180 gallon fish tank in my second floor living room.

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Is this a good idea to have a 180 gallon fish tank on the second floor?

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AfroCichlidfan

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I just upgraded my 75 gallon Malawi African cichlid tank to 180 gallons. I have some reservations about filling it up and increasing its weight to 2500lbs (1.25 tons). Its not that I think it will fall through the floor per-say... I am just concerned what the 208 pounds per square foot is going to do to the title flooring and the potential floor sagging in the future.

What size tanks do you have on your second floor and how is it holding up?

I am hoping the responses to this post are ones telling me that a 180 gallon fish tank on the second floor perpendicular the to the floor joists and share an exterior wall there is nothing to worry about.

Let me know what you think.

Tom.
 
I have a 180 gal upstairs.
It sit perpendicular to the floor joists.
Has been there for the last 6.5 years with no problems.
Note: This is my house I have an understanding in the building trade so knew where I was putting it would be fine.
It comes back to your choice. I'd say fill half and see how stab le it is.

=)
 
I have my 180g on the first floor not perpendicular to the joists, but I put a telescopic steel support bar under it in the basement before filling. I wouldn't dare putting it on the second floor in my house which I had it built in 99.
 
see pretty much you can put anything up to 75 gallons any where. After that is need to be perpendicular to as many joists as possible. I am just wondering if I should get a post for my basement then. I know 180 gallon tanks can be safe on a floor. It will only be there for abour 2 year... After that I will move and place it on a basement hopefully.

Where can i get a support pole for my basement?
 
My bedroom is on the fourth floor of my split level house, and holds most of my aquariums. Probably about 2000 pounds all adds together. The weight doesn't seem to be a problem, but the humidity and spilt water is slowly diminishing the walls and wood floors, so that's what I'd be more concerned about!


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Would you be afraid to cram 100 people into your living room? I wouldnt. This is always what I think about when people talk about heavy tanks on the 2nd floor. When I was a teenager, I had 8, 55's and 2, 125's in my upstairs bedroom. The 55's were 2 per stand as were the 125's. I had these tanks like that for at least 4 years with no issue. And the visible water level in the tanks were always level.
 
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