90 gallon weight for a second floor?

[aastretch64]

I purchased a 90 gallon reef tank, but before I go through the trouble of setting it up I want some reassurance that I won't create an ocean in my basement.

The tank will be 10 away from an exterior wall (front) x 3 feet away from an exterior wall (right side) x 5 feet away from a steel i-beam suported by three 3" coloums spaced 15 feet in a 45 foot long house. (left) (house spans . Directly behind the aquarium is a older bathtub (probably iron). There is no support wall directly under the tank. Including the stand, tank, rock, sand we are looking at about 1300lbs. (Tank-150lbs + water-747, Sand-100lbs, Rock-100lbs, Stand-150lbs, Sump-80lbs. The house was also biult in the 1950's.

Good idea or bad idea!?!?!?

Alex

 

[JimKelly12203]

Bad idea IMO. But i could certainly be wrong. Why don't you contact an inspector (the type of guy that does check ups before houses get bought/sold) to come in and assess it for you. He'll probably charge 100 bucks, but the alternative seems even more unacceptable to me.

I would not roll the dice on this until i had a pro take a look at it.

 

[tygger]

I have mine setup on the second floor with about a 100g capacity (not accounting for water displacement). Its about 3 ft from one exterior wall and sits perpendicular to it. My guess is that you'd be fine, but also account for your sump if its going to be located underneath or near by. Plus, were'nt the homes built that long ago constructed heavier duty than today's modern home?

 

[BLKTANG]

I say that you are fine as long as you make sure the tank is on a load bearing wall.

 

[albertan22]

If you want to be safe, get a professional to look at your individual situation. So many people on these forums think that just because their tank hasn't fallen through the floor (yet) that you would be fine, when in truth there are a lot of factors to consider.

I suggest reading the following article:

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article28.html

 

[mouscacha]

scary stuff. Makes me want to build a home out of concrete and rebar just for my aquarium