800g tank move help

[mitchwelt]

I have the opportunity to purchase a 800 gallon glass tank from a local shop that's closing, its 10ftx3ftwide x3.5ft tall
Any idea how to move this beast and how much it weighs , can maybe 8 to 10 people just lift if and move or is it more difficult? I have a trailer and forklift to use, just need to get it out of store and onto trailer,

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[gods child]

ps ill talk fast it wont coast much nice tank

 

[CUZ]

that is gonna be one heavy mo-fo!!!

Will the local shops door way be wide enough to get it out? Same dilema at home??

 

[dzfish17]

My 600g acrylic tank weighs 997 lbs. so Im guessing that a glass tank that size is probably at least 1500-2000 lbs.

 

[tom obrecht]

Boy, that's alot of tank to move. I've moved my share of tanks (largest being 420) and they are dead weight that can be troublesome at times. Not sure 8-10 guys will be enough. I would recommend everyone have suction cups for gripping purposes, enough dollies to roll as much as you can and perhaps a truck with a lift gate. It only takes one false move and you have a chipped/broken tank or worse! Good luck!!

 

[Nathan.Titulaer]

You can look up the weight of glass compared to it's thickness online. Then multiply that by the sqft of glass int eh tank and you have an approximate weight of what you need to move.

Depending on the size of the doorways you are moving in and out of, you might want to consider cutting it apart and rebuilding it in place in its new home.

 

[palmer373]

Depending on the size of the doorways you are moving in and out of, you might want to consider cutting it apart and rebuilding it in place in its new home.

IMHO that sounds crazy. if you could explain how to cut it apart without causing structural integrity ill take my 'crazy' back.

 

[psusocr]

It took 8 guys with suction cups to lift my tank from a stand onto a custom made tank table(dolly with padding and wheels) then all of them rolling the table with the suction cups etc. I think it was the best and most flawless way. They only ever lifted and carried it about 12 inches off of and onto the new stand.

 

[dave.m]

if you could explain how to cut it apart without causing structural integrity

I suspect he meant: remove all the silicon, carry the pieces individually to the new location, and then re-assemble and re-silicon them in place.

Dave.M

 

[slief]

Pay a glass shop to move it..

 

[Cuervo]

As big as that is, I think you'd have trouble moving it by hand. Once the suction cups are on the sides will it fit through your doors and will there be room for the guys doing the lifting on the sides? (no hallways..)

Your best bet is probably going to be to cut it apart at the silicone, move each panel individually and then put it back together in it's final destination.

 

[mitchwelt]

heres my plan, 12-15 guys suction cups for all people
4 hydraulic rollers that can hold 3 tons each, 2 4x4's across the rollers the size of the tank, we lift it onto the rollers and 4x4s, roll it to the door, where the trailer will be, the trailer lowers to the ground, roll onto trailer, move to my house, and do the same, only thing in the way at my house is the step into the house, straight roll to the back of the house and one turn to the left, lift up onto stand. simple! i wish...

 

[Neogenocide]

I WANT VIDEO!!!!! lol. But in all reality, I wish you good luck...that is going to be one tough move.

 

[Jedbreitsch]

why havent you called superman yet? But in all reality i would defiantly use suction cups for gripping.. if you can find the ones that fit your hand that be best!

 

[tom obrecht]

If you can't fit it through the door (as some have mentioned ) I think I would remove the door jam and perhaps some of the surrounding wall way before I would disassemble the tank. Breaking down a tank of that size would be an adventure in itself not to mention being comfortable setting it up again. A small amount of demolition would be far less stressing IMO...that is if the tank dimensions don't allow you to walk it right in.

 

[rnscross]

at 3.5' what happens when you drop something in the bottom of the tank?

 

[chimmike]

I was just thinking, 3.5' is a TALL tank.

 

[mitchwelt]

i have kids, and they like snorkling...lol

at 3.5' what happens when you drop something in the bottom of the tank?

 

[mitchwelt]

ok i found a local tank mover who said he will move it for 800 bucks... i think i am going to go this route...
by the time i rent suction cups and lifts i was gonna be around 500 bucks anyways...

 

[Nathan.Titulaer]

I would defiantly pay $800 to not have to worry about the move. I would make sure they are insured movers, that was the hardest part about moving my 220.