what heater?and how many gallons can go up stairs?

[fishy88]

what heater for a 160 g? and how many g can i put up stairs in my room?

 

[radioactive]

this depends on your structure . figure at least 8lbs per gallon . 1280lbs with just water , then you have tank weight and sand weight . many variables , just be careful and make sure the floor is solid before you put a tank in ...

 

[radioactive]

btw - i will be running 2 - 300 watt heaters on my 180g . I like having a back-up heater , just in case !!

 

[fishy88]

the 160g isnt going up stairs. 2 75g tanks would be going up.as for the heater what kind is it?

 

[radioactive]

you are still looking at 600lbs minimum on 1-75g tank . you asked a question and got an answer .
heater is a pro titanium stainless steel heater - has a seperate control to set the temp . around 18.00

 

[jester]

I've got a 180 on the 3rd floor running parallel to the floor joists. (I made sure the management staff and my insurance company ok'd it first though)

 

[ponzspyder]

I think the rule of thumb for heaters is 5 Watts of heat for each gallon.
So, maybe use (2) 400Watt heaters...
I've got a 180 on the 3rd floor running parallel to the floor joists
This is just a thought Jester but I was under the impression that running the long side of the tank across multiple support joists would be better than running it parallel to them. How long is that tank anyway?? When running the tank parallel to the joists you only have 2 joints for support... Typical floor joists should be 16 inches apart, so if your tank is 4 feet long then you would be distributing the weight across 3 or 4 joists and if the tank was 6 feet long you would be distributing it over 4 or 5... much better than just 2!
And to be on the safe side, figure 10lbs/gallon of tank. That should give you a good safety factor for the water/tank/sand/rocks/etc...