Weight Of A Tank With Water In
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Eek that's a lot of weight, 1/2 a ton or more, not sure my floor would take it. Would being in an alcove help (we don't walk past our existing tank at all)?
Thanks.
Spishkey
Spishkeys Turtle Rescue
ah im a bit rough today vaff, felt like chit this morning though terrible stomach pains stiff dizzy sick the works!
was spraying weed poison yesterday so freaked out that id got some in my mouth or something, but feeling much better now after a walk!
had a big swap round of the tanks yesterday too, OH set up another one ( a crayfish tank) its very pretty but i now have no room in my kitchen
i always take 1kg for every litre of water. so im guessing that weight will be accurate + or minus a bit (less water if theres more substrate deco etc, but then they may weigh a bit more etc)
i take it its not going on your bottom floor then, its going upstairs?
what are your floors made from chick? that is a deciding factor, if its wooden beams you have to find the support beams and stuff (involves getting plans of your house and all that carp)
510kg i think isnt so much, its like having 6 or 7 hefty men standing on your floor!
our big'un is around 600kg (without the stand) and is fine up here on the third floor
was spraying weed poison yesterday so freaked out that id got some in my mouth or something, but feeling much better now after a walk!
had a big swap round of the tanks yesterday too, OH set up another one ( a crayfish tank) its very pretty but i now have no room in my kitchen
i always take 1kg for every litre of water. so im guessing that weight will be accurate + or minus a bit (less water if theres more substrate deco etc, but then they may weigh a bit more etc)
i take it its not going on your bottom floor then, its going upstairs?
what are your floors made from chick? that is a deciding factor, if its wooden beams you have to find the support beams and stuff (involves getting plans of your house and all that carp)
510kg i think isnt so much, its like having 6 or 7 hefty men standing on your floor!
our big'un is around 600kg (without the stand) and is fine up here on the third floor
tenohfive
Always room for one more tank...
Theres no easy answer and most people on here won't commit themselves unless a structural engineer or someone in the know has had a look. If you know where the support beams are, putting them between those helps spread the weight about.
If you've got any mates in the building trade, may be worth asking their advice.
If you've got any mates in the building trade, may be worth asking their advice.
Oh poor you that sounds awful, mke sure you keep warm and tucked up in bed if you can to try and sleep it off. (((((Spishy)))))
had a big swap round of the tanks yesterday too, OH set up another one ( a crayfish tank) its very pretty but i now have no room in my kitchen
Blummin heck woman how many have you got set up now lol?
You haven't got one in your loo/bathroom have you?
Your mad eh do you know that lol.
That makes sense 1kg per litre, give or take extra kgs as you say.
i take it its not going on your bottom floor then, its going upstairs?
what are your floors made from chick? that is a deciding factor, if its wooden beams you have to find the support beams and stuff (involves getting plans of your house and all that carp)
510kg i think isnt so much, its like having 6 or 7 hefty men standing on your floor!
our big'un is around 600kg (without the stand) and is fine up here on the third floor
Oh god no, it would be going in where the current 4ft tank is, just replacing it. I've got no space to put a tank upstairs, unless I had a 2ft tank on the little landing half way up the stairs, only problem is there is no power sockets there.
I think having one on the stairs is daft you don't spend long enough on the stairs to watch the fish.
Ill let youknow what happens if we decide to go for this tank. I know its still available cos I spoke to the guy this morning.
One thing that does concern me is that it has two sheets of glass at the bottom as there was some damage but he said its totally water tight. What do you rekon?
Yes I appreciate why people will say it will be okay just in case something happens.
I have found out from my OH that the beams run from the alcove outwards across the room, the floorboards then go the other way, then the laminate flooring that we've got down runs the same way as the beams. Is that good?
We have got a friend in the building trade, so we will ask his advice.
Thanks.
There is 4ft L x 18" H x 15" W (could be 12" can't remember), holds about 180 litres.
The tank I'm looking at atm is 4ft L x 3ft H x 18" W, holds about 500 litres.
So its a lot bigger than my current one.
drobbyb
Bowhead
I would shore up the timbers just to be safe. When you are dealing with that much water it's better safe than sorry.
WillyRBeek
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It's my understanding that 1 US gallon weighs roughly 10lbs. Not sure how much that will help you british folks though, lol.
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No. 1 Imperial Gallon of water weighs 10 pounds.
1 US Gallon weighs 8.34 pounds :
(that is at 4 degrees celcius, water's most dense temperature)
Truck
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the capcity bieng 510 ltrs you have to acount for gravel and rocks etc and 1 ltr of water = 1kilo. 510 kilos weighs alot more than most floors can take. unless concrete. it will be worth while getting a prospector to see how much the floor is able to suport realisticly
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