I am looking to live in a second floor apartment. How big is too big of a fish tank to put on the second floor? I have a 75 gallon now. Is that too big. My fish grow fast, I upgrade my tank every year so how big before I have to live on the first floor?
that would all depend on the floors. you may want to ask the landlord about weight limits or what the floor is capable of handling
If the apartment is wood construction then I would be comfortable with a 75 or 125 as long as you place this along a supporting wall, a corner is better and make sure it goes over several beams in the floor as opposed to all of the weight being on one rafter. If they're concrete floors don't worry about it and get a big tank.
I wish I had a 75 or larger, but since I am on the second floor I haven't gone larger than a 50. You want to put a tank that big on solid ground, like an outside corner, where the floor is shored up better. And I think it is also stronger if hte wood in the floor that holds the floor up lines up vertical underneath the tank.. can someone explain this better? You may want to ask an expert since your tank will be super heavy, like 800 to 1000 lbs. If you get larger, I would definitely say go for first floor. I am getting ready to transfer to a first floor so I can get bigger tanks. PS, remmeber, the important thing is how much weight is on each square inch of floor, and a water bed is spread out amongst more floor space. Dont get a tall asquarium that big. And make sure the tank sits on a base that is not four legs that puts all the weight in those four spots, but that is prefereably flat or spread the weight out better.
If you mean because of the weight it should be fine. Even with many first floor homes and apartments there's still a basement underneath. It's going to be quite a bit less than say a waterbed with two people on it. I wouldn't really worry until you're looking at something over 100/150 gallons.
