|
|
|
01/16/2008, 07:58 AM
|
#1 |
|
The Truth
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: San Tan Valley, AZ
Posts: 2,401
|
Biggest tank on second floor
What is the biggest tank I could put on a second floor? I'm looking into buying a 2 story home and was wondering what my limit should be.
Thanks Steve
__________________
Water change? What is that? Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef |
|
|
|
01/16/2008, 08:01 AM
|
#2 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Krung Thep
Posts: 3,100
|
It all depends on the underfloor support. Do you know what it is
__________________
I've spent a lot of money on booze, women and fish. The rest I just squandered. Current Tank Info: 150g sps Reef (now FOWLR after a devastating crash due to chiller) , 2x400w MH (Icecap ballast, Lumenmax 2, Reeflux 12k SE), Deltec AP701, Grotech Tec III, Chiller, 2 x Tunze 6101, 1 x 6205 (+ m/c), bla bla |
|
|
|
|
01/16/2008, 08:02 AM
|
#3 |
|
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 11,907
|
I live in a hundred year old Chicago 2-flat. I have a 220 gallon Perfecto with a 40 gallon sump on hardwood floors on the second floor.
To be safe, get a building engineer in there to tell you what is safe. My home was built when structures were safe and sound and not made out of particle board and gusset plates that fail.
__________________
Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20 |
|
|
|
|
01/16/2008, 08:05 AM
|
#4 |
|
The Truth
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: San Tan Valley, AZ
Posts: 2,401
|
Yeah I love the new houses out of particle board.
__________________
Water change? What is that? Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef |
|
|
|
|
01/16/2008, 12:27 PM
|
#5 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: On the Astral Plane of Life
Posts: 273
|
Wow! You sure its all safe?
__________________
Courtney Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef |
|
|
|
|
01/16/2008, 12:51 PM
|
#6 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 11,907
|
__________________
Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20 |
|
|
|
|
01/16/2008, 12:53 PM
|
#7 |
|
Registered Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Broken Arrow, OK
Posts: 2,272
|
Past prez of our club has a 300g display with ~90g sump on the 2nd floor of a 100+ yr old house. Sits above a load bearing wall. Only problem was getting it in the house (removal of windows, scissor lift, a lot of people who were friends at the time).
__________________
Evaporation and top off don't count as water changes... Current Tank Info: 185g Deep Sea display, 2x 40g frag tanks, 90g fuge, 60g sump (400+ gal system) |
|
|
|
|
01/16/2008, 02:08 PM
|
#8 |
|
Premium Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 759
|
I believe 'bbrantley' has an 825gl main display, big sump, frag tank and RODI container all on 2nd floor. He's done a first rate job of structural reinforcement that he's detailed in his build thread 'http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=878054&perpage=25&pagenumber=1'
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
