Planning A New Tank But Bit Worried

[crago1990]

Hey everyone, i want to upgrade my tank to a roma 250. the problem is i live in a flat and im at the top on the 3rd floor. is a tank that size to heavy to have on a top floor flat? or should it be ok? really worried it would go through the floor or something. at the moment i have a 100L but a 250 would be alot heavyier. anyone have any idea if it will be ok?

cheers.

 

[KittyKat]

What is your floor made of? For example, previous house were old wooden beams, so I didn't date have much more than 100 litres of water over 4ft or so. This apartment, on the other hand, has concrete floors, so I can have a 1000 litre tank without any problems.

 

[crago1990]

What is your floor made of? For example, previous house were old wooden beams, so I didn't date have much more than 100 litres of water over 4ft or so. This apartment, on the other hand, has concrete floors, so I can have a 1000 litre tank without any problems.

to be honnest i havent got a clue. its a new build flat and cant be over 5-10 years old. so could it be concrete? but ive always frt like if u have a bath full of water plus the weight of a human in there surely thats more then a 250L tank? hope that doesnt sound too silly lol

 

[Rogue4Fish]

If it's purpose built flats, i should imagine it's concrete, but i'm sure your council office will tell you. I'd also ask if you CAN have a fishtank in a flat, as some landlords don't allow it...

 

[crago1990]

If it's purpose built flats, i should imagine it's concrete, but i'm sure your council office will tell you. I'd also ask if you CAN have a fishtank in a flat, as some landlords don't allow it...

i rent it of my parents so thats not a problem they dont mind be having a fish tank thank god! lol

 

[KittyKat]

What is your floor made of? For example, previous house were old wooden beams, so I didn't date have much more than 100 litres of water over 4ft or so. This apartment, on the other hand, has concrete floors, so I can have a 1000 litre tank without any problems.

to be honnest i havent got a clue. its a new build flat and cant be over 5-10 years old. so could it be concrete? but ive always frt like if u have a bath full of water plus the weight of a human in there surely thats more then a 250L tank? hope that doesnt sound too silly lol

That is true, or a floor-to-ceiling wardrobe full of clothes, or a small sofa with many people on it.. On the other hand, it is quite possible that the floor under the bath is made stronger than anywhere else for that exact reason.

 

[crago1990]

What is your floor made of? For example, previous house were old wooden beams, so I didn't date have much more than 100 litres of water over 4ft or so. This apartment, on the other hand, has concrete floors, so I can have a 1000 litre tank without any problems.

to be honnest i havent got a clue. its a new build flat and cant be over 5-10 years old. so could it be concrete? but ive always frt like if u have a bath full of water plus the weight of a human in there surely thats more then a 250L tank? hope that doesnt sound too silly lol

That is true, or a floor-to-ceiling wardrobe full of clothes, or a small sofa with many people on it.. On the other hand, it is quite possible that the floor under the bath is made stronger than anywhere else for that exact reason.

good point i found out that it is beams. but im not sure if it is too much weight of not and i dont how to find out

 

[KittyKat]

I think a structural engineer will be able to help you, but they cost money.

 

[Finding_Nemo]

Well, after watching an instruction dvd I got with one of my tanks, they say that a litre of water is equal to about 1 Kg.

So, a 250L tank should be roughly 250kg, then you have the cabinet etc on top, so I would say 300kg on the safe side.

An average human weighs what, 70-80kg.

So 4-5 people standing in 1 spot is gonna be roughly equal to your tank.

If you put your tank in a corner, the floor should be better supported there.

Hope this helps.

Pete

 

[codheadjohn]

Well, after watching an instruction dvd I got with one of my tanks, they say that a litre of water is equal to about 1 Kg.

So, a 250L tank should be roughly 250kg, then you have the cabinet etc on top, so I would say 300kg on the safe side.

An average human weighs what, 70-80kg.

So 4-5 people standing in 1 spot is gonna be roughly equal to your tank.

If you put your tank in a corner, the floor should be better supported there.

Hope this helps.

Pete

The definition of 1 litre is 1Kg of water.

Most adults are more along the lines of 80kg+ plus.

The tank + decor + water + stand would be in the region of 350kg, so less that 4 people sat on a sofa. I think you'd be fine in a new flat.

Water and wood don't go so well together though, so try to spill as little water as possible to stop the wood rotting

 

[Sammy1911]

we bought a 248l tank for our 2nd floor flat which had wooden beams didnt think twice about it to be honest - nightmare wen we moved gettin it down the stairs witout all the packaging lol and we'v still got it

 

[Tizer]

As long as the weight gets distributed evenly is shouldnt really be much of a problem, especially in a modern house.