210 Gallon tank and 2nd floor apartment?
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I come from the other end of the spectrum - I say you will be fine.
I personally have a 300 on the second floor. I have yet to see an example of a tank falling through the floor and have started a thread asking if it has ever happened. As far as I can tell there has never been a "tank-through-the-floor" in all of MFK history. The main danger involved with a large tank on the second floor is the damage it can cause if it were to burst or leak. That said, a 210 won't do all that much more damage if it fails than a 55.
I personally have a 300 on the second floor. I have yet to see an example of a tank falling through the floor and have started a thread asking if it has ever happened. As far as I can tell there has never been a "tank-through-the-floor" in all of MFK history. The main danger involved with a large tank on the second floor is the damage it can cause if it were to burst or leak. That said, a 210 won't do all that much more damage if it fails than a 55.
Ask the land lord about that. Each house is different. Figure out how thick the concrete is and how strong everything is too.
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DanF-
I think you're looking for the wrong problem. The risk isn't that the tank will fall through the fall. Rather, what would happen is that the weight of the tank would cause the floor to shift. Then the stand wouldn't be level. Eventually, you could end up with a ruptured tank. Unless the floors are really weak that will happen a long time before it comes tumbling through.
I think you're looking for the wrong problem. The risk isn't that the tank will fall through the fall. Rather, what would happen is that the weight of the tank would cause the floor to shift. Then the stand wouldn't be level. Eventually, you could end up with a ruptured tank. Unless the floors are really weak that will happen a long time before it comes tumbling through.
I am a contractor and would say for the most part you would be ok. But that being said when I first started keepin fish I stepped up to a 125 gal tank quickly and put it in my second floor apartment and within a week I was taking it down. This was because they person below me knocked on my door one night and told me he noticed that the drywall on the ceiling was starting to crack. Needless to say I was lucky we caught in time and no real damage was done. So like the person said above it would be good to have someone check it out. Better to be safe than sorry Hope this helps
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Hello; Would you be willing to add this personal experience to a thread I recently started about damage to structure from tanks?
Hello; here is the web address of an article that talks about the issue.
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article28.html
My take is that the question can only be answered by someone with knowledge of structure actually having a look to see what you have and what condition it is in. Good luck.
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article28.html
My take is that the question can only be answered by someone with knowledge of structure actually having a look to see what you have and what condition it is in. Good luck.
Hello; Falling thru a floor may not be the only criteria for the definition of damage for many of us. I set a standard of damage somewhat lower than that. The post about the weight of a tank deforming a floor enough to cause plaster to crack would be damage in my view. But to your point I have not heard of a tank falling thru a floor.
Thanks for the info guys. The only reason why I do not want to approach the landlord is that she is really anal, and I don't want her to know I'm going to house a 210 g tank. But anyone know exactly how heavy a 90% filled 210g 7x2x2 will weigh? Nevertheless I'm going with it because my shoal needs a permanent home thatthey spend it for life.
