im considering renting a mobile home for the time being simply because they are much cheaper around here than apartments. does anyone currently live in a mobile home? what is the largest tank size i can keep? right now i have a 75g a 40g and a 10g...i dont wanna wake up to my tank crashing through the floor...does anyone have an idea? thanks
max tank size for a mobile home?
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they can support all those with no problem im pretty sure. look underneath at the bracing of the house and put the tanks on top of the bracing and you will be fine.
If in doubt, go underneath and stack some concrete blocks under the floor. That's likely what holding the whole thing up!
Matt
Matt
I had a 180 and a 125 before with concrete blocks as support. The house support beams were 2x6's on their side... just make sure you have them(fish tank stand) on the beams correctly.
I also had 80,75, and 2 55's without support underneath....again make sure they go with the beam supports.
I also had 80,75, and 2 55's without support underneath....again make sure they go with the beam supports.
My GF owns a 70's double wide Mobile home that she rents out. The last renters trashed the place and on top of that never bothered to mention the leaking shower. I am in the middle of spending all my spare time refurbishing it. There was NO structural integrity left under the shower and the wall the shower was on. I literally fell through the floor where it had gotten wet.
The subfloor is 5/8" PARTICLE board. The 2 x 6 joists are 12" on center. I wouldn't worry about the weight of a 55g or 40g. Much more than that and I wouldn't do it. My biggest concern would be the inevitable water spills soaking into the particle board floor. With a bit of water on particle board it won't hold a 5 gallon tank. I would figure out how to do some kind of vinyl flooring or tile containment pad for under the stand to catch all the inevitable little spills.
We will never rent to pet owners again. We will not even allow aquariums. The repair costs are more than the accumulated 3 years of rent the previous renter paid... who has since disappeared.
The guy I bought my 110gallon tank from had it along the exterior wall in the mobile home he rented. The mobile home had relatively new laminate in it. The laminate around the tank was all cupped and puffed up at the joints... ruined! When I noticed it he commented "improper installation"... yeah right! He seemed like a pretty decent fellow... but people just don't seem to express much caution when they are renting someone else's dwelling.
The subfloor is 5/8" PARTICLE board. The 2 x 6 joists are 12" on center. I wouldn't worry about the weight of a 55g or 40g. Much more than that and I wouldn't do it. My biggest concern would be the inevitable water spills soaking into the particle board floor. With a bit of water on particle board it won't hold a 5 gallon tank. I would figure out how to do some kind of vinyl flooring or tile containment pad for under the stand to catch all the inevitable little spills.
We will never rent to pet owners again. We will not even allow aquariums. The repair costs are more than the accumulated 3 years of rent the previous renter paid... who has since disappeared.
The guy I bought my 110gallon tank from had it along the exterior wall in the mobile home he rented. The mobile home had relatively new laminate in it. The laminate around the tank was all cupped and puffed up at the joints... ruined! When I noticed it he commented "improper installation"... yeah right! He seemed like a pretty decent fellow... but people just don't seem to express much caution when they are renting someone else's dwelling.
Probably depends on how old it is. If it's older, the floor is probably thicker, but also probably more damaged/worn. All mobile homes have steel beams supporting the floor, so if you put it over those, you should be fine. Be sure to put it next to a load bearing wall as well; you don't want to put it in the middle of the house either. My (manufactured, dammit) house is over 40 years old and I have my 55g in here with no probs. Like previous posters, if you go higher than probably a 90g, I would consider support underneath. Maybe put an absorbing board or some carpet underneath as well to distribute the weight? You don't want your tank sitting on four little points. I eventually will set up a 240 when I have the cash and am confident that with a little floor support (extra blocks, jacks, etc) that the floor will hold up no problem. I would feel more confident about this than putting your tank in some 2nd floor apartment or whatever. Especially if it were new. We have such shoddy building techniques these days. 
Stack some blocks under the beam,s. Run a dehumidifier in the trailer. and be careful with spills as mentioned,.
all im gonna say . is picture 6 to 10 200lbs + guys on football night in the trailer does the floor fall threw?