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I’m moving house and am looking to upgrade to a much larger tank. I want the tank in my bedroom, which is on the second floor. In terms of dimensions, the IM 50G Lagoon is perfect. I calculated the weight to be circa 780lbs (stand, tank, water, sand + rock). I plan to place the tank in a corner...

My home was built last year. I have a 125g display tank on the 2nd floor of my house. Would it be ok to put a 40g sump below my 125g tank, and would it be safe or cause problems? Approx Water volume: 105g Sand: 120lbs Rock: 100lbs Tank weight without water guessing 200lbs? Stand: about 40lbs...

House info: -Split level home, tank will be on top floor -Tank will be against structural wall -Probably looking at either a 75, 90 or 120 with 25ish gallon sump So here is my dilemma…the tank will be running parallel with my beams. There are some supports (seen in picture) running every 3-4...

Hello, I am looking into setting up a Waterbox AIO 50.3. The only spot it works in my house is in my home office which has a brand new low pile carpet. Of course I want to make sure this tank is stable. Any recommendations? I was thinking putting some plywood or foam between the stand and the...

I’ve started working on my new tank and I need to decide how to support the weight. The tank is a custom 5ft x 2.5 ft peninsula that will stick out into the middle of a our former guest room. The tank will sit perpendicular to the floor joists with the overflow end adjacent to the concrete...

I built a tank stand 3'x 2' x 2' - the stand top is flat, no decorating trim. Tank is a rimless tank - about 70Gallon The top is a bit uneven, - I think the board that I used for the top was not even. I did bought the self-leveling mat from Innovative Marine-...

Hey guys! So I went up to my LFS, and while getting some new salt, they gave me a tip on weighing the salt to get a more precise reading. So how many grams of IO Reef Crystal would I need for a single gallon?