Too much pressure on the floor?

Thanks everybody!
So the bottom line is that the tank should be ok....????

 

yeah you shouldn't have any problems

 

GREAT!
I am so excited to start my conversion to a planted tank! : ;D

 

Yes, absolutely.

 

The floor/ceiling joices should be on 16 inch centers. They should be at minimum 2x6's but more likely 2x8 or even 2x10's. Even if they are at minimum, the weight they can hold is astounding. I wouldnt be afraid to put a 125 gallon aquarium on the second floor. Its not like the weight is moving. Thats where you get into trouble. Your floors can hold HUGE amounts of dead weight. If a little thing like a 55 gallon aquarium could collapse a floor, houses would be imploding all the time. This is why we have codes. RARELY will a floor collapse. BTW im a contractor if that makes you feel any better.

 

i have my 55 in my room upstairs so id say its ok lol

 

I had a 90 in my second floor apt for like 2 yrs with no problems...beside the occasional floods lol. I never understood people freaking out about aquariums on second floors. I could see if it was like 400g or something. But if a first floor could hold it there should be no reason a second floor couldn't. Same size joists so it should hold the same right?

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I think the concern that some people have is that their first floor is on a concrete slab and so that's no worry. However, their second floor is typical framing and that's where they have a concern. Although, as stated earlier, if everything is build to code, they should be fine, especially if the tank is perpendicular to the floor joists.

 

I don't see why the 2nd floor wouldn't hold a 400g tank. Fact is, the size would place it over multiple floor joists.

I've been around construction all my life, so I understand. But I can see how someone else might not realize how much framework- and the supportive design behind it- lies between their second-story carpet and first-floor ceiling tile.

 

Would substrate really add 100 pounds? 100 pounds of sand sounds a lot for a 55