Floor Loads In A Upstairs Condo?

[PoPoV]

I just bought a 105 us gallon tank. Wich as i am setting up brings a good question to mind. Floor loads, and how much weight I can put on my floor with out having a 100g tank go through my floor and end up with the neighbors downstairs And im looking at a 160g on craigs list. will my floor take it? Iv already lined up the tank so it runs Diagnal to the beams in the floor "if that makes sense some advise would be nice! thanks guys

 

[fishkers]

Well personally I would try to ask a professional about this because most people say up to 50 gallons is okay but with a tank that size only a professional could say for sure.

This is a website curtousy of Tolak here in the forums this might help some... Fish Tank Weight

But definatly talk to a structural engineer or someone who is certified to give you a good solid opinion on this. They will probably need to look at the facility how it is made.

 

[PoPoV]

Thank you so much for the help fishkers

 

[rdd1952]

Weight really isn't the issue usually, it potential structural issues. As a general rule, unless there are structual issues such as rotting wood, termite damage, etc. you can put just about any size tank on the floor joists without any problems, especially if they are against load-bearing walls.

 

[iairj84]

I saw that tank of craigslist!!!!! Man I wish I had the space for that.. If it's the one I'm looking at it's a killer deal!

 

[Miss Wiggle]

quoted this from a topic yesterday, don't think Andy will mind me posting it again

this sort of question comes up a lot of the time and unfortunately there is no set answer we can give you. ever house is different depending on a massive number of factors like how it was built, age, quality of building materials, positioning of load, any damage or deterioration to the house etc etc etc.

For us to advise it will be fine is quite unwise as someone's house is a massive thing to take a gamble with. If you are at all worried you should get a qualified structural engineer out to look at your house and check for you. we are not trained professionals (well there's one structural engineer on this site that i know of, but for the most part we aren't), we can't see your house so there's no way we can tell. I for one would not want to be responsible for telling someone it's fine then they're floor collapsing under the weight of it 6 months later!!

Defendant : "M'lud, I'm really sorry that my 50Gallon tank came crashing through the ceiling of my flat killing and maiming all those orphans who were unfortunately sleeping directly below it, but someone on a forum told me it would be OK. Honest Guv"

Judge Justice Jeffries: "Moving quickly on to sentencing then."

'nuff said?

unless you are a structural engineer and have inspected the house in question it is not possible for anyone to say if it will be alright or not. if in doubt consult a trained professional, the consequences of making a mistake with something like this are too dire to take a chance on IMHO.