Fish Tank Went Through Floor

75 gallon reptile tank.

Fish tank went through floor.

I remodeled a house that a hot tub fell through well broke the floor joists on a porch. I doubt the floor is going to fall through because of one fish tank. I would get the ok from the landlord before guessing. Large tanks usually wind up in a finished basement.

Even the small to medium sized fish tank can be hundreds of pounds in total weight. 2 wooden 6x3x4 wooden reptile tanks stacked on top of each other. My floor was doing fine until i put that 75 gallon aquarium in the room. It s just that less than a year into fish keeping i ve realized that i have much more wall room than my 55 gallon takes up.

So of course i m thinking all about how great a 6ft tank would look as it would fill up the wall that my 4ft tank is on. And a 75 gallon fish tank in the room over from me. Yctech 1 4 gallon aquarium starter kits betta fish tank goldfish tank with led light and filter pump white black 3 7 out of 5 stars 165 29 74 29. It should not be in the middle of a room where the walls are far away.

Now the aquarium is causing the floor to bounce actually your aquarium is doing the exact opposite. The stationary weight of your aquarium is acting to dampen some of the floor vibrations due to foot traffic. Thank goodness it was only 24 off the ground. I have a townhouse and the tank is on the first floor.

Having the floor collapsing is not funny. My experience with apartments is they don t like fish tanks or water beds. I have a 125 gallon fish tank. As with the 125 gallon tank there is much to consider before opting for such a large setup.

Some info that may be important for this. 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.