What's the biggest size tank you'd have on the 2nd floor?

[SharkaThon]

I'm thinking a 120 should be okay but I don't know what anybody else has.

 

[CrazeUK]

It depends on the floors construction.
Whether it's an old or new house.
Is it wooden joists.
Where will the tank be over the joists (will it cross a number of joists or sit on a few).
Will it be in the middle of the joists or at the end.

I once had a 5 x 3 x 3 in an old house. I worked out just over a ton in weight. Had a structural engineer in who said it would be fine. When he said fine, he meant the floor would warp a little but not collapse. Lol.

Just remember a litre is 1 kilo in weight.

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[kfisc]

I'd strongly urge you to not have a tank larger than a goldfish bowl on a wooden floor. Just not worth the risk, in my view.

 

[Timfish]

it depends on the floors construction.
Whether it's an old or new house.
Is it wooden joists.
Where will the tank be over the joists (will it cross a number of joists or sit on a few).
Will it be in the middle of the joists or at the end.

I once had a 5 x 3 x 3 in an old house. I worked out just over a ton in weight. Had a structural engineer in who said it would be fine. When he said fine, he meant the floor would warp a little but not collapse. Lol.

Just remember a litre is 1 kilo in weight.

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+1

 

[CrazeUK]

I'd strongly urge you to not have a tank larger than a goldfish bowl on a wooden floor. Just not worth the risk, in my view.

I am thinking this is sarcasm. Well I hope so [emoji23]

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[Misled]

Pretty sure it's not. Water can escape a tank in such a way that you can't see it. Wood and water don't mix well.

 

[SharkaThon]

I'd strongly urge you to not have a tank larger than a goldfish bowl on a wooden floor. Just not worth the risk, in my view.

So just enough for a volitans or two, right?

 

[ohioreef]

I'd strongly urge you to not have a tank larger than a goldfish bowl on a wooden floor. Just not worth the risk, in my view.

You do realize that unless you are on a slab you will always be putting a tank on a wood floor?!?

 

[kfisc]

Pretty sure it's not. Water can escape a tank in such a way that you can't see it. Wood and water don't mix well.

Yep. It's not.

 

[Misled]

You do realize that unless you are on a slab you will always be putting a tank on a wood floor?!?

I do. Mine is on a 8in slab on the 5th floor.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

Mine is on tile!

 

[CrazeUK]

I don't think I've ever had a tank that was on a concrete / solid floor.

Having leaks is a risk, like having pipes leak through ceilings.

Realistically, most people will lose hundreds if not thousands in live stock, even on solid floors.

New tanks should never leak.

Besides, if it leaks, that's what insurance is for.

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[ohioreef]

I do. Mine is on a 8in slab on the 5th floor.

Didn't even think of high rise apartments having concrete floors. [emoji2371]

 

[Cin]

180 in a second floor apartment. Old house