Big tank in a Florida high rise... should be ok right?

[Plec123]

Moving 1200 miles from New Jersey into a concrete apartment building in southeast Florida in a month. Really wanna upgrade from my 125 to a 180. Surely, in an area where buildings must withstand hurricanes, a 180 would be fine, right? There are hardwood floors but the building itself appears to be all concrete. It's a relatively new construction, though I couldn't find the exact year.

When I toured the community, I asked the management office if aquariums were okay. I even specified "and I mean, really big aquarium. 6 feet, a couple thousand pounds." All they said was "I don't see why not, just don't ask us to clean it or feed your fish for you."

What's the consensus on this?

 

[tlindsey]

Moving 1200 miles from New Jersey into a concrete apartment building in southeast Florida in a month. Really wanna upgrade from my 125 to a 180. Surely, in an area where buildings must withstand hurricanes, a 180 would be fine, right? There are hardwood floors but the building itself appears to be all concrete. It's a relatively new construction, though I couldn't find the exact year.

When I toured the community, I asked the management office if aquariums were okay. I even specified "and I mean, really big aquarium. 6 feet, a couple thousand pounds." All they said was "I don't see why not, just don't ask us to clean it or feed your fish for you."

What's the consensus on this?

It's possible underneath the wood flooring may be concrete. I would definitely ask the building manager and hopefully you will get a solid answer.

 

[SilverArowanaBoi]

It's possible underneath the wood flooring may be concrete. I would definitely ask the building manager and hopefully you will get a solid answer.

Solid answer? *snickers*

 

[Sassafras]

Best I can tell, it does look like the floors on some of those Florida condos are concrete, at least the Surfside.

 

[yellowfinfmb]

as long as it is concrete I had a 180 gallon and a 270 gallon in southeast florida Coral Springs in my apartment

 

[jjohnwm]

If it's a poured concrete slab construction...and I'm sure any "high-rise" is, earthquakes or no...then I wouldn't hesitate. When I purchased a 19th floor condo in Toronto many years ago, I wanted to put a 360 in my living room, but I was hesitant; when I asked the structural engineer at work about it, he laughed at my concerns. I forget the numbers but he showed me the ratings for my very-typical building were far higher than anything I could possibly fit in there. Within a few years the 360 in the living room was joined by another 150 in the bedroom, and the spare bedroom became an actual aquarium room with something like 1000 gallons in it. I was there for almost a decade with no problems whatsoever.

 

[Sassafras]

In all seriousness, despite my attempt at humor in post #4, I wanted to set up a tank in my office at work in an industrial building with concrete slab construction and got much the same reaction from the plant engineers as jjohnwm when I asked about it. They laughed and said a few thousand pounds were inconsequential in relation to what the floors were designed to carry.

 

[Plec123]

I mean, the entire structure appears to be concrete. The walkways outside the apartments are. The stairways are. I think I can take my chances. Seems silly to think for some reason the floor of the apartment wouldn't be concrete when the whole outside structure is.