Aquarium Weight On Hardwood Floor

A flat bottom flush with the floor helps distribute the weight and avoid the load being focused on only a few points at the bottom of the stand.

Aquarium weight on hardwood floor. The contractor who did it was very ingenious himself an owner of an aquarium. Where should you put y. Can i put a 125 gallon aquarium upstairs. But from the weight.

Today we have meagan from mercury consulting to discuss aquariums and floor support. A 180 gallon aquarium when filled with water gravel and accessories weighs over 2 000 pounds. For the most part this is of little concern unless it permanently puts a dent into your beautiful hardwood floors. I cover the floor in front of the tanks that way i can lay the lid on them and it catches any water drops.

It takes an incredible amount of pressure in psi for the leg of an aquarium stand to poke a hole through your floor. How big of a tank can you go with need supports. Similar to the 75 gallon aquarium this all comes down to total weight which can vary depending on your setup. Keep in mind that one gallon of water weighs 8 34 pounds so you need to ensure that your cabinet and floor can handle the weight of your aquarium.

Hey if you have engineered hardwood the snap in type kahrs will having a large tank on it cause it to get any kind of indention or impression in the shape of the bottom of the stand. The only problem that you may run into is that with the weight of the tanks when the floor expands from temperature and humidity it may not go towards the wall that the tank is on so just get a little bit of a wider base board on the opposite wall and cut the floor. We needed to create a wall to separate the laundry room from the rest of the basement so he created a window in that wall had very heavy lumber to support the aquarium and set. I have my aquarium set up as a built in set in the laundry room with ceramic floor tiles.