Keeping a 6ft by 2ft by 2ft tank in an upstairs flat help

[Vincentaquarium]

If you ring a structural engineer and ask them what a standard domestic floor will hold they will tell you ovr the phone for free


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But he cannot actually tell you my floor without seeing it right?

 

[Hart1985]

On the Earth's surface, 1 kN is about 101.97162 kilogram-force of load.


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[Vincentaquarium]

A domestic concrete floor is built to withstand 1.25 kilo newtons of force per square meter of floor area a tonne is 10 kilo newtons. This is what two structural engineers have told me.


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So a 6ft tank is too heavy for a standard floor then right?

 

[PufferXtreme]

I'm sure it'll be fine, I've lived in 3rd storey flats in the UK with loads of fishtanks.

As long as the floor is flat and no one is jumping about or banging the tanks it'll be ok :thumbup:

 

[Vincentaquarium]

I'm sure it'll be fine, I've lived in 3rd storey flats in the UK with loads of fishtanks.

As long as the floor is flat and no one is jumping about or banging the tanks it'll be ok :thumbup:

What size up in the 3rd floor?

Do you run the tank parallel to the joists or the opposite way?

The floor is flat and nobody will be banging it.

 

[PufferXtreme]

kept them against the wall and across the joists

 

[Hart1985]

But he cannot actually tell you my floor without seeing it right?

No but he can tell you the standard floor Bearing weight loads for uk domestic builds


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[Vincentaquarium]

kept them against the wall and across the joists

Any wall or bearing?

 

[Vincentaquarium]

No but he can tell you the standard floor Bearing weight loads for uk domestic builds


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Websites also tell me this and it's 130kg per square metre or 40kg per foot.

 

[PufferXtreme]

Any wall or bearing?

every wall!

seriously tho, either do it or don't do it. Mincing about like this isn't helping!