as to
be useless for this purpose (it can be dented by high heels). I would recommend
pine.

Secondly, and perhaps more important, this would probably defeat the purpose of
putting it on castors, since it would roll off of the plywood shortly after you
began to move the tank. The uneven load would probably scar the floor, might
crack the tank, and you'd have to jack the stand up to get the plywood back
under the castors at the new location.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

I have mine on a pergo floor. I did get some water damage but I
learned what to do to prevent it.

1.Seal the base of the stand where it meets at the floor with clear
silcone a little bead is all it will take to prevent water from
getting traped under the base.

2.If you dont want to do this spray out the water spill with a high
pressure air hose and compresser.

3.Seal the inside of the aquarium base that way if water does spill
from the sum it wont leak and go underneath the stand.

BTW mine got very little damage and was caused by my error.

4.If you can keep some extra pergo around so if and when you move you
tank you may have to replace a few planks which is easy to do.

dont think you wont spill water because its going to happen. just seal
the base and you will be save.

Rick



George Patterson wrote:
dolfans1 wrote:
One possible solution is to cut a piece of plywood or other wood
material to the dimensions of your base, and put this under the castors
so that the weight is evenly distributed on the Pergo. 1/8" thick
plywood should be thick enough and should not be unsightly.

First off, the most commonly sold 1/8" plywood is Luan, which is so soft as to
be useless for this purpose (it can be dented by high heels). I would recommend
pine.

Secondly, and perhaps more important, this would probably defeat the purpose of
putting it on castors, since it would roll off of the plywood shortly after you
began to move the tank. The uneven load would probably scar the floor, might
crack the tank, and you'd have to jack the stand up to get the plywood back
under the castors at the new location.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.