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So I was talking with a buddy who's thinking of getting a reef, and he said that he can't have a tank bigger than 100 gallons in his apartment. I jokingly told him "well then get two 75s". But that got me thinking......
.... to my understanding the main concerns of having a big tank in an apartment is the weight of the thing on the structure, the weight of the thing on the floor, and then the risk of leaking.
Throwing out the last concern (on the possibly flawed assumption that a 40 gallon leak is still a big problem like a 200g leak, just 1/5th the size)........
It would seem that having 2x 75s or 3x 40 breeders would actually get around the structural concerns? Especially the 3 40B's - it distributes the weight much more evenly over a floor (36x48 area with 16 inches of depth) versus a 120 (48x24x25) or even a 90 (48x18x 25)? (Even assuming you have them right next to each other, to say nothing if you spread them accross the room). In fact, if my understanding is correct, 120 gallons spread over three 40B's poses less structural problems than a 90?
.... to my understanding the main concerns of having a big tank in an apartment is the weight of the thing on the structure, the weight of the thing on the floor, and then the risk of leaking.
Throwing out the last concern (on the possibly flawed assumption that a 40 gallon leak is still a big problem like a 200g leak, just 1/5th the size)........
It would seem that having 2x 75s or 3x 40 breeders would actually get around the structural concerns? Especially the 3 40B's - it distributes the weight much more evenly over a floor (36x48 area with 16 inches of depth) versus a 120 (48x24x25) or even a 90 (48x18x 25)? (Even assuming you have them right next to each other, to say nothing if you spread them accross the room). In fact, if my understanding is correct, 120 gallons spread over three 40B's poses less structural problems than a 90?
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