125 gallon help
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seannmelly
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it will help if you put the tank the opposite of the floor joices to give it more support.
sfoister
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I would never put a 125 in my apartment, but not because of weight. I'd be so paranoid all the time that it would leak and the people below me would drown or something.. lol
I have a 72g bowfront on the 3rd floor and I have to lie to my apartment complex and tell them that it's a 55. They don't allow anything over 50 gallons.
I have a 72g bowfront on the 3rd floor and I have to lie to my apartment complex and tell them that it's a 55. They don't allow anything over 50 gallons.
seannmelly
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if your going fowlr just like 260 watt or around here of pcs will do fine. i would upgrade the skimmer to the 220 model or w/e it is. you will need more skimming for more fish
almostclueless
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Yes, if you're gallonage is the max the filter/skimmer will handle, you might want to bump up to the next size. Too much filtration is better than not enough.
floatingfish
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i used to have just a 46 gal on the second floor and i hated it. that is the main reason i bought a one story house. everytime i would walk fast or move you could see the water swaying.
seannmelly
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Originally Posted by baloo6969
i had a 55 in college...on the 19th floor, the Penthouse...and it empied out to the 3rd floor one weekend. It's a bad time if you dont own the apparments below you.
ahh woops lol
i had a 55 in college...on the 19th floor, the Penthouse...and it empied out to the 3rd floor one weekend. It's a bad time if you dont own the apparments below you.
ahh woops lol
floatingfish
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i would think that a 125 gal would weight about 600lbs or so. one gallon wieghts......3-4lbs. i am just guessing but that give you a good idea.
scott270
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Ok, well this was the set up my lfs told me to get. I have never set up a tank this big and I was wondering how you go about doing it. I had a 75 with the emperor 400. My ? is what do I do with the pump, skimmer, and wit/dry filter? How does it all fit together. The tank I want is predrilled on both sides. Thanks for the help
seannmelly
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does it have overflows in it or just the holes?
seannmelly
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so you have to plum your sump to the overflows with either pvc or flex tubing. your skimmer will go in your sump if you have enough room. he return pump goes in the sump also and returns the water to the tank
almostclueless
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Originally Posted by floatingfish
i would think that a 125 gal would weight about 600lbs or so. one gallon wieghts......3-4lbs. i am just guessing but that give you a good idea.
I gallon of water accually weighs more like 8 or 9 Pounds. which puts the tank at just over 1000 pounds.
i would think that a 125 gal would weight about 600lbs or so. one gallon wieghts......3-4lbs. i am just guessing but that give you a good idea.
I gallon of water accually weighs more like 8 or 9 Pounds. which puts the tank at just over 1000 pounds.