70 galloon on the second floor?

[krunk]

m asking this because im not sure if i should do it, the measruement of the 70 gallon are - 48"x18x19-20"(im going too check tomarrow)
anyways, im almost positive it will fit. Also think i could fit a 20 gallon long, for a sump/fuge? the fuge/sump is about 6" too the side of the tank, i will post a diagram below. Well if i shouldnt put the fuge/sump in there, i will have a 4" dsb, or 3" sandbed, there will be 50 pounds lr, i can take some out. the stand and canopy are 150 pounds.
Sorry if this doesnt make much sense

 

[krunk]

it hits 2 floor joists

 

[reefnut]

That's a lot of weight for 2- joist but I had a 55g on my second floor with no worries. Find out what your floor is rate for. I was thinking a typical house is rated at 30 pounds per square-foot. Could be wrong though.

 

[reefnut]

One more thought, I guess I did have one worry. Flooding, if your tank for whatever reason overflows it could cause some serious damage if its on the second floor. Just a thought.

 

[rane]

just to let you know that I too live on a second floor and I have had numerous times when water has gone to the floor below, the people that live down stairs hate me to death, they are jerks anyways but if you ever get any flooding I feel sorry for the downstairs neighboors..LOL
filling up water bottle with RO/Di and left it runing ( once left the house and came back to my living roomm flooded, and the other time went to bed only to be awaken at 5am cause the neighboors apartment looked like the ocean..LOL) 2 times
water leaking when putting pvc piping-2 times
water leaking when my sump over filled when adding all my sand-1 time..
I must say that I think my time is limited in that complex

 

[reefnut]

Ok I was a little off... According to the Uniform Building Code Section 1607.3 -- Floor Live Load -- Table 16-A -- the minimum live load for a residential location is 40 pounds per square foot. Depending on design and area this could be greater.

 

[krunk]

I guess i should just stick with my 55 gallon my fish should live in there for a little while longer....
Thanks.

 

[overanalyzer]

compliance - while I agree I would get someone to check it out - liek a structural engineer or someone along those lines. It is always better safe than sorry - heck if you get it checked out and they bless it then you get your tank - if not you know you did the right thing!!
Rane where you living in Lawrence,ks a few years ago (like 8 or so??) think you lived over me!!

 

[krunk]

compliance - 70 year old house.

 

[reefnut]

Originally posted by compliance
I still don't get it. I'm 210 lbs and when I'm standing with my size 12 shoes on, I take up a square foot.... Why isn't that a problem. My 90 gallon takes up 4X1.5 (6 Square feet) so by your math, the floor can only handle 240 lbs?
So if a floor was rated at 210 lbs per sqft a 10 x 10 room could hold up 21,000 lbs or 10.5 tons of wieght? I don't think so.

 

[reefnut]

P.S. Other than just disagreeing, why don't you do some research and prove your point?

 

[reefnut]

Originally posted by KrUnK
compliance - 70 year old house.
I'd feel better about a 70 year old home than a new one...

 

[reefnut]

Originally posted by compliance
I didn't actually disagree, if you read the quote you posted, it said I don't get it, not that I disagree.

My bad,
I understand what you are saying and to be honest I do not know the answer. My point is only that caution should be taken when putting this much weight on a secondary floor.

 

[overanalyzer]

Originally posted by compliance
agreed. I'm one of those, "fly caution to the wind", "danger's my middle name" kind of people. I'd just go ahead and do it. (as evidenced by my king sized waterbed on the third floor of a 70 yr old house.
A waterbed spreads the weight out over more surface area ... thus you could have a heavier bed and not have it cause the problems that a tank of equal weight would cause.
When in doubt get a structural engineer or someone with construction & Load expereince to examine the structure and reply.
Most solidly built house I ever lived in? 1920 farm house in N.East Iowa - no running water or electricity when we moved in ... but solid like a rock!!