Advice for moving 340 gallon acrylic aquarium

[ozorowsky]

Hello,

I'm moving a 340 gallon acrylic aquarium this saturday. Any tips/tricks for moving this thing?

I'm thinking of buying a couple suction cups from amazon (industrial strength) to pull/maneuver tank, and then get a couple table jacks from harbor freight to raise/lower it to trailer/stand.

Is that about the gist of it? Can anyone share any advice for easiest way to move this guy?

 

[mcgyvr]

Don't forget beer... Lots of it..
and about 4-6 strong guys..(or 8 ladies )

Other than that sounds like you've got it..

 

[ozorowsky]

Don't forget beer... Lots of it..
and about 4-6 strong guys..(or 8 ladies )

Other than that sounds like you've got it..

Haha

 

[ca1ore]

I've been wrestling with a 450 - 550 lbs. give or take. Bought a pair of the harbor freight 1,000 lb. lift tables. Two of the 500 lb. versions would have held the weight obviously, but they didn't raise high enough. Also bought 4 of the dual suction cup handles, though haven't used those yet.

 

[ozorowsky]

I've been wrestling with a 450 - 550 lbs. give or take. Bought a pair of the harbor freight 1,000 lb. lift tables. Two of the 500 lb. versions would have held the weight obviously, but they didn't raise high enough. Also bought 4 of the dual suction cup handles, though haven't used those yet.

Interesting! So the 1000lb table jacks lift higher than the 500lb version?

 

[ca1ore]

The small one only goes up to 27", which was not high enough. Could have rigged a spacer out of 2x4 I suppose, but the bigger table just seems more robust.