would a 400g tank be ok on the second floor?

[bigspizz]

take a look at your garage.. the floor is reinforced concrete.. and it holds your car... (3000 pounds +)

take a look at your basement (the thin layer of wood + some layer of wood supports it).. do you think that is stronger than your reinforced concrete in your garage? ^^

unless your house is build with concrete or steel frame.. else.. you can say Bye Bye to it IF you put it in first floor

My basement is concrete.

 

[kohaku712]

thx guys for all your opinion, looks like i have to sell the tank

 

[Fishes33]

thx guys for all your opinion, looks like i have to sell the tank

if you can somehow transport it to Toronto, id buy ^^;;

 

[ethnics]

how you gonna get a 400gal tank up on the second floor? i wouldn't do it, it weighs an extreme amount.

 

[jsodwi]

Go buy a welder and some steel I-beams support the floor with that. THe structure is gonna take up a lot of rrom though

 

[captainawesome]

yeah, dont do it

 

[House 64]

I think if you had originally wanted it in your basement it will eventually be there...... once the floor fails! That's a lot of weight being supported by your floor joist. Reinforce your floor support structures or down-grade to a 125g. or 180g. acrylic tank. Just my $.02.

 

[derk dastardlee]

wood could hold it, but if i didn't build it, i wouldn't trust it. your situation, i'd say ditch the tank if you can't put it in the basement.

 

[Scorponok]

I once had a half filled 180g glass tank on a second apartment with wooden floor. The reason it's half full is because the floor was wrapping when it was 3/4 full.

The weight of an 180g tank is like a car. Yours would be close to 2 cars. The floor will collapse.

 

[tonymofo]

You could always move to somehow where it can be supported