100 gallon up stair's??
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good luck insuring it against aquarium water damageCoryWM;3290522; said:
. theres gonna be some clause where it needs a special bought stand made specifically for the tank. where the tank must be set up in a certain fashion or you completely void all coverage. they may even require you to have a contractor come out and check the installation.if you got a all risk policy, your rate would probably be extremely high if they figure out you have a 100 gallons of water sitting in your house.
just get someone who knows about houses and can take a look at your house, it doesnt have to be a professional, just someone whos been in the construction or inspection business for a bit of time. just because some thing works for most people doesn't mean it will automatically work for you. if it did i wouldnt get sick when i eat peanut products.
apisto;3284117; said:
I work for an Engineering Firm and we have several Structural Engineers on staff And there is no way in *heck* that our firm would accept any level of responsibility in a situation such as this, which is what we would be doing if we gave you anything in writing. We would be risking (worst case scenario) a few hundred thousand dollars loss on a couple hundred dollar job for a client with no potential repeat business
Instead, if you are ultra concerned Check into the design load for the building you live in. A structural Engineer has already designed it, his boss or PE has reviewed it and stamped it and they already hold responsibility in it. Check load bearings and so forth Good luck getting your hands on a set of plans though if its in an apartment
There was some very logical debate in the thread I linked previously on this same topic on this same forum just a day or two ago
The conclusion there was No one can say 100% yes or no without being able to review details in person
But, provided the building is structurally sound meaning it doesnt seem like its falling apart and you place it against a load bearing wall meaning a wall that extends all the way down to the concrete footing and cross as many floor joists as possible then you have absolutely nothing to worry about
In my personal opinion, having professional experience on the subject you have received a lot of advice in this forum that is both fanatically conservative as well as advice that is speculatively confident
All in all its a 100 gal tank thats 1,000 lbs 3 fat people dancing in the middle of the room is far more pressure than this tank will offer Would you hire an Engineer before inviting fun fat people into your home?
