i just moved, and was thinking of putting my tank on the second floor... bad idea???

skwirl · 10/03/2006, 04:40 PM

its a 155 bow

sorry i hav'nt been around... i still have no internet. im posting this at work... i have missed all yall....
how ya been?

lessthanlights · 10/04/2006, 07:53 AM

Your looking at about 1500lbs. I wouldn't put it in the center of the room but in a corner or next to a wall should be ok. I'll have 100 gallons on my 3rd floor next month. If you worried either don't do it or hire an structural engineer/architect to take a look at your specific situation.

AndynSarah · 10/04/2006, 08:21 AM

hey skwirl, where did ya move to? I agree with lessthanlights if ya put it in the corner I would think that it would be ok, but I am no engineer or architect. That PC ballast I got from your works awesome. You need to come by the apartment and see the tank some time. Well talk to ya later man.
Andy

ReefRacer · 10/04/2006, 09:03 AM

I don't know if you can tell which way the trusses are running, but if you put the tank perpindicular, you will probably spread the load across 3 or maybe 4 trusses and I think you would be ok. Maybe a stud finder on the floor would help.
Mike

Angela Short · 10/04/2006, 09:39 AM

And alot depends on the quality of the home. My 80 gallon bowed the floor in my living room with a full basement under it. Kinda scary looking. Hopefully when it comes down this weekend the floor will straiten out!

H@rry · 10/04/2006, 11:38 AM

Don't people have waterbeds upstairs? How much do they weigh?

TriMax · 10/04/2006, 12:34 PM

If you say a king size water bed mattress is about 72" x 84" x 10", then that is about 262 gallons. If you let water weigh 8.5lbs/gal then that is about 2227 lbs. You need to add the frame of course. But the weight is distributed over 42 sq. ft. A 262 gallon aquarium is probably 96x 24 x 26 or maybe 96 x 25 x 25. The weight might be more or less depending on saltwater vs freshwater and the stand being smaller than the bed frame. However, the weight would be distributed over about 16 sg. ft. instead of 42 sg. ft. This does not take into consideration floor joist location.

However, I am not an engineer or architect. I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express before though.

Ha!Ha!

Eddie

H@rry · 10/04/2006, 12:50 PM

What about if you made a "stage" frame out of 2x6 about the same size as a bed frame and cover it with plywood? Would that distribute the load the same as a waterbed? Maybe you would have a little step up around the stand though.

skwirl · 10/05/2006, 02:38 PM

im gonna check how the joists are today... it would be over the garage. i'll let yall know what the joists are like.... size space ect and then you can tell me.

yall are great.

Runner · 10/05/2006, 03:16 PM

If your garage is not dry-walled in, that should be fairly easy to see. Just measure off to where you would want the tank and get me the dimensions, weights, stud sizes and locations and I'll run it by a structural engineer here at work.

skwirl · 10/06/2006, 03:17 PM

its drywalled in :*(
i have no clue.... this is terrible

10/03/2006, 04:40 PM	#1
skwirl Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tn Posts: 872	i just moved, and was thinking of putting my tank on the second floor... bad idea??? its a 155 bow sorry i hav'nt been around... i still have no internet. im posting this at work... i have missed all yall.... how ya been?

10/04/2006, 08:21 AM	#3
AndynSarah Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fort Wayne IN Posts: 287	hey skwirl, where did ya move to? I agree with lessthanlights if ya put it in the corner I would think that it would be ok, but I am no engineer or architect. That PC ballast I got from your works awesome. You need to come by the apartment and see the tank some time. Well talk to ya later man. Andy __________________ "Do not run a generator inside, the carbon monoxide will kill you!" Funny but serious. Thanks Dave. LOL "Do not medle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and taste good with catsup" Current Tank Info: 56 gallon cube salt water reef

10/04/2006, 09:39 AM	#5
Angela Short Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Franklin TN Posts: 4,010	And alot depends on the quality of the home. My 80 gallon bowed the floor in my living room with a full basement under it. Kinda scary looking. Hopefully when it comes down this weekend the floor will straiten out! __________________ I wish krogers sold corals so I could hide my habit in the grocery bill Don't judge me because I can't spell. I use my brain space for more important things, like thinking of a fancy user name Current Tank Info: Small FW tank :)

10/05/2006, 03:16 PM	#10
Runner Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 3,196 Blog Entries: 1	If your garage is not dry-walled in, that should be fairly easy to see. Just measure off to where you would want the tank and get me the dimensions, weights, stud sizes and locations and I'll run it by a structural engineer here at work. __________________ -Scott "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." -George Orwell Current Tank Info: 24G Reef cube with Cree LED DIY Retrofit

10/04/2006, 07:53 AM	#2
lessthanlights Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Duluth, MN Posts: 606	Your looking at about 1500lbs. I wouldn't put it in the center of the room but in a corner or next to a wall should be ok. I'll have 100 gallons on my 3rd floor next month. If you worried either don't do it or hire an structural engineer/architect to take a look at your specific situation.

10/04/2006, 09:03 AM	#4
ReefRacer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jacksboro, TN Posts: 279	I don't know if you can tell which way the trusses are running, but if you put the tank perpindicular, you will probably spread the load across 3 or maybe 4 trusses and I think you would be ok. Maybe a stud finder on the floor would help. Mike

10/04/2006, 11:38 AM	#6
H@rry Moved On Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Huntsville. AL Posts: 1,559	Don't people have waterbeds upstairs? How much do they weigh?

10/04/2006, 12:34 PM	#7
TriMax Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,286	If you say a king size water bed mattress is about 72" x 84" x 10", then that is about 262 gallons. If you let water weigh 8.5lbs/gal then that is about 2227 lbs. You need to add the frame of course. But the weight is distributed over 42 sq. ft. A 262 gallon aquarium is probably 96x 24 x 26 or maybe 96 x 25 x 25. The weight might be more or less depending on saltwater vs freshwater and the stand being smaller than the bed frame. However, the weight would be distributed over about 16 sg. ft. instead of 42 sg. ft. This does not take into consideration floor joist location. However, I am not an engineer or architect. I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express before though. Ha!Ha! Eddie

10/04/2006, 12:50 PM	#8
H@rry Moved On Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Huntsville. AL Posts: 1,559	What about if you made a "stage" frame out of 2x6 about the same size as a bed frame and cover it with plywood? Would that distribute the load the same as a waterbed? Maybe you would have a little step up around the stand though.

10/05/2006, 02:38 PM	#9
skwirl Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tn Posts: 872	im gonna check how the joists are today... it would be over the garage. i'll let yall know what the joists are like.... size space ect and then you can tell me. yall are great.

10/06/2006, 03:17 PM	#11
skwirl Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tn Posts: 872	its drywalled in :*( i have no clue.... this is terrible