re weight limits
- Thread starter JamesM
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Thats a lot of weight, I bet your floor would hold it but the floor may sag.
If you can get under your crawl space reinforce the tank area with blocks
and wood. Or you could get a few floor jacks and planks.
If you can get under your crawl space reinforce the tank area with blocks
and wood. Or you could get a few floor jacks and planks.
what is the height on that tank. I have a 150 on my 2nd floor and have been worrying about it for the past week. I'm thinking of adding one or two of those steel bars in the room underneith the tank. I may add some 2 x 10's as well as cross support. But a 7 foot tank x 4 foot wide would be considerably bigger than my tank so maybe I have nothing to worry about.
8.8 pounds for every gallon of watter. Multiply 8.8 {and your gallons} to come up with watter wheight/ THEN ADD IN WHAT EVER YOU GUESS THE TANK WHEIGHED WHEN YOU CARRYED IT IN.
WckedMidas said:
Just wondering, 8.8 is a good planning weight but I fly and we use 8.328 pounds to 1 gal water weight. I'm annal at times
i use 10 pounds per gallon that allows the weight of the water 8.3 lbs per gallon and 1.7lbs of substrate per gallon-Anne
its just easier to figure out 10 pounds V. 8.328
its just easier to figure out 10 pounds V. 8.328
Also figure out your weight per square foot of footprint. If the tank is 7ft x 4ft x 2ft, the tank is 419 gallons or 4,190lbs. With a solid bottom stand, the weight is distributed over a larger area then if the stand has 4 separate 2x4 legs on the ground. With these dimensions on a solid bottom, you're looking at 150lbs per square foot. If you think 2 dozen adults can stand on the area your tank is to be set up, then you're OK.
Of course, if you're going to always worry about it then, you'll never be able to enjoy the tank until you do shore up the sub-floor.
Of course, if you're going to always worry about it then, you'll never be able to enjoy the tank until you do shore up the sub-floor.
