Can the apartment hold a 180 gallon?

[MikeGuerra]

Hi fellow MFKers just wondering how strong my floor is. I am moving to a apartment building every flooris concrete with plywood and wood flooring over it I was just wonder if my new floor will be able to hold my 180 gallon to do you guys think it wil hold up? I hope so I do NOTTTTT want to get rid of my fish. I think it should be good just double checking. I will be in the 3rd floor but once again it's all concrete slaps. Thanks for the help/advice ladies and gentlemen.

MIKE


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[Jesse1985]

Hey I would check with who your renting from my buddy set up his tanks on a 4th floor and they told him he had to take them all out I'm sure it would hold but youmight wanna check just my 2C good luck


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[baconmeupscotty]

Definitely check with the manager, he might be able to give you more info about the weight bearing capacity of your floor. That's a huge tank for an apartment though, I hope they let you keep it!

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[ecoli73]

I would worry about the potential damage to other people if the tank leak than the floor. What is your apartment policy on pets?

If you don't want your manager know, ask about water bed policy.


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[jhc7685]

Concrete will have steel beam and re-bar. The floor will hold but are you allow to have a 180 gallon tank inside your apartment or not.

 

[luscombe1959]

I live in an apartment atm and I have 125g running with no problems. It's no 180 but I think weight wise it should be fine. Pets are allowed in my apt. and the manager as well as all the matenience guys all love my tank

 

[Fat Homer]

I live in an apartment, although in Hong Kong, but i have a 200G in there no problems...

I agree its still probably best to ask and find out if its okay to keep it in there though...


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[Oscar Mike]

I have a 240 in an upstairs apartment with concrete subflooring, but I'm honestly more worried about the tanks breaking or starting a fire than causing structural damage. We're not supposed to have anything bigger than a 10g tho and it's a huge pain hiding everything from the management, so I would definitely agree with making sure it's ok first (unless u don't mind never having them fix anything lol). Luckily I'm friends with the maintenance guy but it's still a big risk. If u do it just make sure the tank is against a load bearing wall perpendicular to the joists

 

[JOSCAR05]

Bro to be honest you should be fine. I live in a 2 story house with a room that has 4 tanks set up on each wall with 3 55gallons and a 100gallon tank and below that room is my pool room with no support wit any kind of beamers wut so ever. Just wood under wood. U should be ok but my question for you is will your landlord allow such a size tank?


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[MikeGuerra]

I have a 240 in an upstairs apartment with concrete subflooring, but I'm honestly more worried about the tanks breaking or starting a fire than causing structural damage. We're not supposed to have anything bigger than a 10g tho and it's a huge pain hiding everything from the management, so I would definitely agree with making sure it's ok first (unless u don't mind never having them fix anything lol). Luckily I'm friends with the maintenance guy but it's still a big risk. If u do it just make sure the tank is against a load bearing wall perpendicular to the joists

Lol yea I'm a carpenter i know plumbing and electrical work to so I'll have no problem not calling them for anything


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