Re: Is an aquarium ok on a laminate floor?

I would go the the hardware store and have a clear plexiglass or plastic
base made that is larger than the bottom of your stand.  If you are cheap
(like
I am) you can buy plastic carpet runner material to put under the unit.
Then it is
very easy to protect the wood and mop up.


"Kenny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I'm only worried about the weight, not a spill. (Aquarium is acrylic
> and therefore has no seams but is molecularly welded.)
>
> It's a 60g aquarium on a wood stand that has a flat 6' sq bottom (vs
> legs), so there should only be about 100lbs weight per sq foot.
>
> The floor was just layed one week ago [it's layed on a concrete slab
> floor with underlay and whatever else they put under it].
>
> This is a Pergo-type flooring which is fit tongue-in-groove. I
> wondered if the weight sitting on the edge or middle of a piece at the
> perimeter of the stand would cause the fit between the adjacent piece
> of laminate to raise over tim -- or otherwise corrupt the floor. I do
> plan on putting a thick runner carpet beneath the stand to protect the
> floor directly beneath it.
>
> Thanks!
> Kenny