180g 2nd story

[amv123]

im sure you guys hear this alot and im sure im just looking for reassurance but do you guys think id have to worry about have a 180g on my second story right next to a wall?

 

[CrazyCichlids]

How new is your place????........cause I would be scared......1,500 pounds just in the water......SCARY STUFF

 

[Otto_VonBacon]

I heard a guy say he had a 260 gallon upstairs, i myself have a 90 gallon upstairs.
Just make sure it's on a load bearing wall/support and you should be fine.

 

[KaiserJeep]

Where you want to be is next to an EXTERIOR wall (all of which are load-bearing walls), or an INTERIOR LOAD-BEARING wall. Furthermore you want your tank to be oriented at a 90-degree angle to the floor joists of the second floor - In other words, at the end of the joists where they rest on the load-bearing wall. That way the weight of tank/water/etc. will be spread across 3 or 4 or more floor joists, depending upon how close the joists are spaced.

 

[devder1]

i get scared with just my 40 gallon upstairs
i would not do it

 

[Aquafreak]

I have a 150 gal upstairs next to an interior wall and it's fine. I have two little kids and an Alaskan Malamute running around all day, and no worries! I'd put it up.

Furthermore you want your tank to be oriented at a 90-degree angle to the floor joists of the second floor - In other words, at the end of the joists where they rest on the load-bearing wall. That way the weight of tank/water/etc. will be spread across 3 or 4 or more floor joists, depending upon how close the joists are spaced.

 

[amv123]

lol so many mixed feelings i want in my room soo badly i just dont know man i dont wanna be paranoid but itd be really awesome to wake up to that tank every morning

 

[amv123]

by exterior wall do you mean a wall that borders outside? and how know where joist would be?...i was planning on putting the tank parallel to a wall

 

[Aquafreak]

Exterior wall being any wall that shares one side with the "outside" or exterior of the house. If you have a basement, you can go down and check which way the joists are running. If you're basement is finished, find the main beam/support. the joists usually run perpendicular to this main beam/support. Second floor joists are usually laid in the same direction as the first floor.

 

[amv123]

thanks for the help i dont have a basement though