Aquarium on second floor

[nagreen]

i'm moving to a new apartment complex next summer and there's a chance i'll get a second or third floor apartment.. i have a jbj 45 which weighs 100lbs just the glass aquarium.. i'm looking at around 360lbs of water and everything else in the aquarium i'd guess, plus a 75lb stand as well.
I'm a 280lb guy too so i just want to know if i'll be fine with that much weight in the same area on the second floor?
Anyone with big tanks not on the bottom floor?

 

[GatorGuys]

You should be fine... remember that most floors can support waterbeds. Also, most tank-stands help spread the weight out across a larger footprint.

Bookshelves actually have more weight per sq ft than most aquariums.

 

[aquaman30k]

GatorGuys hit it right on the head. You should be just fine.

 

[nagreen]

Thanks a lot! That makes me feel a lot better about it!

 

[reefes pieces]

I have had a 120g on the second floor of my condo for 2 years and a 90g before that if that helps boost confidence. 45g is no problem. bringing up 5 gal jugs of water to the 2nd floor sucks though.

 

[AdamNC]

You'll be fine. I have a 29 gallon on my loft with no issues and the owners before me had a 90 gallon in the same spot.

 

[Willz]

i'm moving to a new apartment complex next summer and there's a chance i'll get a second or third floor apartment.. i have a jbj 45 which weighs 100lbs just the glass aquarium.. i'm looking at around 360lbs of water and everything else in the aquarium i'd guess, plus a 75lb stand as well.
I'm a 280lb guy too so i just want to know if i'll be fine with that much weight in the same area on the second floor?
Anyone with big tanks not on the bottom floor?

I don't think the weight is an issue. I would definitely get a renter's insurance policy with a rider that specifically references damages incurred from aquarium ownership. I did this when I had about 400g in tanks in my second floor apartment. It was worth it to me to know I was covered financially if one popped a seam and dropped a ton of water onto the downstairs neighbor. It wasn't that expensive either.

 

[RMS18]

I own a condo on the second level, 40 gallon tank 15 gallon sump and homemade stand that weights over 100. I have hard wood floors, only thing I noticed is the floor boards warp a bit near the tank.