Big tank on second story apartment or house

[goldies88]

I like to see how many of you have their big tank set up on second level of the house or apartment. I mean big like 100 gals and up.........

 

[Adhlc]

I've got my 125G on the second story. It's all in the placement of the tank and construction of the house.

I also know a guy who has a 300G on the second story of an apartment building.

 

[nes999]

I've got my 125G on the second story. It's all in the placement of the tank and construction of the house.

I also know a guy who has a 300G on the second story of an apartment building.

i had doubble stacked 360s if that helps. just be smart on where you place it.

 

[Fat Homer]

Since you did mention apartments... i have a 200G on the 7th floor of an apartment... although i know as a fact i have nothing to worry about since its all solid concrete...

 

[Adhlc]

i had doubble stacked 360s if that helps. just be smart on where you place it.

That's pretty crazy, how'd you get away with that?

 

[iloveoscars702]

ive had my 100 in my second story for more than a year now with no problems.

 

[bahamaqt00]

Just make sure the tank is going the opposite way of the floor trusses (sp?) We had a 250gal on the 3rd story apartment.

 

[pcfriedrich]

my attitude has always been that if a stand made of 1x2's can support the tank, then the frame of a house also can. think about water beds, porcelain bath tubs. just put it against a load-bearing wall, perpendicular to the floor joists. it won't fall through the floor, no way. the only real concern would be weakening of the structural integrity over decades. the house would be more prone to damage in a natural disaster.

 

[nes999]

That's pretty crazy, how'd you get away with that?

put it on a load bearing wall. and i welded the stand myself. also i put a plywood under it. but even with out the plywood it'd hold easily.

 

[leather]

It does depend on the house. I live in a 1860s stone house. My floor joists are rough cut logs roughly 10x8, but they are about 30 inches apart. I put my 150 in my living room and built a 4x4 frame to the basement floor under it. Everything was tight and as solid as I could make it. Even then I filled it and could here the house creaking and settling for roughly a week after. Now its eight years later, hasn't moved except for within the first year it went out of level about 1/8 inch end to end.