whose got the biggest tank on their second floor

[joesfiddy]

whose got the biggest tank on their second floor
i was wondering who has a big tank setup on thier second floor of their house. i thinking of a 125 but my dad says hes worried about the weight now i have a 75 gallon with a 30 gallon sump on a second story apartment. im asking all this because im moving to a apartment from my dad and want a 6ft tank for tangs.

 

[inachu]

Only worry if the apartment uses wooden floors but most apartments I have seen had cement flooring.

 

[joesfiddy]

how about this i think im just gonna have glass cages build me a tank 72''x18''x15'' and that comes out to 84 gallons would you guys think that would be ok on a second story with wood floors and if i build the stand 96'' long for better weight distribution

 

[inachu]

A master craftsman whos worked with wood his entire life told me any heavy weights should be near weight bearing support walls.

I do not think you want this tank for example in the center of the room or part of wall that was torn down and use the tank as a divider. With that info you should know enough now.

The only better information you can get is to just ask the developer for a blue print of the entire structure.



Also I would not reccomend metal stands as they do not distribute weight as good unless they do not have legs or feet.

Just make sure the entire bottom touches the floor and not just the 4 corners.

For instance I have a professional lab bench that is rated to hold 1 ton but it only has 4 legs and a 55 long fish tank on it would be a bad idea if I did not have plates under the footing for weight distribution.

 

[jettster]

just think of all the waterbeds that were on the second floor I think if you put your tank on a load bearing wall across the joises you should be fine

 

[inachu]

For the really paranoid can lay some sheet plywood or metal plates.

The only that that gets me paranoid is the bottom of the tank cracking.

 

[SW_Maniac]

I had a 180 on second floor once, no problem

 

[heyfredyourhat]

I have my 4' 120 with a 40g sump, and a 10g ATO reservoir on the upper floor of my house. Am I a bit worried, yes I am, but it is on a load bearing wall and it hits 4 joists. I have had it setup for about 10 months this way. I have also had a mishap where I was standing on my step ladder over the tank and I fell off and crashed landed on the floor. I think if the impact of me landing on the floor didn't do any damage than I will be fine!

I would also think that if you are using a 6' tank than you will okay.

 

[michaeljames]

180 on the second floor next to a load bearing wall, I've had no problems

 

[crossi92]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13124545#post13124545 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jettster
just think of all the waterbeds that were on the second floor I think if you put your tank on a load bearing wall across the joises you should be fine

Not a real good comparison, a waterbeds weight is distributed over a much larger area than a tank.

I think the bigger thing is to make sure that your tank is going across the joist, not along them. If you have to go along them make sure it is on an exterior wall. A longer shallow tank, will be safer than a sorter tall tank. Make sure that you have a stand that will distribute the weight really well, you should be fine.

 

[renne39]

I have a 125 on the second floor (wooden floors)

 

[The0wn4g3]

My tub is on the second floor and it holds about 60 gallons. So, if you are like me and have a tub, you KNOW anything less than 60 gallons will be fine.
I was worried about moving a tank into my mobile home, and many people said I couldn't move it in, or if I did I'd have to reinforce the floors. I figured out my garden tub holds just over 106 gallons... So yea.

 

[rogersb]

I have 2 75's and a 20 in my living room on the second floor. I have a 150 that's empty in my bedroom and I am waiting until I move to set that up. 170g total is as far as I'm willing to go without renter's insurance.

 

[jon56048]

I have 150g with 100-200lbs of gravel and 150lbs of rock in there this fresh water tank that I have had for over 2 yr on 1st floor with basement under the first floor of my house and my house is a 1912 house and doing just fine and about 5 feet away I have 75g with 40g breeder and 5 feet from that we have tub we use and like I said every thing is ok