2nd floor tanks?

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Do any of you have tanks on the second floor of your house?
What size/weight do you recommend is the max?

I know the "build" of the house has a lot of do with this answer, but I was just wondering if any of you feel there is a cut off point for your standard house in the DFW area (i.e. Pulte, Texas homes, etc.).

I was considering a 40g, but from my calcs, that comes out to ~460lbs before the rock... :shock:
 
i currently have a 90 gallon, a 28, a 33 and an 8 gallon on the second floor of our house. one important thing is how many joists the tank will span. hard to know really unless it is a fairly new house and/or you built it. crossing them instead of going with them is best. im confortable with my 90 because i had this house built and know exactly what is under it. when speaking with the builder and inspecting the area he had 0 concern of a 100 gallon tank being in the location i said.
 
I have a 75g on second floor of a Standard Pacific home built in 2004. Same as Wes said above. We built the house, knew where it would go, and the tank crosses the joists.
 
I have a 40br with a 20g sump in my apartment. We live on the second story and the complex was built in the late 80s I believe.
 
Thanks for the replies...

I guess the most logical thing to do, would be try and find out how many joists are in that particular area.

I did not built the house, so I am uncertain of the number/directions of joists.

I wonder if the builder would have that info on hand!? Perhaps a blue print/construction plan?! I am sure they probably charge for a copy though...
 
I wonder if the builder would have that info on hand!? Perhaps a blue print/construction plan?! I am sure they probably charge for a copy though... said:
It would be worth it to have though. Not only for this but future re-models, etc. as well.
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