So i was gonna get a 180 gal and put it up stairs in my house but was told its a lot of weight and i find it hard to believe it will break through the floor. Whatg do u guys say.
180 gal weight
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adamstv;677249; said:
It will weigh around 2000lb when its set up...
Totally depands on your floor and the supports under it. Go have a look...
I have my tank upstairs but it is across the main beam and up against an outside wall, plus i bought a 2" thick sheet of plywood for the stand to sit on so the weight is spread out.
Well,
At 8.34 lbs/gallon. Water weighs a ton.
180 gallons (just the water alone) would be 1500 lbs.
Plus the weight of the tank and stand and gravel or sand.
So probably around 2000-2200 lbs. give or take.
There are plenty of older houses that it would not be safe to keep that much weight on a second floor or any floor not on a cement foundation.
If your house is of new construction, its probably safe.
But it should be placed right next to a wall.
Water beds and furniture can weigh alot. But the footprint of a tank is not nearly as spread out as a bed and so the weight needs to be centered over support beams that are usually next to a main weight bearing wall.
(I responded the same time as Aussie)
Wasnt being a broken record on purpose.
At 8.34 lbs/gallon. Water weighs a ton.
180 gallons (just the water alone) would be 1500 lbs.
Plus the weight of the tank and stand and gravel or sand.
So probably around 2000-2200 lbs. give or take.
There are plenty of older houses that it would not be safe to keep that much weight on a second floor or any floor not on a cement foundation.
If your house is of new construction, its probably safe.
But it should be placed right next to a wall.
Water beds and furniture can weigh alot. But the footprint of a tank is not nearly as spread out as a bed and so the weight needs to be centered over support beams that are usually next to a main weight bearing wall.
(I responded the same time as Aussie)
Wasnt being a broken record on purpose.Our house was built in 1880, and we are definately not putting anything larger than our 75 on the 2nd floor. We probably couldn't go past a 125 on the first floor, either.
It really all depends on a) placement of the tank relative to your support beams as mentioned above, and b) age and design of the house.
It really all depends on a) placement of the tank relative to your support beams as mentioned above, and b) age and design of the house.
This is the reason my parents preferred I didn't get a 60 gallon in my 2nd story bedroom which is understandable since they don't make me pay rent so now I got a 37 gallon I'm about to start up. There's no way in h-e-double hockey sticks that should pose any problem to a home that was built in 1986, right??
180gals = 1500lb
tank = 300lb
stand = 100-150lb
W/D sump = 100-150
Misc equip = 20-50lb
substrate/decor = 50-100lb
fish = 5-20lb
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2270lbs = 142lb/ft^2
Not acceptable on any standard joist flooring, 1st or second floor, must be either supported from below or by adding to/sandwiching the existing joists. Tank would still need to either be perpendicular to joist and next to load bearing wall or perpendicular to joist and inbetween two loadbearing walls with not more than 12' apart.
I would highly suggest reinforcing the subfloor too, a additional sheet of thick high grade plywood beneath the stand would be good.
tank = 300lb
stand = 100-150lb
W/D sump = 100-150
Misc equip = 20-50lb
substrate/decor = 50-100lb
fish = 5-20lb
.....................................
2270lbs = 142lb/ft^2
Not acceptable on any standard joist flooring, 1st or second floor, must be either supported from below or by adding to/sandwiching the existing joists. Tank would still need to either be perpendicular to joist and next to load bearing wall or perpendicular to joist and inbetween two loadbearing walls with not more than 12' apart.
I would highly suggest reinforcing the subfloor too, a additional sheet of thick high grade plywood beneath the stand would be good.
i would avoid putting the 180 on the second floor. mine sits on my living room on the ground floor. my house was built 2001... so i don't need to worry. good luck!