Placing a 55 Gallon Aquarium in my room...?
The weight on the second floor does not concern me. A house built that recently should not have a structural issue such as that. 55 gallon tank filled would have a total weight displacement of 458.15 lbs + tank weigh of about 165 lbs= 625 lbs. http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/tipsan... That much weight is considerbly less then say a waterbed which you can find on many second floor places. It's the dresser that some have mentioned that concerns me. You really want to focus on your span. 48 inches is basically 4 feet, and as long as there is no overhang on the width or the lenght on the dresser, the the full 625 lbs is being displaces over the 4 foot surface area. This yeilds the following: 48 inches x 13 inches, span of the tank = 624 square inches, and a total weight of 625 lbs, gives you approximatly 1 lb per square inch on the surface of your dresser. I have 2 Engineers that work for me here at my job, but they are not accessable to me to verify my findings. However, I do not feel that the pressure on this dresser is in any way going to collapse it. If the surface area of the dresser exceeds the tank, then the lbs per square inch on the dresser will be even lower. I don't feel this is going to cause an issue, but without knowing the make of the dresser, and thickness of the wood, I can't give you an accurate and postive yes, but if I had to make a guess, I say you are ok. I'll try to give you a follow up when I can reach my engineers later. FOLLOW UP: After running this by a NAPSEB certified engineer, the lbs per square inch and even the lbs per square foot should not over tax any modern built dressers. There is one assumption being made, which is not stated in your information however, and that is the surface area covered by your dresser. About 90% certain this will work out fine.
I want to put a 300 gallon fish tank on tile.?
My son has a 300 that is only eight feet long, so it's weight is concentrated on less floor than yours. The stand for it is made of two inch tubular steel pieces welded together. The more rigid the stand, the better distributed the weight will be. You could have a stand built that is a couple feet longer than the tank. That should pick up at least one more floor joist to distribute the weight to. Set the tank up close to a supporting wall at right angles to the floor joists. You might also be able to put some basement jacks in the garage under the tank. As long as they wouldn't be where you'd run into them with the car.
Water is polar and easily forms hydrogen bonds with other water molecules. It has several physical characteristics that make it unique among common compounds. Water is “special.” If you put a half-gallon of water into a 1-gallon container under microgravity and—this is important—do not disturb it, upon introducing the water into the container, the adhesion and surface tension properties of the water will make it want to “stick” to the walls of the container and to itself. Depending upon the material used for the container, however, in a relatively short time, the water will better demonstrate its cohesive properties and along with the property of high surface tension, will pull away from the walls of the container and form spheres of water that will eventually form one single sphere of water in the container. If the container is glass, the sphere my stick to the wall of the container here or ther and distort the sphere if there is not enough room to float freely. If the walls are made of non-polar, hydrophobic polymer, the water will not likely do more than lightly bounce off the walls when the sphere contacts the sides. If you shake the container, you’ll get a bunch of smaller spheres as the water breaks up, but they willlikely eventually come back together to form a single larger sphere (and perhaps a number of tiny drops or droplets).
That's a really small tank. So let's eliminate a betta right away. Just because they can survive in tiny tanks does not mean they are healthy or happy in one. I have a 30-gallon tank and have a betta and three other fish. Bettas love a big tank.So back to your tiny tank. If it were me, I would put one of these two groups:3 fancy guppies — they are about 1/2″ long and come in a wide variety of colors. Easy to take care of.5 neon tetra — they are small, about 1/4″ to 1/2″ long and are easy to take care of. They like to be in a school of at least fiveI really think the tank is too small for any other fish to be happy in. The two groups I mentioned are pretty and will be fun to watch.If you put in bigger fish or more than I listed, the fish will become stressed. When they are stressed, they get sick. When they get sick, the other fish will eat them and the other fish can get sick, as well.Also, for decorations, make it very little. Maybe one small plant and a thin layer of gravel. They need the rest of the tank to swim in.Feeding is minimal, as well. Only a few flakes at night. If they haven't eaten it in a few minutes, you've put too much in. Remember that fish you get are coming from tanks where they had to fight for food so they will always act like they are hungry. They aren't. Feed them once a day at night then turn off the light. They will soon learn that they have a feeding time.
Best cichlid for a 25-30 gal tank?
you haven't any longer have been given adequate women individuals for 2 male platies. My first step would be to bypass get 2 greater lady platies. i'd say upload a college of 8 neons, because of the fact they do greater appropriate in greater effective numbers, yet then your tank would be overstocked, inspite of six, which i'd evaluate the bare minimum for neons. i'd say the single dwarf gourami would desire to be a greater appropriate selection. there is no way you are able to desire to do the two. no be counted if this is a fifteen (24x12x12), it has an incredibly solid floor section and you are able to desire to apply the comparable hood, mild, stand, etc in case you have been to enhance to a 20 extreme (24x12x16). i'd actual evaluate the 6 neons particularly of the gourami. no be counted if this is a fifteen extreme (20x10x18) it has the comparable "footprint" as a 10 gallon and a no longer so solid floor section. i'm no longer so particular i'd do something different than boost the female inhabitants of the platies, which you actual need to do. bear in mind platies have an wonderful form of toddlers and would desire to honestly overrun this tank in a quick quantity of time in case you help the fry stay to tell the story.
Can a dresser or table safely hold a 20 gallon aquarium?
I believe a 20 gallon tank filled with water, gravel, and decor can weigh upwards at around 200+ pounds. I would have someone that weighs as much sit on that dresser of yours (or if you don't know a 200lbs person, you and someone else can sit on it together) to see how sturdy it is. Try shifting around a bit on it and see if there's any play or stress.. then you'll know your answer. If your dresser is made of some cheap particle wood (Ikea type furniture) over some strong solid wood, I would definitely be skeptical. No pun intended, I like Ikea furniture... just might not be adequate as a fish stand...LOL GOOD LUCK!
How much does my 75 gallon fish tank weigh in pounds? ?
Interesting that this is in Math, not Pets. I'll answer it either way... Ya start with the weight of water, which is about 8.5 lbs per gallon. 8.5 X 75 = 637.5 lbs You probably have at least 50 lbs of gravel. So about 690 lbs. Gravel means a bit less water. But you've also got the tank itself, glass lid, the stand, which combined are probably about 60 lbs. So you've got roughly 750 lbs. 10lbs per gallon is a good rule of thumb. If you're planning to put a lot of reef rock into a saltwater tank, probably more like 12 lbs per gallon. So I certainly wouldn't try and move such a beast full. If you're planning to put it on a floor other than a slab directly on the ground, it's best if you put it by an outside wall or a wall that's clearly load-bearing. You do *not* want to meet the people in the downstairs apartment by dropping your fishtank into their living room... and yes, this has happened quite a few times.
How much does a 20 Gal fish tank weigh when full?
Water actually weighs 8.8 pounds per gallon, so 20 gallons of water would weigh 20 x 8.8 or 167.6 pounds. Then you add the weight of the tank, approx. 10 pounds. Then you add the weight of the gravel or sand you put in, about 15-20 pounds. All totaled it comes to around 185-195 pounds. About the weight of one adult male who is 5'10" tall. So two of them would be close to 400 pounds plus the rack you are going to put them on. Always use rubber pads under the rack to avoid damaging your floors. Go to the basement and find the spot directly below where you want to place the tanks. If there is a beam supporting the floor or a load bearing wall in the basement within a few feet, you should be fine. You should also look at the condition of the wood in the floor supports. Is it dry and brittle or not? Is there a plywood base that your flooring is on? If so, go for it. I live in a house that was built in 1952 and have had as many as 4 tanks in the living room with no problems. I have since moved them to the basement where the floor is concrete, so no worries now. I have also built racks for my tanks out of 2x4's. One that supports one 55 g tank, one 20 g tank and one 10 g tank. Another 2x4 rack has four 10's and two 15's on it and the other has two 20's, four 10's and one 15. The rest all have their own stands. So, what I'm saying is that new 2x4 lumber is very strong and will hold a lot of weight. I wouldn't hesitate to put two 20's on a rack in my living room again. IMHO it would be OK.
Could my house support 2 29 gal aquariums? 1 with 10 gallon sump?
Right now I have a 29 gal aquarium In my 12 year old house on the second floor in the corner of my room and It is just fine as is there is no depression. Here is what the stand looks like on this link http://www.petco.com/product/109068/PETCO-Manhattan-Metal-Tank-Stand.aspx?CoreCat=certona-_-ProductList_Fish_3-_-PETCO%20Manhattan%20Metal%20Tank%20Stand-109068 I was wondering If I could put another 29 gal aquarium with a 10 gallon sump in another corner in the room. I do not have anywhere else to put this aquarium cause my room is the only spot my parents will allow me to set these up. I have read a up on a few stuff about this and some one said to look at the floor joists. I have no idea how to look at those considering that I am on the second floor and there is a layer of dry wall covering them. I looked at my floor joists below above my basement but Idk if they are the same as the story above. I also know that if I wanted to do this is to not put the aquariums on the same joist to minimize the stress on the floor. How could I tell which way the joists are going. Also If I did this I will buy a stand to minimize the pressure per square inch. Please help I really want to get this tank going. before summer.