BIG TANK ON SECCOND FLOOR?

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tylerperkins

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i have some people giving me some slack about setting up a 125 on a seccond floor apartment anybody else got a big tank not a ground floor they all think its going to go visit the neighbors i say not going to happen its on an outside wall not the middle of the room not to mention the floor is not made of balsa wood for cryin out loud


any input?
 
I have 700 gallons on the second floor....lol Biggest are 135, 125, 90, 75,...Etc...all on the second floor...This is just me and my well built house...Post pics of some of your floor supports if possible...
 
well its an appartment so i can just go knocking walls out to check down stairs but i have a 55 and 2 20's and a 10 all close together with no problems i got the 125 to replace my 55 i guess if it goes it goes but i dont see it happening
 
It's a rental, what can it hurt? Ha.
 
you should be fine, but check first. Outside wall and match it with the beams if your really concerned... asked the guy that installed our jacuzzi tub about throwing a ninety upstairs as I thought it would be allright, but the rest of the family didn't, without batting an eye he said he didn't see any problem with it as long as the house was to code (and if you think about that, it makes sense, many people have large hot tubs/jacuzzis on the second floor, and I know their not filled with water all the time, but that still is a lot of weight when they are) ... theres a lot of threads on this really if you look, with people with much larger tanks too.
 
albirdy;2056785; said:
1 gallon = 7 lbs. water alone = 875 lbs.
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No water weighs 8.33 pounds per U.S. gallon

A good estimate is 10 pounds per gallon for the entire tank setup. So figure 1200-1300 pounds is what your set up will weigh. I would dought that you'll have any problems. I have a 180 gallon setup that weighs near 3000 pounds on a framed wood floor. i ddi throw in a couple of extra 2x10s for added support though.
 
just ask your landlord if the floor can support a waterbed. most (if not all) can. a queen size waterbed is 60"x80"x9"= 187 gallons.

also, if your stand has legs or feet, it may be a good idea to put a piece of plywood under them, to help evenly distribute the weight.
 
13 tanks on the 3rd floor
2 6' tanks
5 3' tanks
1 2.5' cube
and several smaller tanks
 
There needs to be a sticky about this topic...

it seems like every few weeks a thread just like this one shows up. And the answer is the same.
 
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