Fish Tank In Upstairs Room

[Wolf King]

iv'e got two very small fish tanks ,and im fed up with them so im going to start saving up for a larger one (hopefully around 90litres) my question is ,can a upstairs room take all the weight ??? im asuming it could but i thought i would double check i don't want to be falling through my ceiling anytime soon . does anyone have tanks in upstairs rooms ??? ,i live in a 2 room house and im not sure how old it is im afraid. i don't think it's older than the 90's but like i say im only guessing that . also iv'e heard of floor joists and supporting walls and weight bearing walls ........ what are they

sorry if this is in the wrong section ~ new here

 

[BigTom]

A full 90 litre tank and stand will only weight about as much as I do, and I'm rarely too worried about going through floors

 

[StandbySetting]

90 Litre's should be fine in all honesty, standard UK building regulations state that a floor must be capable of withstanding 1.5KN of force per square metre, you can calculate the total mass that the floor should be able to hold by dividing the total force by the acceleration of gravity:

1500N/9.81ms[sup]-2[/sup] = 152.9Kg m[sup]-2[/sup]

So take the total area of the base and divide the mass (Kg) by the area (M[sup]2[/sup]), if the value is less than 152.9Kg m[sup]-2[/sup] then you should have no problems.

 

[Wolf King]

A full 90 litre tank and stand will only weight about as much as I do, and I'm rarely too worried about going through floors

hmmmm i can't multi quote LOL thanks big tom (seriously a full 90 litre tank and stand weighs the same as a human crickey!! )

90 Litre's should be fine in all honesty, standard UK building regulations state that a floor must be capable of withstanding 1.5KN of force per square metre, you can calculate the total mass that the floor should be able to hold by dividing the total force by the acceleration of gravity:

1500N/9.81ms-2 = 152.9Kg m-2

So take the total area of the base and divide the mass (Kg) by the area (M2), if the value is less than 152.9Kg m-2 then you should have no problems.

he he im no good at math you confused me already lol .do you know what a bearing wall etc is ?? ,apparently if it's near those then it's more likely not to fall through or so iv'e read but i don't know which one the bearing wall is ,is it the one that's solid (i assume it is) ???

 

[fluttermoth]

If you put it near a corner and an outside wall, you'll be fine with a 90l; I've got two 240l upstairs and they don't move (except a bit of a ripple if my ttenager son slams his bedroom door )

 

[Wolf King]

If you put it near a corner and an outside wall, you'll be fine with a 90l; I've got two 240l upstairs and they don't move (except a bit of a ripple if my ttenager son slams his bedroom door )

crickey that's a lot go weight ,thanks guys for the reply's ,it's filled me with confidence ,now to get saving ........ that will be a fun wait anyone fancy "donating" to a charity ?? lol

 

[scampi]

Hi

I have a 3ft and a 2ft tank in my bedroom. 3 bed semi, built in the 50's (or near enough). No problems whatsoever.

 

[Ace Of Spades]

You could put a 90 litre tank anywhere upstairs and it would be fine, as said, 90 litres really isn't much weight at all, I had a 300 litre and had no problems, if you're really that worried, find which way your joists go and make the tank opposite to the way they're going. Like a criss cross.

 

[Wolf King]

You could put a 90 litre tank anywhere upstairs and it would be fine, as said, 90 litres really isn't much weight at all, I had a 300 litre and had no problems, if you're really that worried, find which way your joists go and make the tank opposite to the way they're going. Like a criss cross.

is the joists the direction of the floor boards or is it whats underneath them ??

 

[fluttermoth]

The joists go in the opposite direction to the floor boards.

If you look at the floor borads, you can see they're nailed down? Well, what they are nailed to are the joists.

So you want to your tank to go in the same direction as the floorboards, then it'll be right

It won't make any difference with a 90l, but anything over 200l or so needs to go that way rouind, to be on the safe side

 

[Wolf King]

The joists go in the opposite direction to the floor boards.

If you look at the floor borads, you can see they're nailed down? Well, what they are nailed to are the joists.

So you want to your tank to go in the same direction as the floorboards, then it'll be right

It won't make any difference with a 90l, but anything over 200l or so needs to go that way rouind, to be on the safe side

thanks