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That's a good point, me and 2 of my friends together up here have easily exceeded 400lbs and everything is still where it's supposed to be. I wonder if I pick a different spot that would be better. It's near the overlook on my stairwell, up against the outer wall. It's possible the floor is...

Good point, I didn't think about the flex of the wood over time. The pads would be the way to go then. I agree, the tilt of the water level was too much for my nerves. I have renter's insurance, but I doubt they'd be happy about covering 30 gallons of water damage on a 2nd floor apartment...

I really appreciate the response! I have considered using a thick plywood slab under the tank to give a wider weight distribution. That way the weight is being pressed down onto the floor over a full square of wood as opposed to 4 small contact points. As far as the walls are concerned, there...

You're right, it's about 250-300 I did my math wrong. That's the stand, ignore the mess, it hasn't been used in a while. With that much weight on it, those feet turn into spear heads and started indenting the floor, so distributing the weight is the name of the game.

Happy to be here! Here's a pic of my tank back in its heyday. Some rams, gouramis, apistogramma, and some plants. I wanted to do a half planted half open tank where I'd draw little zen shapes in the open sand. Unfortunately I live in an old building and the tank was sinking into the floor...

Hey! I live on the second floor of a fairly old building. Not sure exactly how old, but the outlets are on the baseboards, so pretty old. I have a 29 gallon aquarium that I used to have running here, but I noticed some issues. The feet of the cast iron stand started digging into the floor and...

Hey everyone! I'm not new to fishkeeping, but I am new to the forum. My favorite freshwater fish that I have owned so far are apistogramma and yellow rams