weight 120 gl tank

Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl tank? My
husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight when filled?
Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?
We are going to try and set it up in the next few days, but we are trying to
figure the best place in the house, I was going to put it where I have my 55
gl, which also has a 29 gl and a 10 gl below it, but I guess since the
weight is spread out between three tanks it would not be the same thing...
I know you said put it the opposite way the supports go, and he is going to
reinforce with a "T" below it ....in the basement. Any web pages or anything
I can get info?
thanks Nikki

http://boonedocks.net/fishtank/ftweb.php

Tank calculator.

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"Nikki" wrote in message
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Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl tank?
My husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight
when filled? Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?
We are going to try and set it up in the next few days, but we are
trying to figure the best place in the house, I was going to put it
where I have my 55 gl, which also has a 29 gl and a 10 gl below it,
but I guess since the weight is spread out between three tanks it
would not be the same thing...
I know you said put it the opposite way the supports go, and he is
going to reinforce with a "T" below it ....in the basement. Any web
pages or anything I can get info?
thanks Nikki

Nikki wrote,
120 gl tank? My
husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight when filled?
Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?

Water is 8.33 lbs. per gal., so 120 gals. would be just under 1000 lbs.
plus the weight of the tank, stand, gravel and rocks.......... frank

"Jürgen Exner" wrote in message
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Nikki wrote:
Netmax.....

May others reply, too?

Yep, i was just talking to him about it the other day, so i was saying
"remember i had told you"


1 gallon is about 3.8l, so you are talking about 120*3.8=450kg for
freshwater just for the water.
Add tank, gravel, rocks, stand, ... and we are talking 500-550kg.
Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?

I looked it up on that link someone sent, it was close to 1,300 lbs, with
out the stand, they ask about type of water, rocks, size of tank, its pretty
cool


I doubt it. Aviation gasolin is calculated at 6 pounds per gallon, water
surely has a higher specific weight than gasolin.

yeah, i had thought i heard 3lbs a gl, and my husband said no i dont think
so, so i was hoping someone would say yes so i could tell him i was right,
lol, its kind of important our house is older and that is good in some ways
and in others its not, we are still deciding were to put it, right now its a
living room decoration (right smack in the middle of the living room)


BTW: if you want to find out the specific weight of water in your units
then why not pick a one-gallon jug (e.g from milk), fill it with water,
and put it on your kitchen scale? That's accurate enough for your
purposes.

jue
Yeah, we did figure out what it was, but he needed to figure out how much it
would be all together, with everything else, i was suprised how heavy it
is, that web page above it pretty neat, you put your tanks size, rocks, ect,
and it tells you how much weight it is.
Niki
Thanks everyone
apparently salt water and fresh water are different weights????

Nikki wrote:
Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl tank? My
husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the weight when filled?
Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?


It's easier in metric. IIRC, one litre pure water is 1 kilogram at 25C.

Because a kilo is about 2.1 pounds and a gallon about 4 litres, then a
gallon of water should be around 8-9 pounds. The old aquarium kid's
books long ago said 10 pounds per gallon - just to be safe.

netDenizen wrote in
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Nikki wrote:
Netmax..... remember I had told you we were getting a 120 gl
tank? My husband wanted me to ask if you by chance would know the
weight when filled? Is it 3 lbs per gl of water?


It's easier in metric. IIRC, one litre pure water is 1 kilogram
at 25C.

Because a kilo is about 2.1 pounds and a gallon about 4 litres,
then a gallon of water should be around 8-9 pounds. The old
aquarium kid's books long ago said 10 pounds per gallon - just to
be safe.

I used to figure a gallon (US) at 8 pounds 5 ounces. If you add
gravel, plants etc the idea of 10 pounds per gallon is pretty close.


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Cheers,
Kurt

Nikki wrote:
[new tank]
good in some ways and in others its not, we are still deciding were
to put it, right now its a living room decoration (right smack in the
middle of the living room)

Unless you got a concrete slap as floor this is the worst possible location
because the beam have to support the longest possible span. Alongside a
load-bearing wall spanning across multiple floor joists is the best.

apparently salt water and fresh water are different weights????

Well, sure. You are adding 3.5% of salt. That's some weight, too.

jue

netDenizen wrote:
It's easier in metric. IIRC, one litre pure water is 1 kilogram at
25C.

Close. It's at 4 degrees, not 25. But for all practical purposes it doesn't
matter.
And to be very nit-picky: 1 kg is just the mass. But what you actually need
is the force that is excerted on the floor. And on earth that would be 9.8
Newton. But nobody is using that, of course.

jue

"Jürgen Exner" wrote in message
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Nikki wrote:
[new tank]
good in some ways and in others its not, we are still deciding were
to put it, right now its a living room decoration (right smack in the
middle of the living room)

Unless you got a concrete slap as floor this is the worst possible
location because the beam have to support the longest possible span.
Alongside a

I was joking....It's sitting in the middle of my floor because when my
husband brought it in the house.... that is were he set it, its not full, so
I don't think I need no concrete just yet....He is a man it will be there
for a few days....he works 72 hours a week, so it may be a week, to be
honest I think he did it on purpose so I could not fill it before he secured
it...he knows me to well
Nik
It would look pretty funny set up in the middle of my living room, i have
three kids it would not last long.

Nikki wrote:
"Jürgen Exner" wrote in message
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Nikki wrote:
[new tank]

good in some ways and in others its not, we are still deciding were
to put it, right now its a living room decoration (right smack in the
middle of the living room)

Unless you got a concrete slap as floor this is the worst possible
location because the beam have to support the longest possible span.
Alongside a


I was joking....It's sitting in the middle of my floor because when my
husband brought it in the house.... that is were he set it, its not full, so
I don't think I need no concrete just yet....He is a man it will be there
for a few days....he works 72 hours a week, so it may be a week, to be
honest I think he did it on purpose so I could not fill it before he secured
it...he knows me to well
Nik
It would look pretty funny set up in the middle of my living room, i have
three kids it would not last long.



My new one sat in the middle of the Conservatory for at least 4 weeks
before anything happened to it....It did give me the advantage of having
plenty of time to plan what I wanted to do with it though :-)