I have a 200 gallon fish tank that i want to set up in my house. I have a raised foundation home. Can my floors handle the weight of the fish tank. And there is no stand for it.
2007-01-05 18:16:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Put support under where you want to put the tank. Have an angle iron stand made and put paneling on the outside of the stand. I would get some body good in math to take the dimensions and give you the true volume of your tank just to be safe
2007-01-06 02:50:12 · answer #1 · answered by Larry m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i'm not American so I have no idea how big a 200 gallon fish tank would be but I have quite a big fish tank and I was worried about that too but I think if you just put it on a section of the floor where there are beams underneath it, it should be fine.
2007-01-05 18:25:04 · answer #2 · answered by jess k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, you would need to have a stand for such a set up. A wooden stand with large supports will assist in dividing the weight. However, you can always consider placing your tank in a location that is situated near a floor beam.
2007-01-05 18:42:43 · answer #3 · answered by bluebettalady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
200 GL weighs 1600 lbs.. 1 GL = 8 lbs. you should know your foundation better than anyone here.
Also, I would highly suggest you get a stand for your tank.
You don't want it to get kicked, bumped into or anything like that or you run a hugh risk of it breaking and all that water all over your floor.
2007-01-05 18:23:12 · answer #4 · answered by iwish40 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 feets is 10 gallon, so you meant you meant you have a 40 feet long fish tank?
2007-01-05 21:34:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋