Is 75 gallon too big?

[NinjaSmurf]

I would imagine that if it can't handle a 75 it wasn't built all that well...

 

[Ethos]

Well, I was guessing. How much can the average new house' floor hold?

 

[smb7676]

try to find out which way your floor joist (sp) run and run it so it goes across them . Ex
floor runs north south put tank so the lengh is east west. Against a wall is best and try to put it up against a wall that has a support wall under it. I will not go with if you can or can't I don't want to be the factor in your choosing the tank but I think you would be ok.

 

[freddyk]

I wouldn't even blink at putting a 75 on the second floor of a house. Just design the room so that it's on a load bearing wall for extra security.

 

[Ethos]

Ha! This seems like ages ago!
Oh wait....it was!
Just a little update, I went with the 55G. Cheaper, much cheaper.

 

[Durbkat]

How do you tell if a floor is unable to hold a 45g or bigger? Because I live in an old apartment the is over 60 years old and is run down.

 

[Ethos]

Well, Its alot of work. My house is somewhat-newer.
I know its very able to hold the weight, but I dunno if it could hold more than 65G's.
The lengths to be 100% is pretty hard and expansive, but I know if its generally somewhat newer (20 yrs), you can put the tank up against the wall, and it'll be fine.
My parent's wont let me have anything larger than a 75G upstairs.
If you'r on the ground floor (Or othe basement), it should be able to hold almost anything, although you'll want to re-inforce it with concret with anything over 100G's.

 

[_Cal_]

Like ethos said againt a wall, but it has to be an exteroir wall as well, this is where the most support is. A good test would be get a few frineds, like 7, bunch up somewhere upstairs, and if you fell throw, something is seroiusly wrong with your house, and its a sign from god you cant have a large tank. But ethos what do you mean re-enforce with concert?

 

[Ethos]

Actually, thats not a good test. Have 10 of your friends, each weighing about 100 pounds each, stand there for atleast 6months.
The test you mentioned above would only be considering if you had a tanks there as long as you tank was.
The more pressure you put on somthing, you make more stress.
You'd be surprised how fast stress can damage wood.
Would you park a mini cooper where your tank is going?

 

[_Cal_]

Lol, well Im goign off what I have learned and whta my father has told me who is jack of all trades, and a foremen, and btw a 75 gallon does not even come close to the weight of a mini cooper.....lol

 

[Ethos]

Lol, well Im goign off what I have learned and whta my father has told me who is jack of all trades, and a foremen, and btw a 75 gallon does not even come close to the weight of a mini cooper.....lol

Well, only a few hundred pounds difference.
Your right, it is alittle different, but so is having your friends go and stand on it for a few minutes
And not that it matters....My dad was a contracter.

 

[_Cal_]

lol a few pounds, a mini cooper weighs over a ton , a 75 gallon what 600 pounds? And btw contracter is a little different.....A 75 gallon is fine upstairs, and if this is the info form your father, think he is wrong

 

[Ethos]

What makes you think your so right? Have you ever had a 75G in your upstairs home, or mine?
And try almost 800 pounds.
And an unloaded mini only weighs about 2500

 

[_Cal_]

Well considering your house is to code, our houses should be similar thus, thats why I think im right. No I havent had a 75 gallon in my room, but my entertainment center ethiers weighs the same or more, another reason to myself thinking Im right.

 

[onemisterchristian]

1 gal. of water= 8.5lbs (approx.)
75 x 8.5=637.5 lbs.
new mini=2365 lbs.
new convertible mini=2585 lbs.

just for the sake of the argument