Jon Brower Minnoch (1941 - 1983) of Bainbridge Island, WA; 6 ft 1 in, estimated as weighing "probably more than" 1400 lbs in 1979, at which point it took 13 people just to roll him over in bed
well thanks everyone for your thoughts and imput. I don't think that I will get that apartment...I don't want to take any chances... with all you help though it will help me with the next options of apartments. That article on house joices and structure was great. Dong thanks for you thoughts about insurance.. I will have to look into renters insurance and see if they cover water damage from tanks. Food for thought!
I had special engineered beams in my house...Then i still didnt' trust putting the 300 upstairs..The engineer said I could park cars upstairs..
But basically if the floor can handle Xlbs/SQFT you have to take into consideration ALL the weight...Refrigerators..bathtubs, counter tops. hardwood floors. TV's Walls, roofs..
After you consider all those static weights i belive the average number left is 30lbs/sqft static load, very little..
We ended up putting 2 tons of granite counter tops and a large jacuzzi...which is why i said No to the tank...the Tank I figured to be 2 tons. I wouldn't be all to comfy knowing i have 4 tons just with those 2 things alone up stairs...
A lot of good comments here. I really need to issue a retraction on my previous post. Looks like residential construction is more like 40 psf not 125. I don't play in the residential space but thought it was much higher. I should have done my research and not given my $0.02 after a few beers.
That article by Kevin Bauman is great. And of course the interface between the stand and floor is a concern as stated by a few previous posters. With a metal stand it might be a good idea to put some lumber underneath the legs to distribute the weight. Good Luck and as Denvig mentioned, might be prudent to err on the side of caution with this type of stuff.
Yes, residential floors are built to handle 40lbs psf. After setting up my 110 on the FIRSTfloor, I started noticing a lot of shaking and creeking in the floors and walls. I did some research and came across this page....
I learned a lot from this article. I did have an architect come look at my floors and he said I "should" be all set, but the problem with the 110 (if it's the 30" tall 110 gallon that I have) is that the footprint is relatively small 48x18, which was the only concern with the architect. That's about 1400-1800lbs supported by 4 joists. But, again, he thought it would be fine. That much weight over a 48x18 footprint on a second floor - I wouldn't be comfortable with - especially after reading this article. Maybe if the weight was distributed differently.
Well I believe that I have an apartment that is brand new. It was an factory building redone into loft apartments so the floors are all concrete and steel. The place is so large that my tank will look lost... thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it.
Mini4X...my tank is 4' long...
