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17-12-2006 20:18 by lukey	hi there, does anyone no how much a 6x2x2 fish tank would wiegh ? luke
17-12-2006 20:27 by mikk	a litre i believe weighs 1kg so at a 22"water hieght yours is 623 ltr so water is 623kgs the tank 10mm glass will be around 150ks then cabinet 50kgsish so around 825kgs
17-12-2006 20:35 by mikk	sent u a pm lukey
18-12-2006 10:08 by Alan	A 6x2x2 holds 150 imp gallons of water which equates to 681 litres so the water alone amounts to 680 kilos plus glass and cabint you are likely to be over 3/4 of a tonnes dependent on what the cabinet is made of chipboard or wood. Concrete floor is a must.
18-12-2006 11:33 by paul stevens	Well ive got news for them down stairs to me because ive got my 6x2x2 coming soon....
18-12-2006 12:15 by commissar	concrete floor isnt a must as long as the suporting joists run in the right direction spreading the weight across them not along them i have had a 8x2x2 on a wooden floor for over 10 years with no problems
18-12-2006 14:32 by jonie	you have to put the tank running the oppopsite wayy of the floorboards
18-12-2006 16:50 by Red hook	how heavy will the radiator backgrond be
18-12-2006 17:36 by bluboy	more than the tank
18-12-2006 17:50 by wayne	no jonie running with the floorboards because the joist underneath run the opposite way
19-12-2006 09:21 by Alan	It depends how the joists fit to the wall if they are going into the wall you should get away with it but if metal joist hangers are used I would certainly not risk it. I know someone that had a reef tank upstairs with metal joist hangers supporting the joists after all his colleagues at an engineering firm suggested he got a structural engineer in to take a look he did and the engineer in his opinion felt the tank should be emptied immediately.

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