55 Gallon too heavy for a second floor??

[TropicalFishie855]

Will a 55 gallon aquarium (long) be too heavy (with water and rocks) in my bedroom? My bedroom is on the second floor and i am worried the weight might be too heavy? The house is not old and was built in 1985, so im thinking it should hold about 700 pounds in one place..? i hope so! Please give me any feedback on this!
-DD

 

[fishy frenzy]

i have a 40 gallon tankin my house on the second floor and my house was build around the same time

 

[tstenback]

no it wont be too heavy. The weight of the tank will be spread out over the area of the stand/dresser that you put it on and modern floors are designed to hold many times that weight. So dont be and enjoy fishkeeping. HTH

 

[Tempestuousfury]

It shouldn't be too heavy.

If you've got the blueprints, can get it inspected, or can find records stating how much your floor can hold, you'd be better off.

 

[thecichlidaddict]

I had my 90 gallon on the second floor of my last town house. houses are built extremely over-spec, there's nothing to worry about.

 

[Dorsal]

Try and get someone to look at the design of your floor, and put it under a main beam, or next tot he wall

 

[zacharyrapchuk]

if your house was 15 years older (1970) it might of colapsed but 1985 is ok

 

[smithrc]

think about it... your hot water tank may be on the 2nd floor (our is) anf that is a lot of water... it'll be fine

 

[pendragon]

Shouldn't be a problem with one exception, but that goes for tanks on ground floors as well. A large tank should always sit across your floor joists (beams), not along a single one. If you put it against a wall, it shouldn't really be a problem. I have seen an instance where someone put a large tank (90-gallons, if I were guessing) in the center of a floor along one floor joist in an older house, and it caused the floor to sag and the joist to crack. It's only a miracle it didn't break. After those folks moved out of the house, much repairwork had to be done to repair the floor and replace the joist.

pendragon!

 

[freshmike]

Also. Think bathtub. (without the candles. )

 

[Dorsal]

The reason why I suggest putting it in the best structual place possible is that it will rock less when people walk by

 

[Stryker]

Also when seating it across the joists try and spread the weight to as many square inches of stand and floor contact as possible. I have an older house and I'll be getting a stand that is the same at the bottom as the top, as in rails that run along the length to spread the weight.

 

[Gavmoore23]

if your house was 15 years older (1970) it might of colapsed but 1985 is ok

i am about to fill my new 55 gal tank upstairs and my house was built in the mid to late 1970's. will this be okay. i have previously had a 35 gal on it and it was okay.

Thanks

 

[tstenback]

i am about to fill my new 55 gal tank upstairs and my house was built in the mid to late 1970's. will this be okay. i have previously had a 35 gal on it and it was okay.

Thanks

Yes, it will be fine.

 

[floridalove]

i have a 55gal im on 2nd floor in a condo complex built in '82, the floor didnt break yet..