Fish Tank Too Heavy For Floor

This video demonstrates how to effectively support the floor und.

Fish tank too heavy for floor.

Regardless of the material the tank is made of the real problem comes into play when it is filled with water and fish. However it was built in 2008 and used engineered floor joists. Glass tanks are twice as heavy as acrylic tanks. I placed my 160 gallon on my first floor on an outside wall.

I guess it was that i was too young and wasn t responsible enough but i didn t clean it. Is this a high tank or a long tank. In this video i show all materials needed and how to support the floor under your aquarium. Gallon aquarium then your floor should be okay too since the person posting the question provides no information at all about the composition of the floor construction the span of the floor framing or the relative position of the tank there is just no way for anyone to provide a logical answer.

As with the 125 gallon tank there is much to consider before opting for such a large setup. Hey so about three years ago i was in 7th grade and got really interested in starting a saltwater tank. If my floor didn t collapse with a. Example 40g high vs 40g long the long tank spreads more weight over the floor so it would have more supports under it.

I set it up and waited about 3 weeks to put a first fish in. An empty twenty gallon glass aquarium weighs over twenty five pounds while an acrylic tank weighs half that. Also the the shape of the tank would matter as well. The same basic principles would apply to a 150 gallon as would apply to a 125 gallon with considerations about placement and identifying load bearing structures being important to the decision making process.

The less surface area of the floor it takes up per gallon the higher the danger would be.