I Have No Idea What to do!!!!!

[MilitantPotato]

http://www.african-cichlid.com/Structure.htm

125 is pushing it, if your floors have any damage or even a knot in the supports you run a very likely risk of a collapse.

40lbs per sq foot is the standard at what homes are built. a 125 gallon is WAY over that load limit, and sheer is a strong possability being it's so heavy.

I'd read that site, get a decent understanding of the risk you're taking and call a structural engineer. You'll be spending tens of thousands of dollars to fix your floors, walls, and the apartments below yours walls, floors, and maybe the loss of someones life if it falls on them.

 

[Dr Joe]

http://www.african-cichlid.com/Structure.htm

125 is pushing it, if your floors have any damage or even a knot in the supports you run a very likely risk of a collapse.

40lbs per sq foot is the standard at what homes are built. a 125 gallon is WAY over that load limit, and sheer is a strong possability being it's so heavy.

I'd read that site, get a decent understanding of the risk you're taking and call a structural engineer. You'll be spending tens of thousands of dollars to fix your floors, walls, and the apartments below yours walls, floors, and maybe the loss of someones life if it falls on them.

What are the odds 8 joists have LARGE knots in them and all parallel to each other?

What the heck...put a time laps video camera on it and if it does go, sell the tape to America's Funniest Videos!

Should be a Grand Prize Winner, $100k.

 

[The Happy Mud Skipper]

hahaha....yeah then I could use the 100k to pay for the damaged place!! Haha

 

[Lil_Stinker]

http://www.african-cichlid.com/Structure.htm

125 is pushing it, if your floors have any damage or even a knot in the supports you run a very likely risk of a collapse.

40lbs per sq foot is the standard at what homes are built. a 125 gallon is WAY over that load limit, and sheer is a strong possability being it's so heavy.

I'd read that site, get a decent understanding of the risk you're taking and call a structural engineer. You'll be spending tens of thousands of dollars to fix your floors, walls, and the apartments below yours walls, floors, and maybe the loss of someones life if it falls on them.

Oh crap!! I need bigger feet!! My feet are 9 inches by ~ 3-1/2 inches... that makes ~.45 sq feet (round to .5) put my 180 pound *** on that & it's 360/ft

All 18~20 inch high tanks over a evenly distributed base is about 110 lbs of water & glass per foot, add for stand, gravel & everything but the fish you usually end up in the area of 135 to 150 per sq foot.

My fridge weighs about 200 lbs loaded & sets on 4 wheels with about 1inch by 2 inches each point-loaded on the floor (25/sq inch) 3600 lbs/sq foot.

I am not telling to move it or not, but a live load of 40 lbs/ft would kill every person that walks into that appartment. (see my first statement)

I am now in fear of walking accross the floor

Perhaps the engineers can shed some light on the meaning of 40 lbs/foot 'Live Load' as compared to a 'static load'.

I do believe that most of us are confused on this issue.

 

[Dr Joe]

Oh crap!! I need bigger feet!! My feet are 9 inches by ~ 3-1/2 inches... that makes ~.45 sq feet (round to .5) put my 180 pound *** on that & it's 360/ft

All 18~20 inch high tanks over a evenly distributed base is about 110 lbs of water & glass per foot, add for stand, gravel & everything but the fish you usually end up in the area of 135 to 150 per sq foot.

My fridge weighs about 200 lbs loaded & sets on 4 wheels with about 1inch by 2 inches each point-loaded on the floor (25/sq inch) 3600 lbs/sq foot.

I am not telling to move it or not, but a live load of 40 lbs/ft would kill every person that walks into that appartment. (see my first statement)

I am now in fear of walking accross the floor

Perhaps the engineers can shed some light on the meaning of 40 lbs/foot 'Live Load' as compared to a 'static load'.

I do believe that most of us are confused on this issue.

I agree with all but your first statement: each foot print is .5 sf, if you have 2 feet you double the sf not the weight right?

Oh, sorry about your luck with the little feet, you know what they say about the size of mens feet... (I wear 13.5)

 

[Dr Joe]

Oh crap!! I need bigger feet!! My feet are 9 inches by ~ 3-1/2 inches... that makes ~.45 sq feet (round to .5) put my 180 pound *** on that & it's 360/ft

All 18~20 inch high tanks over a evenly distributed base is about 110 lbs of water & glass per foot, add for stand, gravel & everything but the fish you usually end up in the area of 135 to 150 per sq foot.

My fridge weighs about 200 lbs loaded & sets on 4 wheels with about 1inch by 2 inches each point-loaded on the floor (25/sq inch) 3600 lbs/sq foot.

I am not telling to move it or not, but a live load of 40 lbs/ft would kill every person that walks into that appartment. (see my first statement)

I am now in fear of walking accross the floor

Perhaps the engineers can shed some light on the meaning of 40 lbs/foot 'Live Load' as compared to a 'static load'.

I do believe that most of us are confused on this issue.

Where is chompers anyway?

 

[Lil_Stinker]

Chompers is off-line for a couple weeks....

Both feet together are .5 sq ft actually just a bit less; each is about 1/4 sqft...


I know what they say..., I feel sory for the women who believe it they miss out