How much body weight can a 180 hold?

[prsnlty]

Lol, this may seem a silly question but I need to reseal a 180g aga bottom seal. Can't reach it so we have to climb in to do the work. It has 6 bulkhead holes with bulkheads. If a 190 lb person was to climb in to this tank would it be ok?

 

[tyler1503]

I would say it should be ok. The tank itself can hold approx 680kg (180 gallons) of water. I would say an 86kg (190 pounds) person would be fine.
But perhaps someone else can chime in. 680kg of weigh distributed out over the entire length of the tank is very different to 86kg in one small spot and I'm purely speculating. Plus those bulkhead holes would have weakened the structure.
Sorry, I had to convert that to kg so I could do the math lol.

 

[anarchy]

Imo I'd do it on a solid floor or bench. I've seen pics of people laying in their empty tank. But it is made to hold about 1400lbs of water plus rock so I don't see why a 190lbs person would do anything to the tank

 

[tyler1503]

+1. Remove the bulk heads and lay the tank flat on the floor :)

 

[prsnlty]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking... Thank you :)

 

[mfinn]

I sat inside my old 240 to clean it out when I sold it.

 

[prsnlty]

This is the location of the bulkheads

 

[prsnlty]

Excuse the unfinished stand. It's going to be a peninsula with a pocket/slide drawer at the wall end and the stand itself is 39 1/2" tall.

 

[mfinn]

Somehow I didn't read where the bulkheads are on the bottom. I would do as suggested, remove the bulkheads and lay it down on the floor and lean over the edge

 

[prsnlty]

Ok. Thank you :) It isn't leaking but it is a used tank and the bottom seam has a couple spots where the edge if the silicone is scraped off. So I am paranoid. I'd rather not take a chance with 180 gallons. You know, better safe than sorry ;)