pjcozzi
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi,
I have a 55g saltwater tank and a newly filled 75g water turtle tank in my dining room. I'd like to if you guys think the floor is OK to support these.
The saltwater tank has 100lbs of live rock and 50lbs of sand, so perhaps it weights 700lbs. My roommate's turtle tank is filled with about 50g of water and has some heavy rocks, perhaps 225lbs of them, for an estimated total of 850lbs.
Both tanks run perpendicular to the joists which are 2x10 inches and spaced every 12 inches. So each tank sits on at least 3 joists. The tanks sit across from each other so they share joists except maybe one each (I can take a picture if you need). Also, the turtle tank is against a load bearing wall (but not in a corner) and the saltwater tank is against a wall but I doubt the wall is load bearing.
So do you think the floor can support 850+700 = 1,550lbs?
Thanks,
Patrick
I have a 55g saltwater tank and a newly filled 75g water turtle tank in my dining room. I'd like to if you guys think the floor is OK to support these.
The saltwater tank has 100lbs of live rock and 50lbs of sand, so perhaps it weights 700lbs. My roommate's turtle tank is filled with about 50g of water and has some heavy rocks, perhaps 225lbs of them, for an estimated total of 850lbs.
Both tanks run perpendicular to the joists which are 2x10 inches and spaced every 12 inches. So each tank sits on at least 3 joists. The tanks sit across from each other so they share joists except maybe one each (I can take a picture if you need). Also, the turtle tank is against a load bearing wall (but not in a corner) and the saltwater tank is against a wall but I doubt the wall is load bearing.
So do you think the floor can support 850+700 = 1,550lbs?
Thanks,
Patrick
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