Weight

[Slayer]

im pretty sure there has been a thread on this but is there a converter or anything out there that will calculate the amount of weight of an aquarium. If anybody knows off hand thats even better. im looking to buy a 100+ gallon aquarium. how much would this weigh? i was planning to put it in my upstairs room. my house was made in 2002 so its not an old house. anybody know how much a 125+ g tank will weigh?? dont wanna find out the hard weigh

nevermind, i wasnt thinking lol i found a calculator on google sorry guys... i guess ill post it for other people lookin for one to make use of this thread http/boonedocks.net/fishtank/ftweb.php great calculator!

 

[InaneCathode]

Its actually worse if its a new house. Buildings aren't nearly as stout as they used to be. For example, a 2x4 fifty years ago was actually two inches by four inches. Now its 1.5 inches by 3.5 inches.
Not to mention the kinds of wood harvested for lumber these days are fast growing, cheap quality, soft pine. Not old growth hardwood like they used to use.

100 gallons of water weighs 833 pounds. Add this to how many pounds of gravel you'll have (although gravel displaces water, so really its more like the density difference between the two) decoration, the weight of your tank and stand dry, fish, and anything else you'll have in/on your stand. Thats the number that you'll have.

I'm not trying to cut you down or anything, but you're not a structural engineer, and i doubt theres any on this forum. Knowing how heavy it will be will be pretty useless to you or anyone on here. If you really want to find out how much weight a particular floor can hold, i strongly suggest you contact either a building inspector for your county or a structural engineer. I'd also strongly advise staying away from people saying 'i did it once and it worked' or 'i have a friend who's done it for years like so and so and nothing bad has happened'
Unfortunately you don't see the result of these 'bad things' until your second floor comes down around your head.
Structural overloading is a pretty big deal, and a matter of life and death in some cases. Seek the proper authority on how much weight your floor can take.