Weight of 125 Gal Aquarium

[MaddEnemy]

Ok, now I am freaking about the weight of my aquarium.

125 Gals 30 lbs of rock and more with gravel

I got a Pine Stand from LFS It seems ok but now buying pine worries me.....

How much does a full 125 weigh? Anyone use pine stands?

 

[endparenthesis]

Water weighs 8.33 pounds per gallon.

 

[Max Action]

I think my stand is pine. It doesn't worry me. I hope that's not stupid.

But weight of a tank is sure something to consider. When I first installed my 75 gallon tank, I checked and it was almost exactly level. After a few months, it was clear it was getting LESS level over time - the old wood floor (house built in 1910) was sagging under the weight!

So I bought a giant jack to put in the basement underneath the sagging corner of tank (closest to the least-supported center of the room), and cranked the floor back up to level. It worked great, and as an extra bonus, the tank doesn't jiggle everytime someone walks past it anymore.

 

[MaddEnemy]

Water weighs 8.33 pounds per gallon.

1,500lbs for a pine stand? hummm.

 

[beblondie]

Empty weight 206 lbs
full weight 1400 lbs
thats just the tank without water
and with water -Anne

 

[MaddEnemy]

Empty weight 206 lbs
full weight 1400 lbs
thats just the tank without water
and with water -Anne

I added rocks, wood cover that matches the stand....

 

[MaddEnemy]

Empty weight 206 lbs
full weight 1400 lbs
thats just the tank without water
and with water -Anne

I added rocks, wood cover that matches the stand....

I'll just go get some wood to reinforce it. Simple.

 

[SimonA]

The water weighs......

125 Gallons [US] = 473.176475 Kilograms
125 Gallons [US] = 1,043.1580137 Pounds

And if you are in the uk
125 Gallons [UK] = 568.26125 Kilograms
125 Gallons [UK] = 1,252.7805335 Pounds

 

[Fawke]

Mine is pine, but its specifically designed for an aquarium.

Pine can be alot stronger than vaneered chipboard, it depends how well its made!
I wouldnt worry, if its a well made Pine cabinet it will cope no probs

If its not well made, i guess you find out

Was it designed to have an aquarium on it?

 

[Angry_Platy]

The weight of the tank and the water and decorations on my 75gall was enough to convince me to make my own stand as opposed to buying a stand made of skinny pieces of pine....that said, I made mine out of pine, but each piece was chosen for its perfectness (lack of knots, lack of twists, generally nice looking timber)....and the fact that it is twice the thickness of the pine that the stands at the LFS were charging $180 for (the timber cost me $50, the lacquer $20 the nails $10, drills and other tools we allready had).....so not only did I get a stand that would hold the weight required of it but I got more say over the design (despite much arguing with the BF about structural considerations)....

 

[carrcn]

It all depends on how it's built and what kind of pine. Douglas fir has a compressive strength of 720 psi. Pine can actually hold a lot of weight. But it needs to be built right.