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Same as my shipment... Shipped by RoadRunner thru Atlanta to Long Island...
Currently in NH. In a town I actually have never heard of .....
Finishing up the stand. There will be two 'caps'. One that sits on the rim of the stand and hides the bottom few inches of the tank so I can stay away from the sand when cleaning the front, and thus not see the line of coralline. You can see it in the attached picture. Second will sit on the top rim of the tank, but I won't cut it to size until I actually have the tank itself.
Finishing up the stand. There will be two 'caps'. One that sits on the rim of the stand and hides the bottom few inches of the tank so I can stay away from the sand when cleaning the front, and thus not see the line of coralline. You can see it in the attached picture. Second will sit on the top rim of the tank, but I won't cut it to size until I actually have the tank itself.
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I can probably run over if you need me...old and not very strong, but I'm a great supervisor!
BTW, tank should come surrounded in styrofoam... Should fit perfectly under tank on top of stand...don't let them destroy it!
Thanks chaps. I think I will be OK for tomorrow. My 15 year old and a couple of his football buddies are going to be around. The delivery is supposed to be on a smaller truck with a liftgate, so I'm thinking it will just be sliding the tank off the liftgate onto the dolly, and then sliding it off the dolly onto the stand. I mean, really, what could possibly go wrong ........ (already had a bit of good luck as the tank made it out before Irma made her way in).
It's the move in Oct that will require more help. I did a test run with a cardboard box (yeah, I am that anal) and there are annoying things like stair railings in the way (I will have to take it down). Getting the old tank out will be pretty easy, but getting the new tank in not so much.
It's the move in Oct that will require more help. I did a test run with a cardboard box (yeah, I am that anal) and there are annoying things like stair railings in the way (I will have to take it down). Getting the old tank out will be pretty easy, but getting the new tank in not so much.
I can probably run over if you need me...old and not very strong, but I'm a great supervisor!
BTW, tank should come surrounded in styrofoam... Should fit perfectly under tank on top of stand...don't let them destroy it!
Yours came on a wood pallet, right? Was it a typical pallet, say 5 inches tall?
Well, I guess I shouldn't have tempted fate by asking what could possibly go wrong .... even if I meant it tongue in cheek. The answer is that the truck showed up, but no lift gate. Fortunately, with a bit of ingenuity and the fact that the driver was an amateur power lifter (I kid not), we were able to wrestle it down the gang plank onto my cart. I'm no power lifter, but I am a robust 250 ....ish. BTW, bought one of those 1,000 lb. harbor freight lift carts .... awesome. Will be helpful in the woodshop even once the tanks are moved.
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