75gal tall too heavy?

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It's hard to just say "it will work", or "it won't work"... I'm surprised people are offering opinions without asking any questions...


How old is the house/apartment?

Do you know what your floor joists are made of (2x6's, 2x8's, etc)?

Where in the house are you planning to put it, outside wall, or inside wall being shared with another room?

Are you going to run the tank parallel to the floor joists, or against?


I can't promise an entirely accurate answer, but the answers to these questions will help a lot.
 
When I have parties, I ask my guests to stand on the joists.haha 700 lbs.(weight of tank water and substrate, roughly) is not a lot of weight. One 2x10 will hold that without a problem. At 18 inches wide, the tank is going to be on a minimum of 2 joists (if it is against the wall). At 48 inches long, it will be on a maximum of 3 joists. A 75 will NOT fall through the floor unless you floor is rotted or you live in a 2 floor fort built by 10 year olds.
 
I love how people say its the same as three adults standing in place. The tank wouldn't fall through the floor, it would put press on the floor and warp it over time. I personally think the 75 will be fine if it is set up against an outside wall and spans a few floor joists.
 
Look downstairs under the room that you plan to put the tank in. Is there a load bearing wall in that room? If so does that wall continue up to te bed room? If so put the tank next to that wall or the wall that is the outside wall of the room. Those two walls will give you the most suport.
If the stand that the tank is going to sit on has legs, it might be a good idea to set it on a piece of 3/4 plywood so that it will transfer the weight evenly.
I am a tradesman of thirty years, but I have never tryed this myself. So in the end you will have to do what you feel will work. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!:mwave:
 
Stump;2807181; said:
It's hard to just say "it will work", or "it won't work"... I'm surprised people are offering opinions without asking any questions...


How old is the house/apartment?

Do you know what your floor joists are made of (2x6's, 2x8's, etc)?

Where in the house are you planning to put it, outside wall, or inside wall being shared with another room?

Are you going to run the tank parallel to the floor joists, or against?


I can't promise an entirely accurate answer, but the answers to these questions will help a lot.
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I'm thinking that these are some seriously relevant questions at this point.. for me, the age of the house would be all important.
Ultimately, if you are really asking for advice because you don't know, then either hire a surveyor on the house, or don't risk it. If you just want to go for it, and simply wanted a bit of moral support, then do it, but please realise that no-one on the internet is liable to pay the fine if your floorboards do give up the ghost...

Whatever you decide - good luck.
 
Stump;2807181; said:
It's hard to just say "it will work", or "it won't work"... I'm surprised people are offering opinions without asking any questions...


How old is the house/apartment?

Do you know what your floor joists are made of (2x6's, 2x8's, etc)?

Where in the house are you planning to put it, outside wall, or inside wall being shared with another room?

Are you going to run the tank parallel to the floor joists, or against?


I can't promise an entirely accurate answer, but the answers to these questions will help a lot.
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The house is about three years old.

I will be putting it in the room like this.

The entry way is at the top right of the picture.
There is a bathroom to the left of the room from this view.
And a window on the across from the entry way.

room.jpg




GermanRam;2807493; said:
Look downstairs under the room that you plan to put the tank in. Is there a load bearing wall in that room? If so does that wall continue up to te bed room? If so put the tank next to that wall or the wall that is the outside wall of the room. Those two walls will give you the most suport.
If the stand that the tank is going to sit on has legs, it might be a good idea to set it on a piece of 3/4 plywood so that it will transfer the weight evenly.
I am a tradesman of thirty years, but I have never tryed this myself. So in the end you will have to do what you feel will work. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!:mwave:
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Thanks
 
Ok, the age of the house is not a problem then... As far as the placement, I can't give you a definate answer. I would recommend putting the tank along a wall with a window, either facing the front or back of your house. The way the tank is facing in your diagram, it will hit the same amount of joists no matter which way they are running.

Outside walls are built to hold a heavy load, so placing the tank along one of those (NOT running parallel with the floor joists) would be ideal. But, if you are dead-set on kiddie-cornering the tank, I would put it, like I said, in one of the bottom two corners according to your diagram.


That's really all the help I can give without being there and looking at it myself, and I still don't feel right giving it. I just don't want you to go ahead and set it up because a few people said it should work (without knowing anything except that it's going upstairs - no offence anyone), I want to make sure you put it in the safest place possible.


Hope that helps... even a little. :)
 
I have a 72 gal. bowfront on the second floor, Its not gonna be a problem if you put it on an inside wall where the main supports are.
 
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