Fish Tank Poured Water On Th Floor

Aquarium holds so much water.

Fish tank poured water on th floor.

Better safe than sorry. Is this a high tank or a long tank. Example 40g high vs 40g long the long tank spreads more weight over the floor so it would have more supports under it. And if any water gets under the tarp or sytrofoam or whatever is directly under it you can develop mold problems.

The less surface area of the floor it takes up per gallon the higher the danger would be. The tank is 2 ft deep. Once the sub floor has dried i am going to put an engineered wood floor down i want to put a fish tank with a 6ft x 31in foot print on it. Support the floor under an aquarium video.

Last night i got home and my fish tank was almost empty don t know where the water leak from but out of my tank only had one qtr of water left. Get a proper stand it is worth it. It is a good idea to have the fish tank set up at least a foot away from a wall outlet and any power strip should not be on the floor level. Anything larger than that i would worry about reinforcing the floor or moving it to a first floor.

1 gallon of water weighs 8 34 lbs therefore 150 gallons to fill a tank would weigh 1251 lbs in water alone. If you intend to furnish a 150 gallon tank in your upstairs bedroom it may be necessary to add floor support or hire a contractor prior to the tank installation. On top of this is the weight of the tank very heavy cabinet filters etc plus in the tank is some gravel and. You do not want water get too close to the electricity.

1 gallon weighs 10lbs so the weight of the water will be approx 820kg. Although you will need access to power for the filter heater and other electrical equipment. My largest tank a 120 on a second floor spanning three joists and up against the neighboring wall of the next townhome did just fine. And it will be hard to get suction going on gravel vacuums when you are doing your weekly water changes.