Overweight...?

[Ramius]

Ok, it suddenly occurs to me....

I live on the second floor, in water alone I am looking at 1200 pounds, plus the tank.... so uhm... whats the limit that ya'll think the floor will safely support, should I be concerned?


I'm concerned.

[Andrew_B]

How much of the stand actually touches the floor? Does it have a flat bottom, or is it on 4 legs. The weight shouldnt be a problem, but if its on 4 legs - 1200lb through a couple sq in on apartment flooring probably wont end very well - but if it hasnt gone through already, it probably wont

[cichlid1409]

150g tank, right? Not a problem. Newb had a 210g in his 2nd floor apt.

[Ramius]

Yes sir, its a 150. Thank you for the info! I am almost ready to set it up! I will post pics and perhaps a story (:

[stevenallenbarnard]

if your apartments were built in the last 30 years you should be okay. if you want to be completely sure find a corner somewhere inconspicuous (like in the closet) and pull up the carpet and padding. if you see concrete you are okay. At one point I had a 120g, a 55g and a 46g all in the same upstairs apt, all right next to each other.

[jamesmackinnon]

During construction of an apartment building it's common to see a stack of sheetrock(roughly 3000 lbs) stacked in the middle of a room, away from any walls. The weight is distributed on 4 2x4s laying underneath and not on the whole 4'x8' sheet. Granted it's only a short period of time but it works. Up against a wall would be a safe bet, where I think most aquariums are placed anyway. If it's a wood framed building the concrete mentioned in the post above has little to do with weight capacity. It's probably a 1" lightweight concrete topping that's used for sound and fire rating. I think as long as the whole cabinet sits on the floor opposed to just legs then you'll be fine.

[Ramius]

Thanks for the advice everyone! (: I m hoping to have this thing up and running before the week is out.. I'm so excited!!

[Ca Nguyen]

make sure your aquarium is sealed good. i lived in a 14 year old apt which limit the size of aquariums to 20 gallons. i brought home a 100 gallon aquarium that seal broke on me 6 am in the morning, about 40 gallons were on the floor before i could pull up a 10 and 20 gallons for water catching

[Camarowithbass]

If you have a large couch with 4-5 guests on it you have about 1,000 lbs on the couch. This is considering each guest weighs 200lbs and its
5 guests plus the weight of the couch another 100 lbs. Thats 1,100 lbs on 4 little legs, same thing as an aquarium if u ask me.