Oh No... How To Choose? Help Me

[Anthony!]

Okay people, here's the little dilema of mine. I'm getting a new tank ( B) ) for the corner of my bedroom. It will either be a 55 gallon tank, or the pending situation, which is this. At a LFS, there is a complete (tank, stabd, canopy, lights) for a 120 gallon tank for 565$. I can afford this (in a month or two). The 120 would replace the 90 I have set up with the severums and such, and the then empty 90 gallon would go in my room, in the 55's stead. The only thing I'm worried about is weight, but the house is about 30-35 years old, I'd think it can hold all that weight. What do you guys think? By the way, the 55 set up is about $210. What, in your opinion, is the better choice? The 55, or the switch-around with the 120? I know bigger is better... but I'd like both sides of this argument here. Thanks!

 

[fishwatcher]

If you can get the bigger one, I say go for it. I've never heard people say, I wish I had a smaller tank.
LOL

 

[fish_fetish65]

you've also got to think about what a pain in the butt it will be to relocate the severums to the new tank, though.

 

[Anthony!]

You have a point... but both of them are still juvies, the biggest one is about 4 inches, so it won't be too bad a problem... I just ought to study up on how on earth I could move them, because the 120 would go in the same exact place as the 90.... Hmmmmm..... how could I get that to work... maybe my LFS will hold my fish for a day or two while I get the water to the right temp and move it, etc.

 

[babybell911]

Could you not keep them in something smaller while you move everything it would only be for a couple of days so it shouldnt be so bad then you could work on gettting the new tank right. Or you could put the water and filter sponges straight into the new tank and transfer them right over just make sure you keep an eye on water stats.

 

[Chris_Wood]

As far as the weight is concerned I can understand your worry... ...but I'm sure the floor would take it.... ...think how heavy a tradtional bath is full of water and 1 (or 2 ) peaple.... ....nobody ever worries about that and their nearly always on the top floor!

I suppose the only thing is that the weight in a bath is not constant.... ....if you are worried estimated the weight (1 lr = 1 kg ) and ring a local structural surveyor they will probalby tell you over the phone!

I seriously doubt you have anything to worry about!

CW

 

[sylvia]

As far as moving the sevs, just place them in a bucket (cover it to calm them down + prevent suicides), fill up the new tank, add de-chlorinator, then take the filter from the old tank (which you might want to leave in the bucket with the sevs so it doesn't dry out) into the new one and then you can add the severums right away. The only thing that's extremely important is that you use warmer water from the tank so that it's about the right temp. when you add the sevs and you don't need to wait for the heater to warm it up and, equaly important is that you make shure you fill the tank with DE-CHLORINATED water before you add the old tank's filter - otherwise you defeat the purpose and you'll have to cycle from scratch

As for choice of tank - the larger undoubtedly. You'll have to go through a little extra trouble to set everything up but it'll be completely worth it!

 

[babybell911]

As far as the weight is concerned I can understand your worry... ...but I'm sure the floor would take it.... ...think how heavy a tradtional bath is full of water and 1 (or 2 ) peaple.... ....nobody ever worries about that and their nearly always on the top floor!

CW

That was my argument with my mum that my floorboard would hold a tank upstairs and it worked!!! She said it wouldn't so I threw in the bath example and hey presto I have a tank in my bedroom!!!

 

[Miss Wiggle]

As far as the weight is concerned I can understand your worry... ...but I'm sure the floor would take it.... ...think how heavy a tradtional bath is full of water and 1 (or 2 ) peaple.... ....nobody ever worries about that and their nearly always on the top floor!

I suppose the only thing is that the weight in a bath is not constant.... ....if you are worried estimated the weight (1 lr = 1 kg ) and ring a local structural surveyor they will probalby tell you over the phone!

I seriously doubt you have anything to worry about!

CW

I'm not too sure about that tbh, I work for the council in the architects department so I work with architects and all sorts of engineers and surveyors. I'm a little worried about the weight of my 80g and that's downstairs (although it is above the cellar) I asked a good friend from work who's an architect and he say's it totally depends on the construction of the house how much weight it can take and where, he's gonna have a proper look when he's next at my house for me but it's highly unlikely a structural engineer would be able to tell you over the phone if it's OK or not.

The thing about the bath's weight not being constant is spot on. Yes houses are designed to take that weight but not all the time. They're also pretty carefully positioned so the house can take the weight of it.

I'd get some expert advise and someone round to look at your house before putting a 90g upstairs.