lol your so right but thats why I even went with my 240 but there was noway I was going to put a 500 acrylic in my appt my strutual guy told me It would have weighted over 5000 lbs full and in order to have success with this I had to double up my beams its not my house to do so SOOO I just went smaller and next year when I get my house oh forget it I'm going to add a 0 too that 240 2400 gallons with more reds and rays cant wait till then it will be my great master tank
100g upstairs?
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Yeah, I probably wouldn't go larger than a 240 upstairs. but who wants to carry anything bigger than that up a flight of stairs, anyway?
at any rate, your aquarium stand is going to collapse long before the floor does.
realistically, the worst thing that will likely happen from heavy objects on floors is creaking. that will happen with time, anyway.
at any rate, your aquarium stand is going to collapse long before the floor does.
realistically, the worst thing that will likely happen from heavy objects on floors is creaking. that will happen with time, anyway.
here is an article on the subject, that should be a sticky I think:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/aquarium_weight.php
but I cannot verify the info in it because I am not an engineer.
maybe someone can?
the general premis of the article is to be fairly conservative with big tanks on second and higher wooden floors.
I know with me, I want to have my heavy tanks in the basement.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/aquarium_weight.php
but I cannot verify the info in it because I am not an engineer.
maybe someone can?
the general premis of the article is to be fairly conservative with big tanks on second and higher wooden floors.
I know with me, I want to have my heavy tanks in the basement.
Damon0306;2105036; said:I put a 150-long on my second floor in my apartment, up against a main support wall, took a while to get it leveled on the carpet.
I was so worried about it for so long, the day the tank came, I was shocked at its EMPTY WEIGHT with stand and I was freaking out for dayssaying what have I done
But so far so good, I still walk gently when I am near the tank, when friends/family visit I always yell stay away from the tank!
be glad it was very heavy empty.
you don't want a 150 gallon tank made with thin glass
I have my basement for anything bigger.unreal well I'm in nyc and have a110 hex for sale custom 3/4 glass black back center over flo plus extras if interested
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16418812 Volt Man;2105151; said:
This is the best way I can describe a general situation of 40lbf/ft2. There will not be very many engineers that will give the ok for any situation above this rule, even though you could place more weight under certain conditions. The calculations for most of these situations are fairly simple for any degreed engineer (you don't need a structural engineer)
Refrigerators, fat uncles jumping off of couches, water beds, those are all different situations. One of the most common overloading conditions are tall book-shelves. So, there is a safety factor that is accepted by the industry and the lumber companies don't exactly share what that information is because of liability.
100 gallons, most of the time is OK. You people with 200+ might be pushing the envelope for long term bowing of the joists.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16418812 Volt Man;2105151; said:
This is the best way I can describe a general situation of 40lbf/ft2. There will not be very many engineers that will give the ok for any situation above this rule, even though you could place more weight under certain conditions. The calculations for most of these situations are fairly simple for any degreed engineer (you don't need a structural engineer)
Refrigerators, fat uncles jumping off of couches, water beds, those are all different situations. One of the most common overloading conditions are tall book-shelves. So, there is a safety factor that is accepted by the industry and the lumber companies don't exactly share what that information is because of liability.
100 gallons, most of the time is OK. You people with 200+ might be pushing the envelope for long term bowing of the joists.
Also, I agree with the other article on almost all the points. There are a few things on extreme conditions that aren't exactly true or need more explanation.
