75g on Second floor Condo

[reice05]

Im moving into a condo on monday and its on the second floor. I seen a post somewhere dealing with this kind of situation but where i plan to put the tank is against a wall and on the other side of the wall is the master bedroom. Im sure i should be fine but i know thats alot of weight i just want to get some assurance from some experienced reefers. oh yea it's also near a patio window will having some kind of natural sunlight hitting the tank will it have any negative or positive effects on my tank ( im doing FOWLR) for now i'll upgrade to reefs when i get the hang of everything. thanks

 

[flpriest]

There shouldn't be any problem with putting it on a second floor. You just want to make sure it is level. As for being near a window, what direction is the window facing? What I'm asking is, does the morning sun or evening sun beat in through the window? If it does, there could be a problem with alge growth. If no direct sunlight beats in, you shouldn't have a problem IMO. Good luck!!

 

[vsecret]

i dont know if this helps, but i have a 55g and mine is in my room on the second floor in my dormer (where the window pops out of the roof) , so its right in front of the window ( but since i have 2 other windows in the room, i got shades/drapes that block out all the light directly behind the tank). Before i got my tank upstairs, i asked my construction guy if it would hold, and he said that since its up against the wall, that it should hold up to a 150-200g tank. So i think you're alright!
hope that helped a little.

 

[small triggers]

75g full shouldnt be too much weight unless the condos where built like crap,,,(less stringent building practices) other than that put some curtains up over the patio door/window if it does get direct sunlight.

 

[reice05]

Well it has the blinds where u twist to open/close. i mean not too much light comes in unless they are completely open.. but im excited i bought this complete setup over 2 months ago because it was a good deal, i've had live rock in a rubbermaid for a month i cant wait to finally put it all together

 

[tank a holic]

my 125 is on the 2nd floor
If you know which way the floor joists are running its best to set the tank perpendicular to them

 

[crypt keeper]

your tank will not fall through the floor. I swear its legend. I have never heard of a tank crashing through a floor and Im sure neither has anybody else. The building should be inhabitable if there was a small chance.