Just got some bad news!!!

[Clearwater guy]

I didn't assiciate this with a true landlord situation because most condo's are "owned" by the family living in it, so true...if there is a landlord that has laid down the law on this, then you should abide by it...HOWEVER...I would still appeal it.

Bathtub full of water is about like a 125 isn't it?

All I was trying to say is that it's not really much of a load when spread out over a 2 x 6 area...especially if it's against a load bearing wall.

Here's the deal...Modern building code generally meets a 200lb per square foot rule. picture a room full of 200 pound guys standing one per square foot...the floor HAS to hold that....

if the tank, stand, and all accessories weigh in at 1200 lbs for this tank, and your stand is 6ft x 2ft...then you are putting a load on the floor of 100lbs per square foot...

100lbs per square foot is NOTHING.

Do a little research on building code in your area and approach the "decision maker" again with better information.

Mike

 

[skjl47]

Here's the deal...Modern building code generally meets a 200lb per square foot rule. picture a room full of 200 pound guys standing one per square foot...the floor HAS to hold that....Mike

Hello; Are you sure about this? I have been doing some research on the subject as I plan to have several tanks in a room with 2 x 10 floor joists. I have found some websites that give rough estimates of much less capacity. One has a very much smaller per square foot : --They use an example of 2x10 floor joists with a span of 14 feet on 16 inch centers and come up with 1,019 pd for each joist. They figure the area supported by each joist as 18.7 sq ft. They get 54.5 pd per square foot of floor area. I think this includes the weight of the flooring and anything else that is supported by the joists. Site address is http://www.ehow.com/how_7485788_calculate-floor-load-capacity.html
Another addresses the group of 200 pound men standing shoulder to shoulder.
It would be nice if we could assume a 200 pound per square foot capacity and I look foreward to seeing evidence of this.
Here is the address of the site that is a good read. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/aquarium_weight.php

 

[anarekist]

ground level concrete FTW

 

[cyberhog05]

buy your own home FTW! And try not to marry a woman who treats you like a child. If I have to ask permission to buy a 75 gallon tank......Houston we have a problem! In all seriousness it does sound like a bottom level is your best option. The party comment was the best way to describe this. I have a few buddies that are heavies, the 3 of them on my 7' couch is easily a 1000lbs. I cant imagine all the weight on Super Bowl Sunday. Might as well park my car in my tv room next to the pool table.

 

[Clearwater guy]

at 54.5 lb per sqaure foot rating, I would break through the floor if I walked on it. The subfloor ties it all together and makes it much stronger and more rigid.

As per code..no I'm not a builder but my late father was. His buildings were all commercial, maybe there is a difference...

At any rate, the floor will always hold more than 100lb per square foot...reliably...or there is a problem.

Mike

 

[skjl47]

at 54.5 lb per sqaure foot rating, I would break through the floor if I walked on it. The subfloor ties it all together and makes it much stronger and more rigid.

As per code..no I'm not a builder but my late father was. His buildings were all commercial, maybe there is a difference...

At any rate, the floor will always hold more than 100lb per square foot...reliably...or there is a problem.

Mike

Hello; At 100 pounds per sq ft a 20 by 20 room could support 40,000 pounds. At 55 pd per sq ft itcould support 22,000 pounds. At 200 pd per sq ft it would 80, 000 pounds. There is a lot of variation between these totals.
I may reread the articles and do some more searches, but without some further evidence will go with the more conservative load rating in the sited web addresses. The way the articles seem to read to me do support the conservative number.