in-wall fish tank

[kerrid]

sorry if this is in the wrong place, im not sure where to post it

so joking around with my dad the other day, i asked if we could get a tank to put in the wall, between 2 rooms. and surprisingly, he was very excited about the idea. our plan is to cut a really big hole in the wall (i dont know anything about the support beams, but he knows what hes doing) and have like a v-shaped support(not sure what he called it) coming out on either side of the wall, sticking out about one foot on either side.
well i wanted a really big tank (i would like an oscar, i know they need LOTS of room, but im not sure how much. anyone?) but my dad doesnt know how much weight the wall could actually hold without us having to do an upsurd amount of work on it. does anyone know a website that we can look at to help us out with this? or does anyone have an in-wall tank that would care to share :dance2:

 

[kw0me]

the studs in the wall can hold a fair amount of weight at the LFS i goto the stands on his 6ft tanks are made of 50x45pine mgp10 with only 6 legs. i'd say from my chipie experience that the studs could hold the weight no worries but you would need to make sure the tank had lots of support to stop it rolling if it gets nocked.

 

[wataugachicken]

oscars need at least 75g for one fish, for a pair you might get by with 90 but 125 is better. big, messy fish.

 

[ct-death]

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article28.html
This will help you father greatly. It sounds like he knows construction, so this will make sense to him!

Some General Rules: Try to put a tank over a carrying beam, or if not, as close to one as you can but perpedicular to the floor joists to maximize their load capacity. Also, exterior walls are best for support, but not always the most ideal location.

Wose-case, you may want to reinforce the floor (not that expensive considering your project costs here).

Enjoy!