Am I over thinking or over doing this move?

[shackscs]

I am finally looking to bring my 225 from the basement as I don't really get to enjoy it as I thought I would. Plans to fully finish the basement are on hold so upstairs the tank must go.

I have all of these tanks so I though I would put some of them to use:

My plan is to build a rack to hold 8 of the 33 gallon tanks to hold the corals, LR, inverts and fish. Of course I will plumb and have all of this up and running as quickly as possible.

I would use 100% of the water to do the transfer to the rack system.

Once the tank is fully upstairs, I would then begin to pump water back into the tank and begin the process of transfering everything back to the main tank.

My sand bed is not deep so wet newspaper and plates will be used to hold it down during the move to the dining room.

I may leave the rack up and running for grow out of corals or maybe dismantle it.

The tank itself is a custom OC 225 tank, 3/4" starphire glass on three sides with no center brace and is heavy as hell.

Am I over thinking this move? Would there be a simpler and easier way to do this or am I on the right track?

 

[shackscs]

No one ever move a big tank?

 

[sirreal63]

I think finishing the basement would be easier. lol That tank looks like a royal pain to move.

 

[LaOtIn]

wow, when you decide to move it I feel bad for your friends......something tells me a 6pack each just aint gonna cut it for payment! lol

 

[steelhead77]

Not sure what your question is. I went from a 125 to 180 in one day. I don't think you need to go to all the trouble. Use your spare tanks for holding water and livestock and go for it. You and a couple friends should get it done in one day. It'll be a long day, but you'll get it done.

 

[Cloudburst2000]

Your upstairs can support a tank of that size? Did you have to add additional bracing, joists, etc so that much weight could be supported?

 

[Alysiak00]

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i agree completely. do your research, do it again, and then recheck it. you don't want 2,000 lbs of fish tank coming crashing through your floor!

 

[serpentman]

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i agree completely. do your research, do it again, and then recheck it. you don't want 2,000 lbs of fish tank coming crashing through your floor!

Highly unlikely that even the worst floor would give out, especially if you run perpendicular to the joists near a wall. Deflection of the floor is a higher concern as it happens slowly over time and can lead to structural issues and possible seam failures. Floor jacks are a nice cheap insurance policy. However, "marrying" the joists goes a long way as well.