Living room/fishroom

How many thanks can be in a living room before it is no longer considered a living room? A serious case of mts....

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As many as you want. Can still be a living room, it's just that you put tanks in it! Just because people have TVs in their living rooms doesn't make it a movie theater!

 

True. Good point. The hubby and I have decided to remove another chair from the living so we can fit in a bow front tank. That's 3 chairs we removed since spring. If you come to visit you'll be sitting on the floor.

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True. Good point. The hubby and I have decided to remove another chair from the living so we can fit in a bow front tank. That's 3 chairs we removed since spring. If you come to visit you'll be sitting on the floor.

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Haha yes, but I'm sure I'd feel right at home with the fish!

 

As many as your floor can support id take weight into consideration. I make sure mine are on load bearing walls. Go nuts just keep that in mind.

 

Fish are living, as such, more fish, more living in the living room

 

Big Red we will keep the weight factor in mind as we remove chairs and add tanks. Has anyone actually had their floor collapse from too many fish tanks?

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I have never heard of a floor literally collapsing. But I have heard of the
floor becoming uneven and sagging. This causes the tanks to not be level and then the seals can weaken and leak. I have only heard of this with large tanks over 200 gallons.

 

I have never heard of a floor literally collapsing. But I have heard of the
floor becoming uneven and sagging. This causes the tanks to not be level and then the seals can weaken and leak. I have only heard of this with large tanks over 200 gallons.

Just to put it into perspective, if your on the ground floor there should be concrete a few inches below your carpet- there's a layer if squishy stuff in between- so while the carpet may sink a bit, it won't effect surrounding areas. If your floor is wood or tile the wood is MOST LIKELY right on top of the concrete. If its the second story or higher, the wood beams used to support the floor can hold an incredible amount of weight. As in, thousands and thousands of pounds. The floor could potentially warp a bit, I suppose, but I wouldn't think much


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Just to put it into perspective, if your on the ground floor there should be concrete a few inches below your carpet- there's a layer if squishy stuff in between- so while the carpet may sink a bit, it won't effect surrounding areas. If your floor is wood or tile the wood is MOST LIKELY right on top of the concrete. If its the second story or higher, the wood beams used to support the floor can hold an incredible amount of weight. As in, thousands and thousands of pounds. The floor could potentially warp a bit, I suppose, but I wouldn't think much


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I am not referring to a concrete floor. And when you are talking about a tank, or tanks that are more than 150 gallons it would be wise to add floor support. Check out forums of people who keep large tanks. If you have a 150 or the equivalent of than in more than one tank, like 2 75's stacked on top of each other, it is wise to get some floor support. It is usually easy and cheap to do, and can save tanks and your entire floor.

 

I think another thing is to try and spread the weight out. That's what we did with our 55, we built a stand with a 4x4 base to spread the weight out instead of having it all on 4 legs (like the metal stands you can buy). We had an antique 55 once that was on a iron stand someone had made. The legs put dents in the floor.

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