Can my floor handle it?

I don't think anyone is going to give you a good answer without looking at your subfloor.


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http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article28.html

This will answer all of your questions.

I put 2 floor joist jacks under my 240. They are $40 bucks each at Home Depot. Pretty cheap insurance.

Jesseliu13 said:

is there a way for me to check the sub floor?

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Hello;
I suspect that the things to check are the floor joists (if your place has them) a bit more than the subfloor. The part of a floor often refered to as a subfloor is often boards or sheets of OSB/plywood that rest directly on the floor joists and are covered by plywood, carpet, hardwood flooring or in your case tiles.

That you appear to not be aware of these terms suggests that you may need to bring in someone with experience to actually look at the structure of the place. A good contractor should know enough to give an educated opinion, with a structrual engineer likely being a better choice if you can afford their services.

There should be a basement or crawl space under the floor for access. Your place may also be on a slab of concrete which would likely be the best situation.

The link in a previous post is a good place to start.

I usually estimate around 12 pounds per gallon for the larger tanks. Your 3600 pound estimate seems about right. If you have a piano in the area that and any other heavy things will need to be added to the load.
Good luck

A good contractor should know enough to give an educated opinion, with a structurual engineer likely being a better choice if you can afford their services.

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Absolutely. Their services will be much cheaper than any potential damage. I'd get the opinion of an expert for anything over 125.

Agreed. I wouldn't place 3600 lbs dead weight on a 15 sq foot area without consulting a structural engineer or an architect first unless it was directly on a concrete slab. They can review the room, advise you on how to position the tank and advise you on possible inexpensive structural improvements to make it safer (if needed.)

better make sure you run across the joist it spreeds the weight evenly across the joist if you run with the joist you might literally be resting on one joist then it could rip threw the floor as far as ceramic tile when weight is on it it can crack easily if your sub floor is concrete youre good to go