Weight Of New Tank

[PIOTR]

HI. How much weight I can put in my livingroom.How big tank I can put in livingroom of Staten Island's 5 year old townhouse.Help please.

 

[masterswimmer]

Read here

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[charliethetuna88]

awsome find bro .i think im safe

 

[DrGonzo]

The article makes me nervous. Do metal stands make it worse?

 

[FRY]

what size tank your thinking about

 

[DrGonzo]

I've got a 90gal.

 

[masterswimmer]

The article makes me nervous. Do metal stands make it worse?

Metal stands are a bit more precarious. Since they support the weight on four points the load is not as evenly distributed.

I couldn't say that it would be worse in your situation. More information would be needed.

What is the orientation of your tank to the floor joists below?
Is the tank on an inside wall or exterior wall?
Is the tank possibly in the middle of the floor, not against any wall (I've seen this)?


I wouldn't worry about a 90g tank causing the floor to fail. The biggest concern, IMO would be, if the weight of the tank is causing the floor to bounce and creating an unstable foundation for the tank.

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[DrGonzo]

I live in a NYC apartment. The sits against one of the interior walls. The article says that putting a sheet of plywood helps only slightly. Do you think it's worth doing? Are there any other ways do deflect some of the weight? I was thinking planks underneath the legs would be more effective.

Metal stands are a bit more precarious. Since they support the weight on four points the load is not as evenly distributed.

I couldn't say that it would be worse in your situation. More information would be needed.

What is the orientation of your tank to the floor joists below?
Is the tank on an inside wall or exterior wall?
Is the tank possibly in the middle of the floor, not against any wall (I've seen this)?


I wouldn't worry about a 90g tank causing the floor to fail. The biggest concern, IMO would be, if the weight of the tank is causing the floor to bounce and creating an unstable foundation for the tank.

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[NYreefNoob]

tank

they are best put if weight is a concern next to a exterior wall, and the more that the base of the stand is touching the floor the more the weight is distibuted evenly im sure there are larger here, but i have seen 2 house's with 180's in them that have basements and havent had a problem

 

[crox99]

No matter what make sure that your insirance policy will cover any flood damage.

 

[masterswimmer]

I live in a NYC apartment. The sits against one of the interior walls. The article says that putting a sheet of plywood helps only slightly. Do you think it's worth doing? Are there any other ways do deflect some of the weight? I was thinking planks underneath the legs would be more effective.

Is there any way for you to determine if the interior wall the tank will sit on is a bearing wall? In other words, does the apartment below you have a wall situated in the same place as the wall you're intending to use?

Are you handy enough to build a new stand out of wood that can be aesthetically pleasing and more structurally sound (as in distributing the weight more evenly)? If not, there are a few members on MR that can easily do it.

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[carpediem212]

That article directly applies to me. I've got a 120 48" x 24" on the third floor of my apartment. I was worried when I up'd in size from 75g to 120g. The 75g was in the middle of the living rm, it was also on a metal stand. When I up graded to 120g, I made sure I got it with a wooden cherry stand and moved the tank onto the corner where two supporting walls meet.