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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / May 2004Can the floor of a trailer hold the weight of a 75 gallon tank?
Hey everyone, can the average trailer in good condition (or 'manufactured home' if you prefer) hold the weight of a 55 gallon aquarium? What about a 75 gallon? I REALLY want some cichlids, but I want to do it right, in a large tank. But then again, I don't want to wake up one morning to find that my trailer itself is now 'aerated' by a large hole in the floor! Thanks! Sure 55gal isn't too heavy. Nothin a couple of guys can't carry.  SignatureCraig Williams _________________________________ www.Canadiancray.tk > Hey everyone, can the average trailer in good condition (or > 'manufactured home' if you prefer) hold the weight of a 55 gallon [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks! If you think of it as 550 lbs, then it is no different than having three of your buddies standing side by side in your home, So I'd say "Yup. It will hold the weight" SignatureLadytunderin > Hey everyone, can the average trailer in good condition (or > 'manufactured home' if you prefer) hold the weight of a 55 gallon [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks! > If you think of it as 550 lbs, then it is no different than having three of > your buddies standing side by side in your home, So I'd say "Yup. It will [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > > Thanks! Umm... I'd be careful about that assumption. What happens when those three big guys are looking at the 700 - 800 lb fish tank. That is an awfully big load, something like 5 times the load that your refrigerator puts on the floor. I don't know what the live and static load ratings are for normal home construction. Any architects out there who can tell us? Even then, pre-fab construction may not meet the same building code as stick-built homes. The only way to be sure is consult the trailer manufacturer, and ask them for the static load rating. Joe Standard floor ratings at 16" centers are 44lbs per square foot. SignatureCraig Williams _________________________________ www.Canadiancray.tk > > > If you think of it as 550 lbs, then it is no different than having three [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Joe What is a 16" center? I guess my real question is "How do manufactured homes differ from regular houses in terms of the amount of weight the floor can hold?" I know regular houses can hold a 55 gallon tank easily, but are manufactured trailor homes built to lower standards with regards to the amount of weight they can hold? > Standard floor ratings at 16" centers are 44lbs per square foot. > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > > > Joe > What is a 16" center? > I guess my real question is "How do manufactured homes differ from > regular houses in terms of the amount of weight the floor can hold?" I > know regular houses can hold a 55 gallon tank easily, but are > manufactured trailor homes built to lower standards with regards to > the amount of weight they can hold? Well, the answer to that is "it depends on your code". I am assuming from your email address that you live in the USA. Here is a link to the federal standards for manufactured homes: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/mhs/mhshome.cfm Your state may have additional standards. Try a Google search for manufactured homes building code with restricting it to only sites from your state (<state postal initials>.gov). We went into this question about weight of tanks a while ago. We also discussed Water beds, Fat woman in bath tubs, and a few other weighty problems, in the end it was decided that if the weight was evenly distributed over the total area of the base area of the tank , it would // should be O.K. in other words no sharp legs on the tank stand, to concentrate the weight. But if its a mobile home you could beef up the floor from underneath. bassett > > What is a 16" center? > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > manufactured homes building code with restricting it to only sites from > your state (<state postal initials>.gov). > Hey everyone, can the average trailer in good condition (or > 'manufactured home' if you prefer) hold the weight of a 55 gallon [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks! A friend of mine has nearly 800g of tanks in a single-wide. Great! Do you think a 75 gallon tank would be okay too? I guess that's about 750 pounds. >-:> Hey everyone, can the average trailer in good condition (or >-:> 'manufactured home' if you prefer) hold the weight of a 55 gallon [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >-:> >-:> Thanks! I can't see why not. Many years ago I used to live in an old mobile home myself and I kept a 55 gallon (along with a 20 gallon,2 ten gallons and some 5 gallons) with no problems. The only concern I ever had with the big tank was the floor vibrations,which are slightly more pronounced in a trailer due to usually being off the ground. Plus my old trailer was small and with kids running around there was risk of them bumping it so I refused to use those narrow stands that come with aquarium setups and just got an long oak dresser/table like thing (used) to put it on for only about 10 dollars at a garage sale. Something sturdy and with enough space on top to give a few inches in the front once the tank was placed on it. The tank never did slide around like I feared so it probably wasn't even needed, but the drawers were wonderful to have for my equipment anyway. If I could have afforded it, I would have gotten a bigger tank. My neighbor had a beautiful 100 gallon that sat on his floor because he loved to nap in front of it.:) Lady Two-Fish |
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