Can the floors in an apartment on the second floor hold a 90 gallon tank?

[DaxD]

I need some advice on moving my 90 gallon tank to an apartment on the second floor. First question that is running in my head is, will the floor be able to support the weight of a 90 gallon tank? I would think that all of the furniture that goes into an apartment would be heavy also, but I do know that a 90 gallon tank filled with water can be very heavy. I am serious about this question and I am just not sure if this can be done or not. Please help me out Monster Fish Keepers. I do not want to get rid of my fish. Thanks for all of the advice and comments. Also, how heavy is a fully filled 90 gallon tank?

 

[NCStateFisher]

waters approx 8-9lbs a gallon, after everything just estimate it at a half ton to be safe, somebody on here will be able to explain how to align it with floor joists and things like that, but most apartments there is a way to make it work

 

[brich999]

I'd say you are good. Is the apartment relatively new? How big is the building? What is it built with? Example, a 4 story brick apartment I'd say yes, just go perpendicular to floor joists.

 

[Bderick67]

As long as you place the tank perpendicular to the floor joists you'll be fine

 

[DaxD]

Thanks everybody for your advice and comments.

 

[smitty03281964]

It can hold even more than that.

 

[duke33]

Just make sure it's level.

 

[kdrun76]

Go for alignment along either an outside wall or the central beam of the house and go perpendicular to the floor joists.

 

[CODzilla]

Both of my tanks in my sig are upstairs on a wooden floor. Try to put them near a support wall for shear strength of the beams and place it running along the floorboards so it spreads the weight along more than one beam. Lifting the floorboards to see what is there before deciding the position of the tank is a good idea too.

 

[Allan01230]

If that apt. can't hold a 90 gallon the land lord has a promblem that needs to be addressed. My apt held a 125 with ease and was an older building. 1965.