dunl Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Just wondering what size tank you guys think a filing cabinet in an offcie would hold...... Just an idea I had. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 You could do a 500 gallon easily Darcy. :banned: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted April 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Hmmmm.....plugging that into ww.garf.org I come up with: 18width x 25length x 256.5 inches high. Positive side - no lighting needed. Negative side - I'm not sure how the boss feels about a new skylight.... :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanker Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 ?? Just a random thought... but do you mean "What load would a filing cabinet hold with a tank on top of it in my office?" or were you seriously thinking of turning a filing cabinet into a fish tank? First questions are the quality of the cabinet, the load of the current contents, and the size of the cabinet... a 3 foot high, double-drawer from Wal-Mart will probably take a 3 gallon... but a 4 foot wide, heavy gauge steel cabinet could handle a 10 gallon, easy... as long as it's not plunked on the middle (would likely bow the cabinet). The largest problem I see with this is the simple fact that the cabinet was never meant to take a load on top (minds back out of the gutters, boys) so you'd have to brace it somewhat, even if that means a 3/4 inch piece of MDF cut to the size of the cabinet top, to distribute the weight more evenly across the entire surface area. Since a cabinet's only support is on it's extreme sides and back (can't really have a post in the middle for support...) you'd need to ensure the weight was getting there, so to speak. If you were thinking of converting a cabinet INTO a tank.. I would suggest modifying the drawers to simply be slide out flat shelves, and using 5.5 gallon tanks on each drawer. There should be plenty of room for them in all dimensions, and keep the weight down to a respectable load. A four drawer "22 gallon" filing cabinet would make an awesome display case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABwildrose Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 one thing to remember with filing cabinets is the instability if you have it heavier on top than at the base. It will tip over if you have too much wt higher up than on the bottom. I know for health and safety regulations we have to ensure that the most wt is closer to the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudy Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 one thing to remember with filing cabinets is the instability if you have it heavier on top than at the base. It will tip over if you have too much wt higher up than on the bottom. I know for health and safety regulations we have to ensure that the most wt is closer to the bottom. Nothing that a few shims and a broomstick can't handle. 500 gallon is still the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted April 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Yeah, maybe I could do a vertical arrowana tank. Maybe it's a bad idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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