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kevincao;3860431; said:
when you buy a tank, always look at the seal, see if it is starting to break out like little bite marks (of course nothing bites it) and always ask how old the tank is. my friend i have a fish store, we make fish tanks also, since is cheaper that way, also we fix tanks, most people who come in to fix are with broken seam. a tank's approx age is 10 years old before it goes to garbage or reseal. and you don't need support for 125g, not even 155g. even if you put in the center of your living room it still don't need support. that i am 100% sure, is long story, but if you really want to know why...you can check how they build house, i did my research and i know it is fine, if you want insurance you can hear from others regards to the house support.
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I'm sorry but that is incorrect were talking about close to a ton here! I'm not saying that its always necessary to strengthen the floor first but a lot of times it is. Yeah its not just going to fall through the floor and for quit some time it may seem fine but over time your floor can begin to sag and when then happens you tank will start to twist. Outcome water everywere!
 
well I'm glad that others concur that it's heavy, I can't recall a time that I felt like a bigger wuss. My delema now is how to get it in the house. It's a tough weekend for friends to swing by for me, and I do not want to leave it outside. I may call up a moving company and see how much they would charge me to have two guys (or 5 or 10 :) ) just bring it up the stairs and place it on the stand.

The guy that I bought it off of said he never worried about putting it where ever he wanted to put it, but he used it as a terrarium for frogs and turtles so it was half full, but then again me being on the first floor in my mind means that I shouldn't have to worry, then again I'm no engineer ..... after a cup of tea I'll start making some decisions.

I'll post some pictures after she's up and running (hopefully tonight or tomorrow)

Thanks again guys for the advice
 
of course it dont' crash house, by law no house shall have pressure that is below 40 psf, and most house are 100 psf, for apartments is 100 psf+ not to mention is made out of concrets, i hate to go over this stuipd theory over again because people keep thinking is going to crash the house, when my 220g sits in my living room with nothing happens, of course if you talking about saggin house, that won't happen below 155 gallon, and as i said i am 100% sure it will work, i dont' say i'm 100% sure when i dont' know sh*t, i help move tank to many houses and i seen many type of sitiuations, and i can tell you all LFS will tell you 155g don't need supports or anything, or else they wouldn't mass produce tanks between 5g - 155g, because it is certain is ok, that's why you see tanks that is over 155g are more expensive because they are costum made and need people who knows what they doing to set the tank up. there is just way to much to talk about why 155g below wont' do a thing to your house, but i rather not waste my time typing all this.
 
meghanashley;3862305; said:
well I'm glad that others concur that it's heavy, I can't recall a time that I felt like a bigger wuss. My delema now is how to get it in the house. It's a tough weekend for friends to swing by for me, and I do not want to leave it outside. I may call up a moving company and see how much they would charge me to have two guys (or 5 or 10 :) ) just bring it up the stairs and place it on the stand.

The guy that I bought it off of said he never worried about putting it where ever he wanted to put it, but he used it as a terrarium for frogs and turtles so it was half full, but then again me being on the first floor in my mind means that I shouldn't have to worry, then again I'm no engineer ..... after a cup of tea I'll start making some decisions.

I'll post some pictures after she's up and running (hopefully tonight or tomorrow)

Thanks again guys for the advice
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that's awesome, if you want move up stairs just go stair by stair, i moved my 220g all glass (700 pound) with me and a buddy from downstair to upstair, one person top one person bottom, make sure the stair is covered with cloth or soft stuff, and just take your time and go stair by stair.
 
^ feel like making a ride down from Canada? That makes me feel better I work with engineers and asked them as well they said I should have no worries which makes me happy because I just moved around my bedroom so that the tank could be on a load bearing wall and it looks stupid.

Yep, I'm a renter. It's a three family house, not an apartment complex or anything like that. My bathtub which is a jacuzzi types does not look to be over a load bearing wall but btwn two. Then again maybe its supported btwn the floors. I will probably only have this tank up and running in this apartment for less than a year, I've been looking to move for a while now
 
haha, wish i could, but the ressesion no body buys nothing, we can hardly make profit from the store now days, don't think i'd be going to New Jersy anytime soon lol. i've read that article too :D don't worry, as long as you put it perpendicular to the joists, a man weights 240pound, and is less then a foot, then what does that mean? house going to collapse? because that's 240psf, no...simply because is only on point of the house, but if you put 40 psf all over the house, then say bye to the house. and this is the part where not many people knows. fridge can weight up to 3000 pounds, and that's only 3 ft, so what? that's more then 500psf, simiply because the structure of house. if you are really worried, put it in the center of your house (center to the beam, not center of the living room) all my friends have tanks around 120G + they put upstairs for many years, nothing happens.
 
I would talk to the landlord first about the support issues. Thats a HEAVY tank when its fully set up! If the floor was the issue for the last tank leaking I would suggest you find a new location. Shouldn't be a problem if its level on a supporting wall. The weight of having a large fish tank is like have a few fat friends sitting on your couch, lol. Just dont put your them near each other:)
 
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