What size tank are you safe putting on the main floor of your house??? I was planning on doing a 120 gallon tank. My house is a brand new home made by Fernbrook which is a very large builder. Can anyone let me know about how big you can actualy go witout putting it in the basement??
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I have a 120 on the main floor of my home. My home is also 90 years old. I lined the tank up perfectly on the beams and so far (2 years ) no problems. I wouldn't go much bigger without reinforceing(sp) the beams.
my dad has a 150g thats doing fine, i have an 80g in my bedroom thats good aswell soo far touch wood.
My house is newer(4 y.o.) and I have a 180g tank setup, that weighs near 3000 pounds on my first floor which is wood framed with the TJI manufactered joists. I did find out that my floor would hold the weight as built, but decided to add some additional support anyway. You can find more info on this in the following link
Reenforcing floor for 3000lbs of Aquarium wieght
Reenforcing floor for 3000lbs of Aquarium wieght
Put the tank on a wall with the floor struts perpendicular to the tank instead of parallel and you're good up to several hundred gallons.
The tank footprint makes a difference as well. When you really get down to it, an average adult applies more pressure per foot to the floor than a large tank.
210 gallons is roughly 2k lbs., and is 8' X 2'. That's a ratio of weight to area of less than a pound per square inch (.86 actually). An adult male (I'll use myself) weighs 170lbs and has an area of less than one square foot. I'll do 10" X 10". That's a weight to area of 1.7lbs per square inch. Double the tank.
Of course, the tank will be there for years and a person only stands in one place for so long, but it helps get the picture. You can put a whole lot more weight on your floor than you'd think. If it's really big, ask the home builder or contractor about weight limits.
Also, this probably shouldn't go in the CA/SA cichlid section.
The tank footprint makes a difference as well. When you really get down to it, an average adult applies more pressure per foot to the floor than a large tank.
210 gallons is roughly 2k lbs., and is 8' X 2'. That's a ratio of weight to area of less than a pound per square inch (.86 actually). An adult male (I'll use myself) weighs 170lbs and has an area of less than one square foot. I'll do 10" X 10". That's a weight to area of 1.7lbs per square inch. Double the tank.
Of course, the tank will be there for years and a person only stands in one place for so long, but it helps get the picture. You can put a whole lot more weight on your floor than you'd think. If it's really big, ask the home builder or contractor about weight limits.
Also, this probably shouldn't go in the CA/SA cichlid section.
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