I'm going to be moving this summer into a mobile home, built in 1984. As it is I have nine aquariums and intend on taking most of them with me. The largest is a 100g slate bottom but I also have two 75g and a 55g. I'm sure the floor can support the 55g and smaller tanks but I'm unsure about the larger three, especially the 100g. I've never lived in a mobile home I guess what I'm looking for is advice and experience from from any MFKer's that have had to deal with a situation similar to mine. If the place can support a bathtub's worth of water with a person in it and a stocked refrigerator then I'm probably safe but I feel it is better to talk with those who know.
Aquariums in a Mobile Home
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I had a 75, 55, and a 46 in my old mobile home. In my current one, I have a 150 w/ no problems. Make sure you go across the joists though...
sandtiger;3217930; said:
I've built mobile homes and the floor joists where the bathtub sits are much closer together, so you cant really use that as an example.
You shouldn't have a problem with the 100g. Just make sure you place it inline with the length of the trailer to cover as many joists as possible. I live in an 86' trailer and I have a 90, 20, and a stack of tanks (20 and 25). I have the 90 in my living room inline with a load bearing wall and so far I haven't experienced any problems.
Im sure this goes without saying but be sure to have the tank sitting on a Styrofoam sheet or something similar. Take it from me, mobile homes can and will shift over time.
JakeH;3218449; said:
We're moving it anyway, at the moment it is sitting on dirt and has been since 1984. We'll be moving it to a cement pad, so yeah...bracing it is doable.
Thanks for the help so far guys. Knowing that others have succeeded at this really sets my mind at ease. I would hate to have to give up my larger tanks.
If bracing it is doable, I'd brace it, just in case. But other than that. . . I put a 20 gallon on the island between the kitchen & livingroom in my dad's 1970something trailer when I still lived with him. That's a cheap, garbage cabinet and it held it. I think the floors should hold up!
i have a 55 gal in my room and it seems to be good. but my parents wont let me get a bigger one yet because they think that the ground wont hold. but i think it would
You should put extra supporting underneath the mobile home in there area you plan on putting your tank. My friend had a 360 gallon put into his mobile home and he put extra supporting in the area where the tank will go. I would not recommend for you to go that big since you have an older home but just put extra support you should be fine.