Fish Tank On Second Floor Apartment

I ve had a 125 gallon aquarium in my bedroom for years.

Fish tank on second floor apartment.

It s a small apartment so a huge tank would look out of place. But that being said when i first started keepin fish i stepped up to a 125 gal tank quickly and put it in my second floor apartment and within a week i was taking it down. A hose on the return pump came loose and the pump pumped the sump dry shooting water out of the stand. Someone in the forum asks if they think it is possible to place a 120 gallon tank on the second floor of their apartment.

But since i m on the 2nd floor i m thinking that weight would be a limiting factor before physical size height width and depth. This was because they person below me knocked on my door one night and told me he noticed that the drywall on the ceiling was starting to crack. The worst disaster would be if the tank fell over because the floor had settled. It dumped probably 30 gallons onto the floor and into the old lady s apartment below.

The apartment complex says they have no policy against it but i d hate to be the cause of a policy against it. I live in a over 50 year old house and have 2 55 gal 2 35 gal 1 15 gal tanks. They are all on exterrier walls. 55 gallons of fresh water weighs about 460 pounds.

I m wondering if a 75 gallon fish tank and a 55 gallon fish tank will be safe to put there. That is the sturdiest points in the floor. Hey all i m moving into an apartment in a couple of months and it ll be on the 2nd floor. I see no reason you can t.

I came home one day and there was a nasty note on my door and the sump was empty. Let it suffice to say you aren t likely to have any problem. Put the tanks on an exterrier wall or a support wall. If you live on a second floor apartment or in any form of housing where you rent or lease there may be provisions against waterbeds and fish tanks laid out in your agreement.

Make sure that the floor is level. Add 50 pounds of live rock and let s say 25 pounds of sand.