how best to move a tank

[Jeremy257]

My new tank, stand and equipment was delivered on a pallet last night. I had the driver put the pallet in my garage. The first bummer is... the front door is 34" wide which is great because the tank and the stand is 31.5" wide, unfortunately I neglected to consider the back door might be more narrow . Joke is on me. I am told the tank weighs 350 lbs. It is currently still in the pallet / crate. I will probably rent a pallet jack to simply wheel it around to the front porch.

Would you leave the wrapping on it and try a get it inside and downstairs like that or would you strip the wrapping off of it so that glass suction cups can be used?

 

[soulpatch]

suction cups all day every day...

 

[Jeremy257]

suction cups all day every day...

Thanks. I'll get those.

 

[WLachnit]

Agree on the suction cups, and I would plan for 4 people.

 

[125mph]

I built a transition stand / workbench. 4 guys will lift the tank from pallet to the workbench, then push it to the room and transition it to real stand. Less lifting.

I made sure the transition stand is 1 inch taller.

Also,!if you need to, remove the door from the hinges to get better clearance.

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[Nimitz87]

suction cups all day every day...

which do you recommend? I quickly was looking on amazon and most were pretty low pound rating and the cheap ones had some scary breaks including one used on a tank:worried:

 

[ca1ore]

I'm planning a build that will involve a tank weighing 800 lbs. empty. Thinking about using a moving company.

 

[WLachnit]

how best to move a tank

I recently replaced my 300g acrylic with a custom 300g eurobraced 8ft glass tank and we used 9 people and 4 suction cups. We did not deadlift it. We uncreated it in the truck and moved it straight from the truck into the house and onto the stand all in one go. Having plenty of people made all the difference. A rule of thumb that I have heard was 2 people per foot of tank. I would probably agree with this.

 

[Syntax1325]

I think that tank is more like 500lbs.... a 180 is a little over 300lbs. Looks like 6 or more people will get the job done.


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[125mph]

I think that tank is more like 500lbs.... a 180 is a little over 300lbs. Looks like 6 or more people will get the job done.


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Depends how thick glass is. My new 180 is 3/4" rimless and I think it will be about 460# empty. The eurobrace is usually 1/2" glass fir smaller large sizes..

https://www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/TankWeight.php


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[125mph]

I'm planning a build that will involve a tank weighing 800 lbs. empty. Thinking about using a moving company.

Ya that's what "It is me" aka nick did. Costs a pretty penny!


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[125mph]

which do you recommend? I quickly was looking on amazon and most were pretty low pound rating and the cheap ones had some scary breaks including one used on a tank:worried:

I'm renting suction cups from the rental construction store. They have these: https://www.amazon.com/Woods-Powr-Grip-N4000-Vacuum-Handle/dp/B000LDEH64

125# rating per cup. Glass builders use those. You can get higher ones but more expensive to buy. Model N6450 is rated at 175# per cup.


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[Johnseye]

My new tank, stand and equipment was delivered on a pallet last night. I had the driver put the pallet in my garage. The first bummer is... the front door is 34" wide which is great because the tank and the stand is 31.5" wide, unfortunately I neglected to consider the back door might be more narrow . Joke is on me. I am told the tank weighs 350 lbs. It is currently still in the pallet / crate. I will probably rent a pallet jack to simply wheel it around to the front porch.

Would you leave the wrapping on it and try a get it inside and downstairs like that or would you strip the wrapping off of it so that glass suction cups can be used?

I hired movers. I was considering renting cups and enlisting 5 friends to help me, but instead had insured movers do it. Mine did have to go down a flight of stairs so it wasn't just in the door and onto a stand. I just didn't want to risk being upset with a friend if he dropped it, and insuring the move would have gotten my money back if it were dropped.

Not to say you can't do it yourself as many do, and it goes well. Exciting time getting a new big tank in. Have fun!

 

[WLachnit]

Well...FWIW, I agree with you regarding the stairs. That definitely increases complexity and risk (at least for me) and I would have done the same.

 

[victor_c3]

As was mentioned above, I'd just bite the bullet and hire movers