Hey guys,
I'm planning on installing a 135-150 gallon long (68 to 70 inches long) tank on my second floor bedroom by an exterior wall. Would that be too much tank on a sub-floor? Or what is the largest the subfloor can handle? Its a new home about 1 year old.
a structural engineer visiting your home would know for sure... but see if this article helps, it was written by one
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article28.html
and see what others think...
I really dont knot what to do :\. Tech at innovative marine tells me im all clear....everyone else says its not a good idea. I notice the tank would be sitting inline with one floor joist. The tank i planned to get was the innovative marine sr120 shallow reef tank. :/
thats my concern....the tank will be against the wall with the joists running parallel to the tank.A big thing is spanning across as many joists as possible.
is there a load bearing wall directly underneath the wall the tank will be against? By joists running parallel, do you mean the end of the floor joist is not under the wall the tank is on, but the end of the floor joists are under the walls on the left and right side of the wall the tank is on?thats my concern....the tank will be against the wall with the joists running parallel to the tank.
down below is the garage door opening. It is against a load bearing wall. Yep the joist run from left to right of the tank. The home is a newly built home about a year old with TJI joists.is there a load bearing wall directly underneath the wall the tank will be against? By joists running parallel, do you mean the end of the floor joist is not under the wall the tank is on, but the end of the floor joists are under the walls on the left and right side of the wall the tank is on?
Based on an open garage door header only, under this aquarium wall, and a SINGLE floor joist running left to right, My engineering background says absolutely DO NOT PUT A LARGE TANK AGAINST THAT WALL. Find a wall where the floor joists end under the wall the tank is against, and there is a bearing wall directly under that tank wall.down below is the garage door opening. It is against a load bearing wall. Yep the joist run from left to right of the tank. The home is a newly built home about a year old with TJI joists.
Based on an open garage door header only, under this aquarium wall, and a SINGLE floor joist running left to right, My engineering background says absolutely DO NOT PUT A LARGE TANK AGAINST THAT WALL. Find a wall where the floor joists end under the wall the tank is against, and there is a bearing wall directly under that tank wall.
My never to be humble opinion...