I feel like this might be a silly question but I have a 75 gallon with 20 gallon sump I've avoided putting back together out of fear if it falling through the floor. Am I being ridiculous, or is this something I should avoid?
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Depends where its placed.I feel like this might be a silly question but I have a 75 gallon with 20 gallon sump I've avoided putting back together out of fear if it falling through the floor. Am I being ridiculous, or is this something I should avoid?
No heavier than a large couch or sectional and even a dining hutch. Yourte looking at Max 900# with sump and rockDepends where its placed.
I honestly think, unless you live in an old victorian home to anything circa 1950, you have nothing to worry about ~125g and below.
That being said, keep the weight against a load bearing wall and running with the joists
Up to about 50 gallonsHow much water does a bathtub hold. They put bathtubs on second floors. Water weighs about 7 pounds per gallon.
I agree are you scared of 5-6 people standing in one area at all? It's not over a ton I wouldn't worry much. Good point.No heavier than a large couch or sectional and even a dining hutch. Yourte looking at Max 900# with sump and rock
Close 8.33 lbs per gallon... plus the rock and glass and equiptment.How much water does a bathtub hold. They put bathtubs on second floors. Water weighs about 7 pounds per gallon.
Up to about 50 gallons
Not really a direct comparison.How much water does a bathtub hold. They put bathtubs on second floors. Water weighs about 7 pounds per gallon.
Close 8.33 lbs per gallon... plus the rock and glass and equiptment.
That said... a cast iron tub weighs about 385 pounds, dry.... add 267 pounds for water (32 gallon tub) and a 250 pound person. Not even counting the rubber ducky, that beats a 75 gallon reef tank all day long.
(And yes... I have had to do this same calculation for people who want to put a tub in mobile homes circa 1960 and they just don't get why not....)
True but the weight of a tub is gonna be a lot more than a75 gallon tankNot really a direct comparison.
Most homes/complexes incorperate extra joist support under tubs
alright you got me there lolI agree are you scared of 5-6 people standing in one area at all? It's not over a ton I wouldn't worry much. Good point.