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Well now I dont know what to do. I was looking over my lease for my apartment and it says "aquariums are limited to 30 gallons".

This was in my last lease also when I was on the 1st floor (I am now on the 2nd floor of a 2 floor building).

So I dont know if its more of a liability due to the weight or due to the possible water damage should the aquarium break. I checked and my building is wood framed not concrete so that makes me worry more.

I was planning on doing a 55 for a Green Terror but now I dont know.

So Apt. people what size tank and what floor are you on. Im wondering if I can make this work.

Thoughts?

Heidi lives in a small 1 bedroom apt. She has a 20g, 29g, 55g, 10g, 2.5g and a 125g. And who says she lives alone.

I have a 79 gallon and a 33 gallon and I live alone. My apartment is 560 square feet.

P. S. Sorry, didnt read your full question.

I am on the 5th floor of a building, which would technically qualify as the 6th floor because the ground floor has been converted into a parking lot.

The apartment is a small one bedroom apartment with two bathrooms, one of which is attached to the master bedrooms.

The 79 gallon tank has a heavy wooden cabinet and a heavy top and is in the hall, whereas the 33 gallon sits on a light wooden cabinet with a simple tin and plastic canopy in the bedroom.

The building is new, and the flooring is fully concrete. The concrete is over a foot and a half thick on the floor, and I could easily keep a 300 gallon tank in it, I think, but wouldnt risk it for obvious reasons.

Last edited by Clownygirl at 28-Apr-2005 15:20

What floor are these apartments on?

My concern is more of the weight than the space.

I think it's mostly due to the construction of the building... I don't live in an apartment, but have wood floors in the house. My dad wouldn't allow anything more than a 20 gallon because he was worried about the floors holding. (Never mind that I have a 20 and a 10 on a dual stand! .

In most apartment buildings, it's because of possible leak issues... I know my grandparents owned a pair of apartment buildings and one of the tenants had a large aquarium... it sprung a leak and did some decent damage to the apartment below, as well as to the floors.

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

This thred is very interesting to me because I have a similar problem. I am looking into a 270 gallon "hell" tank, but I will be living on the 6th floor. I suggest you put it against a wall for support and get renters insurance. You should loot at my "weight problems solved" thred.
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Okay, I think you replied to my post and I edited mine at the same time. Please see my edited post.

I live on the second floor of an apartment complex, and I have a 10, 55, 62, and 100 gallon...

I used to frame houses, so I looked at it as if the entire place was just being framed. The places where the most build-up takes place for support are on the outer walls of the structure and walls that need to be able to hide noise better, such as those on the edge of the garage...

Therefore, in concern of weight issues, the tanks should be placed near the sturdiest walls in the apartment. The sturdiest walls will be those that are a piece of the outside wall and those that separate your apartment from that next door to you. Doorframes are also a nice support to have nearby...

PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.

Therefore, in concern of weight issues, the tanks should be placed near the sturdiest walls in the apartment. The sturdiest walls will be those that are a piece of the outside wall and those that separate your apartment from that next door to you. Doorframes are also a nice support to have nearby...

That little piece of info is going to come in handy. Thanks. I knew about the outer wall, but I didn't think of the ones that seperate apartments. And a think a 55 gallon would be fine in any apartment.

This is where I was planning on putting it since there is a window on the outer wall.[/font]



Last edited by kmpaton at 28-Apr-2005 15:41

Like I said, a 55 isn't that heavy in the scheme of things, and you could probably put it just about anywhere.

I'm on the 3rd floor in a building with wood flooring. I have a 75g, 30g, 29g, 20g, 2x 10g, 6g, 5g, and a bunch of smaller tanks.

I suggest you put it against a wall for support

It's not really a matter of inside wall or outside wall, but which is load bearing.

Since your lease specifies a tank limit, I very much suggest you read [link=this article]http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/aquarium_weight.php" style="COLOR: #FFCC99[/link] and do more research before taking a chance.

An AGA 55g is 75lbs empty. Water is just under 8.5lbs per gallon, then add in stand, substrate, aquascaping, equipment.

Even if you already have renters insurance you probably will have to add an additional rider for water damage, although because of your lease you may not actually be covered if something were to happen.

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I live on the second floor in a two bedroom apt. I have concrete floors covered with carpet. I can't have over a 55 gallon tank without a special addition to my insurance in case of a tank breaking, the same thing goes here in case you have a waterbed.

I have 44, 36, 25 x 2, 20, 10 x 2, 5 x2 and 20 2 gallon betta tanks.

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Like Leslie said I live in a small 1 bedroom apartment; about 500 square feet...but I'm not sure if she got all the tanksand on the medication i took earlier neither can I...I know I'm edging on 400 gallons now? My largest tank is the 125 the smallest is a 2.5...I am on the 1st floor, concrete/tile...My landlady doesn't know about the newest tanksand that includes the 125 And if they are worried about the water damage, well I have a carpet vaccume for thatnot that it's ever happened No I've never managed to empty a 20 gallon tank into the floor. No I've never drained the 29 gallon half way 4 times in a row not knowing what is going on No, the python has never gone bizark while doing a water change But then again I've never managed to overflow the bathtub, either

That all said, ask if they might reconsider if you give them a pet depositor live by the rules some of us doIt's easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask permission

heidi

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

Sorry to say that I only have tanks on the first floor of my town house, but there is not enough room up stairs.

I have a 20 gallon tall and a 55 gallon tank in my living room.

I would not worry about the structure of ur floors. A 55 gallon tank which is 4 feet long ( a little shorter that the average person is tall ) and weighs about 413 pounds. Now if you were setting your tank on the floor ( which you are probably not ) it would be similiar to 3 or 4 people laying in the area. I'm sure that your floor would hold 4 people laying in the same area. And more than likely you will be putting this tank on a stand, which is typically a little bit longer and wider. Another thing to keep in mind, there is a floor joist every 2 feet and are normally a 2x6 or larger stucture, so you tank's weight would be spread out over 3 or 4 joists.

Sorry if I was too wordy... its been a long day and I have reached that point of rambling.

Hope that helps

I live on the second floor and have a 50g, 20g and a 10g

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