Will my apartment hold a 200+ gallon tank?
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rumblesushi said:
The reason why no one has heard of it is because most people know better
1 Gallons [US] = 8.3452641 Pounds
so you are looking at 2002 lbs of just water, not including the glass, stand, gravel, rocks, etc....
Have a structural engineer look it over - not all homes are the same. And odds are that its too heavy....
duacti, like I said I have seen big tanks in 1st and second floors no problem. I am talking about old victorian town houses in england with floorboards that creak sometimes, and also purpose built apartments. When was the last time you heard of a tank falling through the floor?
I have been going over this question myself only on a much smaller scale, I live on the 2nd floor and I've been worried about getting a 60 gallon(only because the lease says 30 gal.max)! 240 gallons is HUGE!! it's going too weigh a lot!! I couldnt imagine how bad your manager would freak out if they saw a tank that size in your apt. I honestly cant tell you how much weight the floor will hold but I dont think I could even get a 240 up the stairs! Worst case is the tank falls through the floor( even though I admit I have never heard of this happening?) You also run the risk of having to get rid of the tank or getting evicted, and the possibility of the tank fallingover, leaking or cracking and having all that water end up downstairs. I dont want to sound like like a jerk since I'm in a similar situation, but I realize that a set-up that large and most likely ,very expensive does not really belong in most apartments(unless it's one of those fancy pants ones for the rich people!lol) so I have to practice some self-control,and save up the money that something that big will most likely cost me and wait tell I get a house so I can have whatever the heck I want! I hope everything works out for you and that you can get the tank you really want, please follow up with this story as it seems to be a topic of interest lately, since we have lots of MOnster lovers living upstairs/in apartments!
but is the floor wood or concrete,here only 40y old apartments have wood floors
the last 15years all must be able to coppe whit 1000kilos by square meter.
in my last apt. i had a1200l tank in the 4 floor and no trouble during one year , than move to my new house and break during move
the last 15years all must be able to coppe whit 1000kilos by square meter.
in my last apt. i had a1200l tank in the 4 floor and no trouble during one year , than move to my new house and break during move
