can a 100-125g tank be upstairs in master bedroom?

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Jack Dempsey
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well just like the title says can a 100 to 125 gallon fish tank be able to be in my room upstairs? can the room handle all that weight? im moving into a master bedroom soon and was thinking of getting a 100-125g tank.. that would be nice but would like to know if its ok to do?

thanks
 
i wouldnt do it, i would go with a 90 gallon at most, but most 110. if you go in your basement and make a bunch of extra bracing of some sort im sure you could make it work and it would be pretty safe.
 
As long as its a well built house I probably would go for it. Assuming thats a 6x2 tank, you're only looking at ~110 lbs per square foot. Thats probably the biggest i would go without additional bracing, but I'm not a structural engineer lol.
 
I always had a water bed, never had a problem, plus i humped some huge chics in it, house is still standing, just leans a little.

water is not even 9 pounds a gallon, so lets say its 1,000 pounds spread out over 12 square foot, thats only 100 pounds a square foot.

so yea, id say go for it. id worry more about glass breaking or tank overflowing than the wieight.
 
mnruxpin said:
I always had a water bed, never had a problem, plus i humped some huge chics in it, house is still standing, just leans a little.

water is not even 9 pounds a gallon, so lets say its 1,000 pounds spread out over 12 square foot, thats only 100 pounds a square foot.

so yea, id say go for it. id worry more about glass breaking or tank overflowing than the wieight.
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thats what im scared of.. im renting out this place its not even mine to begin w/. :( i wouldnt be able to make braces for it either.so 100g is the biggest i can safely get? i would love 125g.. :)

can i just umm put it in a corner and maybe have the stand a little out and the tank a little in to make it a little stiffer? i dunno if i make sense. but any help would be nice.. or ideas to make this as safe as can be.. most likely imma buy a used unit. so im hoping it doesnt leak :(

thanks
 
Make sure the stand is parallel to the floor joists if you decide to go for it. Also, put it beside a load bearing wall.
 
rallysman said:
Make sure the stand is parallel to the floor joists if you decide to go for it. Also, put it beside a load bearing wall.
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whats a load bearing wall.. when i move in ill take pictures and show you guyz and you guyz can tell me where its best to be put.. im also gonna have a weight set in there is it gonna be too much?
 
because i had a 100g tank before and it leaked during the night and lucky my place had marble floors it was hell to clean up. :(

i dunno if this matters or not but my room is gonna be above the garage..
 
my old setup that leaked :(

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