Biggest tank on the 2nd floor advice

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I'm moving into my new townhouse next week. My wife want to put a tank on the 2nd floor in our kitchen. I currently have a 40 gallon that can go up there but I want to upgrade. I want to do a 60-75 gallon with canopy and stand. Would my floor be able to handle it? I ask those construction people but they say they don't know about anything about fish tank.


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This is perhaps the most commonly asked question I have seen across various forums.

It all boils down to construction of the house.

What type of house, age, building materials, tank location etc... there are many variables that go into answering this question accurately. However, for the tank you are asking about isnt very large, place it near a load bearing wall and I would say there would be no issues at all. When you get into the 100+ gallon range, 125, 180, 225 etc... it becomes a much more involved process to do your research before seting uo the tank

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Generally yes. The important thing I have to say here is make sure your floors are close to level, leveling is important BC if you are tipping out and your floors are unstable or you have dogs or a kid, the tank can tip over. in newer constuction you should be safe, in something old (over 50 years) you will need to be more careful.

run perpendicular to floor joists if possible as well.
 
no expert but i was told a 75 with just water weighs around 750 lbs. you should be good, but again id test for levelness etc.
 
If it's not a super old house, you should be fine. I have a 90 gallon on the 2nd floor of my house and have had a 90 on the 3rd floor of a condo. Like everyone else has said, make sure you have it against a load bearing wall and also try to have it laid out perpendicular to the floor joists.
 
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