Easy question!

[Dakota Ice]

About how much would a 46 gallon bowfront weigh? I'm probably getting one for my birthday this year and was wondering if I could put it on the second story of the house.

Thanks!
Dakota.

 

[Tolak]

My All-Glass book lists a full weight of 550 lbs. This is the same as you & 2 of your buddies sitting on a couch. Unless the house is ready to fall down it should be fine.

Tolak

 

[yvez9]

tanks weigh about 10 pounds per gallon when you include gravel and fish

so somehwere around 460 pound seems realistic.

 

[Dakota Ice]

Are you two sure? My parents would kill me if the floor broke through!

 

[Mr Miagi]

460 ponunds would be excessive in my books. Perhaps 250-300.

 

[Dakota Ice]

Anyone know of a site that can give me a clue?

 

[CTS]

here try this out, should give you all that u need to know!!!

http/users.bluecarrots.com/dave.mann/pet...in/tankcalc.htm

 

[The-Wolf]

water weighs 2.204684lb per litre
1 ltr = 0.02642 US gallons
therfor 3.785 ltr= 1 us gallon
46x3.785 = 174.11lbs
thats just the water
I have no idea on the tank you would have the best guess for that.

 

[Whiskerz]

I'm not sure if this will help...

This site shows you how many gallons a tank is etc. and it shows how heavy the tank is empty and how heavy the tank is when its full of water.

Tank Size Chart

I didn't see a 46 gallon on the site but there is a 45 gallon so its probably around the same.

 

[plecoguy]

water weighs 2.204684lb per litre
1 ltr = 0.02642 US gallons
therfor 3.785 ltr= 1 us gallon
46x3.785 = 174.11lbs
thats just the water
I have no idea on the tank you would have the best guess for that.

this is incorrect....that final calculation would be assuming that each litre is 1 pound...not 2.2... so multiply that by the final answer and you come up with about 383 pounds for just the water.

 

[nc_nutcase]

water weights 8.1 lb per gallon... 46 x 8.1 = 372.6

Rock is heavier than water... fish weigh less than. I think it's safe to round that number up to 400 lbs for your tank and everything in it. It would be a huge exaggeration to say you have an additional 50 lbs of filters, etc, maybe another 50 lb for the stand. So it's safe to say that the aquarium on a beefy stand with more apparatus than anyone would need for a 46 Gal would weigh under 500 lbs.

In the US the regulation standard for any single resident home is that the soil beneath the home has a 2,500 lb per sq ft bearing capacity. That mean the house is designed to hold 2500 lbs on every square foot of its footings (a little over half that on the slab). It would be a long boring circle for me to directly relate that to your fish tank upstairs, but looking at just that much... houses are designed to easily hold something as light as 500 lbs.

Another simple test... if a 200 lb man were to jump on a scale, it is very realistic that the numbers will reach 350-400 lbs. which means your tank would put about as much pressure on your floor as a slightly overweight man falling on the floor. Hardly a structural threat.

 

[Tolak]

Check out this link for weight of your tank http/www.all-glass.com/services/index.html

I've got a 65 gallon in my living room, on a homemade stand. The stand weighs around 120 pounds. The hood I built weighs at least 50 pounds. Add that to the 775 pound tank weight, along with a couple inches of gravel & a few football size rocks. I have 2x10 floor joists, 16" on center. It doesn't move. I did quite a bit of research before I risked destroying my house with this setup.

Tolak

 

[The-Wolf]

this is incorrect....that final calculation would be assuming that each litre is 1 pound...not 2.2... so multiply that by the final answer and you come up with about 383 pounds for just the water.

ok my bad )
maths was never one of my strong points

 

[pica_nuttalli]

In the US the regulation standard for any single resident home is that the soil beneath the home has a 2,500 lb per sq ft bearing capacity. That mean the house is designed to hold 2500 lbs on every square foot of its footings (a little over half that on the slab). It would be a long boring circle for me to directly relate that to your fish tank upstairs, but looking at just that much... houses are designed to easily hold something as light as 500 lbs.

Another simple test... if a 200 lb man were to jump on a scale, it is very realistic that the numbers will reach 350-400 lbs. which means your tank would put about as much pressure on your floor as a slightly overweight man falling on the floor. Hardly a structural threat.

nc_nutcase, do you realize what an asset you are to this forum?!? i am delighted by your knowledge of building codes!! know anything about apartments?

 

[BettaMomma]

Holy crap - my major in college was maths and statistics and you all just scared the hell out of me with all that calculating.

Brought back some bad test memories.
lol