200 Gallon second chance...

[rcpd34]

I've been tankless for a dozen years. I had a very successful 60 gallon flatback Clarity Plus for years. Broke it down and sold it when I got a new house, new kids etc. Started looking around for another recently. Came across a doctors office looking to move their old display tank. Was a professionally maintained 200 gal reef that overheated and killed everything. Seems they had no control over the AC on weekends. They drained the tank and just let it sit for 2 years. Rock, coral and sand still in it. Crusted salt on everything, sump has a 1/4 inch of salt, skimmer full of dried gunk etc. Tank is all custom built acrylic with hand made stand, built-in sump etc. They paid $8K+ for it new. Long story short is I got it for $350. Any tips for transporting it? I have no idea what it weighs. Any help would be appreciated.

This post was initially here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2445094

I moved it here once I knew I was getting it.

 

[rcpd34]

Well, I got the tank. We had to cut some PVC to separate the tank from the stand, but it came out fairly painlessly. Here is a couple of pics of when it was up and running before the crash. I should point out the rock was all gone except for what was in the refugium. They just threw it away...