Has a fishtank ever fallen through the floor?

[phreeflow]

In a nutshell, hire a structural engineer if you want an accurate answer for your particular house and situation.

 

[krichardson]

None of mine have.....probably because all of my tanks over one hundred gallons were situated in the basement lol.

 

[eon aquatics]

how would it fall through the floor?

 

[Lepisosteus]

I imagine you would notice a lot of sagging before it finally gave away.

 

[The Masked Shadow]

A very important rule is to leave 75g+ aquariums for downstairs.

 

[krichardson]

A very important rule is to leave 75g+ aquariums for downstairs.

That is the biggest tank that I have had upstairs.I don't recall why but for some reason I set one up in the unused back bedroom on the second floor....on top of a long dresser.

 

[CrazyPhishMan]

i have 180's with sumps and a 125 on the first floor above a stacked stone basement. I put two floor jacks under the 180'sjust to sleep at night... and try to Scituate directly above the foundation walls. Not sure i would go bigger, like duanes my home was built over 100 years ago and has actual dimensional lumber in the frame and joist.

 

[Urgula]

I imagine you would notice a lot of sagging before it finally gave away.

yeah.... that's what I'm trying to avoid. Don't have much experience with the structural things, but from I understand, sagging means there could already be structural damage, which I don't want.

 

[Urgula]

how would it fall through the floor?

It's an exageration, but u can damage the supporting structures by putting things that are too heavy.

 

[eon aquatics]

lol i would be more worried about raining on the neighbors parade