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09/28/2007, 05:20 PM
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floor support
how much wait you guys thins the 2nd floor can support?
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09/28/2007, 06:32 PM
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Can you see the joists below? Do you know which way they run? What size tank are you thinking of putting on the second floor?
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09/28/2007, 08:44 PM
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any were fron 250 to 360
the run perpendicular to the tank
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09/28/2007, 08:55 PM
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How old is the home/appartment?
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09/28/2007, 09:10 PM
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I just did a search on this subject the other day, because I have a pool table in a room upstairs that weighs 1000 lbs and I also want to put a tank up there. After reading 100 posts on the subject, my general findings were that if you want piece of mind, ask a structural engineer. 250 - 360 gallons is going to weigh 2000 to 3000 lbs. - that's a lot of live weight for a floor without special reinforcement. Hell, I'm worried about 56 gallons! (Well, there's the pool table also).
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09/28/2007, 11:12 PM
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i have a 72 gallon with 20gallon sump, no issues, but i feel any more then that is pushing it.
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09/29/2007, 03:33 AM
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I can tell you that when I had my 180, it ran parallel to the floor joists, and was in the middle of a 12 foot span, and only sitting on two joists, so pretty much an un-ideal situation if there ever was one. I ended up adding two LVL beams to the ceiling below, under the tank. Those two beams were sistered to the existing truss joists, and I also added two extra 8,000 lb capacity floor jacks to the wall on one end (the interior one), and 4 2x6s to the wall on the outside, both walls of which had concrete footings because they were load bearing. I was pretty happy with the end result. Money well spent, I think.
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09/29/2007, 06:40 AM
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I Just moved up to a 125g. I was worried about the weight since It was only going to be on 2 joists the tank is in my dinning room. I cut 9 2x6’s and made them 6’ long then i screwed 3 together to get 3 beams. I wedged all 3 of them between my foundation and used 3 adjustable l.ally columns to hold up the other sides on each beam. I think I could add more weight if needed. It looks pretty sturdy.
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09/29/2007, 07:01 AM
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its a new home
as of now i have my 175 on the 2nd flor, its ben there for 6 months
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