Tank Sizes Upstairs And Weight Problems?

[AdrianB]

I’m thinking of getting a larger tank but I’m concerned about the weight of tank and the fact it has to go upstairs.

Just wondering if anyone has there tank upstairs and what size tank you have. Obviously all houses will be different but as long as you don’t have a concrete ceiling it will give me an idea perhaps?

 

[AdrianB]

Opps I've found a few threads on this since I posted and I think i should be fine. Would be nice to hear from others with large tanks upstairs though.

 

[Ginge]

I have a 55G and with all the stuff the weight must come close to 300kgs. my floor is made of 2x4's my bedroom is a loft conversion

 

[Durbkat]

I have a 55g with around 70 pounds of gravel and the tank it self weighs around 600 pounds I believe and I weigh around 200 and when I stand next to the tank nothing happens this is on the second floor of a 40+ year old apartment that has had no renovations made to it.

 

[Fella]

I read a fair few amount of forums over the last year and a bit, and I've never heard of an instance of it happening. Not to say it doesn't, I'd just say I can't ever remember reading a topic where it had.

Personally I keep 3 tanks with a total volume of 65 gallons in a 3rd storey old building and have never had any problems.

 

[Bloo]

I have a 47.5 gallon on a 1st floor wooden floor

 

[Durbkat]

I doubt anything would happen unless you had like a 55g in a 70+ year old house on the second floor and have not made any changes to it since you bought it.

 

[Sp00ky]

I have on my first floor ( bedrooms and toilet)

In my play room
1 x 3.9IG
1 x 12.5IG

In my bedroom
1 x 37IG
1 x 17.6IG
Both these are on a 2 tier stand

In my daughters room
1 x27.39 IG

 

[Genesis]

mm, im looking to buy a 300litre for a 40+ old house (no renovations) to go in the same 1st floor bedroom with a 180litre, a 40 litre and a 15litre

 

[Durbkat]

Should be fine espically since its on the first floor.

 

[cujoho78]

Hi. I think the general concensus is that a tank of any reasonable size is probably going to be ok in most situations. If i was getting a tank over 100 gallons and wanted to put it upstairs i'd check it out pretty well, but tanks under that are probably going to be ok. Often people have stuff like fridges, dressers, beds, big tv's with cabinets, bathtubs full of water etc. that can be heavy and most people don't think about it much. If you want to lessen the risk, place the tank near a load bearing wall (usually the outer walls, or maybe a wall that runs down the center of the house) and try to position the tank so that it is perpendicular to the floor joists.

 

[Jeff000]

as mentioned a bathtub weights alot.
Its the stand more then then tank weight you have to worry about untill your talking very large tanks.

the joists can take alot of load, its the actually flooring, if you have a 100 gallon tank on a stand that just has 4 legs then all that weight is on 4 spots about a inch squared each. Thats where the flooring could give way, but it wouldnt make a huge hole or anything.

Thats why most new stands have a large base, it disperses the load well.




PS, to whoever said thier floor was made with 2x4, I really hope you just dont know or they are spaced very close. I cant see a building inspector letting that go though.