Hello everyone.
I am utterly terrified! My six foot, over a ton, monster tank has been making creaking sounds lately. They aren't frequent, but I hear it from time to time. I've checked the stand, which came with the tank for cracks or any sign of stress on the wood, but I have not found any evidence that stand's structural integrity has been compromised. There are no leaks from the tank so I suspect it is the stand. At first I thought it was the floor, settling to the weight of the tank, my home has wood floors and was built in the 40's with a crawl space, but I reinforced the floor with jacks just in case. I'm wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation, or may have some insight on why the stand is making creaking noises. I've had it set up for about five months, and didn't really notice it until recently. The tank was sold to me by my LFS, used, but I was assured numerous times before purchase that it was in excellent shape, and is visually. I trust my LFS's word on that, but I don't know what to do. I'd hate to come home one day and find 170 gallons of ocean on the floor...
I apologize about the long post, but I'm in desperate need of information.
Thanks a lot all.
The tank is: 210gl, L:72", D:24", H:29", 300lb LR, 280lb LS, with two over flow boxes, I assume this means, "Meant For Salt Water". (Tank is on the first floor)
*I also thought it might be a crab's shell tapping against the wall of the aquarium, or a crab pushing live rock against the wall, but I've watched my largest hermit closely and haven't heard the same pitch as the creaking.
I am utterly terrified! My six foot, over a ton, monster tank has been making creaking sounds lately. They aren't frequent, but I hear it from time to time. I've checked the stand, which came with the tank for cracks or any sign of stress on the wood, but I have not found any evidence that stand's structural integrity has been compromised. There are no leaks from the tank so I suspect it is the stand. At first I thought it was the floor, settling to the weight of the tank, my home has wood floors and was built in the 40's with a crawl space, but I reinforced the floor with jacks just in case. I'm wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation, or may have some insight on why the stand is making creaking noises. I've had it set up for about five months, and didn't really notice it until recently. The tank was sold to me by my LFS, used, but I was assured numerous times before purchase that it was in excellent shape, and is visually. I trust my LFS's word on that, but I don't know what to do. I'd hate to come home one day and find 170 gallons of ocean on the floor...
I apologize about the long post, but I'm in desperate need of information.
Thanks a lot all.
The tank is: 210gl, L:72", D:24", H:29", 300lb LR, 280lb LS, with two over flow boxes, I assume this means, "Meant For Salt Water". (Tank is on the first floor)
*I also thought it might be a crab's shell tapping against the wall of the aquarium, or a crab pushing live rock against the wall, but I've watched my largest hermit closely and haven't heard the same pitch as the creaking.