can a 100-125g tank be upstairs in master bedroom?
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this is a little different but i live in a 3 story walk up, recently purchased a 200 gallon aquarium and before hand asked my landlord what the weight restrictions are.... without hesitating he told me its fine, just as long as is up against a load bearing wall.
and he still was cool after i told the exact weight it would be... a friggin tonne...
and he still was cool after i told the exact weight it would be... a friggin tonne...
you could try having the stand have a wider base that extends a few feet (completely flat bottom) out on the sides and front. probably looks ugly but reduces pressure on the one area.
Honestly you dont have a problem. For instance there are some half ton people who stay in bed all day every day for years on the second floor, that combined is probably more wieght than that tank. Just look at some tank stand legs, I have a 75g that the stand that is built to hold all that wieght has 4 2x2 legs and it does fine. So all you nay sayers think a houses floor beams cant hold that much, especially next to a wall? Just get your tank nothing is going to happen and if you are really that nervous get renters insurances its like 10$ a month. (better to get that anyway, I had to use it twice, cause some idiots overflowed the tub 2x and water ruined my stuff from the ceilling in my old apt.)
shouldnt be a problem. i believe what that guy on the first page was referring to was that the stand was perpendicular to the floor joists so its on many joists, not in between two.
LMAO. This is funny. Anyone who thinks you'de have trouble with a 125 on any floor really needs to stop by my place. I have a 125 stacked on top of a 75. 4 foot away (closet seperating) is the 180 with 100 gallon sump right under it. A salty 125 with well over 200lbs of live rock in it sits a foot away. Joists are 10s. I wouldn't even start to worry till you're over 300 gallons.
Well how about this. I am a manager at a warehouse. We have probably 2tons of wieght sitting on sitting on a 48"x40" pallet (which are not the thickest of wood) placed 40' in the air side by side on steal racking like this:
Im sure that if you place it next to a wall that goes all the way down you will be fine. No need to get into the math or engineering aspect, floors where designed to hold wieght and are capable to hold the loads. I have never heard of a fish tank crashing through the floor and I have been in this hobby for a long time.
Im sure that if you place it next to a wall that goes all the way down you will be fine. No need to get into the math or engineering aspect, floors where designed to hold wieght and are capable to hold the loads. I have never heard of a fish tank crashing through the floor and I have been in this hobby for a long time.
Recycling Works;406297; said:
Hahahah. How big were those chicks? You mean like those HUUGE BBWs on CraigsList?
it matters how your floor is though. I had 2 55G stacked and i couldnt walk near it without it wobbling or cracking noises, and my floor would make groaning noises once in awhile. I had to tank the top one down. But then again, the stand has 4 legs instead of a flat base which helps spread the weight. Ofcourse the house im in is very old. But definetly put it by a main wall.
