Preperation for my new tank

dwarfgourami7

dwarfgourami7

Steve the angelfish
Nov 13, 2006
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I'm getting a 60 gallon for christmas and the only place to have it is in my room. But as the tank is quite big should i be worrying about weight when full? I'm not totaly sure if the floor can cope with it. The floor is ok with my 30 gal but double the size and weight makes me concerned.
 
Is your room on the second floor or is it on the main floor? If it is on the main floor there really should not be a problem with this. If it is on the second floor, you do have to consider the weight of the tank along with all of the water in it, the decorations, the weight of the filter,etc. Keep in mind that one gallon of water alone weighs between eight and ten U.S. gallons. Multiply that by 60 and you have anywhere between 480 and 600 pounds just in water weight without considering the weight of everything else. If you do have to put it on a second floor I would get the opinion of a contractor first to see if the floor can handle that kind of weight. I would also put it on a wall that has more support beams and have the weight evenly distributed so the floor will handle the weight better. I have all of my biggist tanks on the ground floor but I do have a 46 gallon bowfront on my second floor now for five years to date without a problem from the weight. Hope this helps.

Marinemom
 
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There are lots of waterbeds that haven't taken the fast trip to the basement either. If a house is of "modern" construction, average materials and workmanship and in good shape there should be no problem with an aquarium this size. If it is an old house with modifications for plumbing and electrical that were poorly done, or if it has suffered fire damage or some such thing then it could be a problem. If you are concerned then ask someone who is a builder or contractor for their opinion.
 
Your talking about 220-230lt of water, so maybe 250lg with the tank and stand and what's in the tank. It's like 2 reasonable size people, 3 tops. So can three people stand where you want the tank :) Jump up and down?

As said, it's a lot less than a water bed which is more like a 1000 kg (a metric ton), albeit spread over a bigger area.

If you can't put one 220lt tank there, then you have house issues to worry over :)

tim
 
dwarfgourami7 said:
Now i would like to know the average cost of a 60 gallon tank (glass) and a stand, no other equipment.
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$200 in Australia :) I got a 4 footer 220lt second hand for $100 recently. Tho it wasn't a great bargin as it was home made. Looked good (and well made) until I realized the bottom was curved :/

It's holding water with plenty of foam padding underneath... So far :)

tim
 
jodimartin2003 said:
We know what you meant ;)
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Oops. My mistake. I meant to say that one gallon of water weighs between eight and ten pounds so 60 gallons would weigh between 480-600 pounds in weight without considering the weight of everything else. Sorry. I was in a hurry when I posted that response.

Marinemom
 
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