My 10 gal in my b-room is filled to the brim and is on this old vanity that I've had since i was 12. I was looking at it this morning, and i saw that it was bowing (bending) towards the middle. It's been there for 2 months, and i don't think that i have gotten it wet, but should I move my aquarium anyway? I still want to know how much it would weigh?
2006-10-04 08:35:49 · 21 answers · asked by ♥femme fatale♥ 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
About 150 pounds, thats with gravel and water. I would move it, why take the chance of having it all over your room.
2006-10-04 08:39:36 · answer #1 · answered by sacharose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gallon weighs 8 pounds so a 10 gallon tank has 80 pounds of water in it. Add some more pounds for the steel frame of it. If you figure that anything over about 40 pounds is going to be too big a strain to carry and you would have a problem if you tried to move it. The other part of the problem is that even if you and some others picked it up, the twisting of the frame as you carry it could make it start to leak.
If you have another place for a replacement support and a replacement tank you should put that new stuff into place and add the water and plants that you will want. When it is all set then scoop up the fish with a net and transfer them into the new tank. (You might have to do it one at a time into a plastic bag of water from the old tank and let that bag float in the new tank until the temperature is equalized).
After all the fish are out of the old tank you could bail or pump out the water from it and then move the empty tank and bowed vanity to the trash.
That assumes you have the space and money to do two tanks at the same time. If not scoop the fish into a temporary tank and bail out the water from the old tank so you can easily move it onto the replacement support. When it is empty it will be lighter and easier to avoid leaks. When the old tank is in the new place refill it and return the fish to it.
2006-10-04 08:46:16 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
confident it may well be positive. I even have been protecting great aquariums for years. i'm presently retaining a sixty 5 gal tank with a 30 gal sump on a 2d tale. the 2d tale in a house is in basic terms as sturdy because of the fact the 1st floor. They use the comparable joists upstairs as they do downstairs whilst development. in case you're rather nervous correct to the burden placed the tank in a community which would be close to a wall downstairs because of the fact the downstairs wall will share the various load from the tank. And in basic terms somewhat of information your 29 gal tank with 10 gal sump is in basic terms going to weigh around 330 lbs. There are people who weight extra beneficial than that and walk around upstairs.
2016-12-26 09:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by melvina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's heavy that's for sure. Others have given you the math & they're right on. I had a tank like that for a long time. It literally ruined my dresser, but luckily I saved the fish.
I ended up buying a double deck table on wheels that was very sturdy & I put the new tank on this. It helped in more ways than one, including the rare times that I needed to move the whole system in a bit of a hurry.
If I were you, I'd move it & make sure your furniture is alright. By all means think about getting something on wheels, because that can come in very handy in a pinch & it won't put any more furniture at risk, including any antiques.
2006-10-04 08:49:01 · answer #4 · answered by Shadow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water weighs 10 pounds per gallon, so the water in your aquarium will weigh 100 pounds, plus the weight of the unit which may be another 50 pounds.
(Note: I'm talking Imperial gallons not US gallons which are smaller.)
2006-10-04 08:39:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 gallon of water = 8.64 pounds
10 gallons =86.40 pounds
plus the weight of the tank and watever else you have in the tank. Round the weight off to 100 pounds. The aquarium will be much safer on a stand made for this purpose.
2006-10-04 08:44:41 · answer #6 · answered by lollipop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gallon of water weighs about 8 pounds. That is 80 pounds of water, that does not include the weight of the Aquarium itself, the rock .. which can weigh quite a bit .. If you see that it is bowing .. It'd get it off that thing right away. Good Luck! :)
2006-10-04 08:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Get with the times people and use the metric system rather that the old fashioned imperial.
most of the world uses metric.
1 litre of water = 1 kg
add the gravel and the waight of the glass and there is your answer.
2006-10-04 11:17:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 gallon Leader 20" x 10" x 12" 111 lbs
2006-10-04 08:39:00 · answer #9 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well a gallon of water weights 8.34 pounds. So your looking at around 80.34 lbs min. That's not including the weight of the aquarium, and the rest that goes with it.. So your probably looking at around 100 lbs.
2006-10-04 08:40:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋