how did you manuver your very large tank into position?

[Reefski's]

Drew:

Mammoth is not TOO far away to make a trip back down the hill for a special occasion.

 

[Drewcipher]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8450245#post8450245 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by carloskoi
Drew:

Mammoth is not TOO far away to make a trip back down the hill for a special occasion.

True. I shall be at your service, should you need me.

 

[tom obrecht]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8448226#post8448226 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cindyolson
The basement thing... scaaaarrrrry... You all should try Piano Movers. You can put tank on stand outside, move both tank and stand as one unit. My 240 was moved with 2 of us with no problem and no back issues that way. We put the stand on the Piano movers first, then slid the tank from the truck to the stand, tied them together. The piano movers have wheels, release the wheels and off you go...

But what fun would that be? There's more than one way to skin a cat!

 

[tom obrecht]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8450128#post8450128 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by carloskoi
thanks all,

Tom, how did you lift it out of the crate onto the stand?

i am just about ready to order the tank once i can figure out the logistics and make sure i can get it into place.

going to the building dept tomorrow with final, i hope final corrections, and coming home with building permit.

we are remodeling and adding a garage with living room over that will have the tank. my half of the garage will be the equipment room. i am hoping to put the tank into place on the metal frame before the floor joists of the living room go in. i think we can get right to the stand with a fork lift. but then that is 10 feet above the garage floor. how to get it off the fork lift and onto the stand? hmmm...

the tank will have a catwalk around it on three sides and the forth side is the existing house which will be 5 feet below the tank level.

we should have plenty of guys there IF i can get the framers guys to help.

Carl

Once the crate was in the basement, we just unscrewed the crate and lifted the tank off the pallet onto the stand.

 

[Meisen]

Build in place.

Seriously, underpowered tank moving sucks for sure. Having hoisted my fair share of 210s and 300s (used to work at aqarium store) with 1-3 other unqualified people, I have finally learned to just stay away when it doesnt feel right.

The key for a big tank move is lots of people who know what they are doing when lifting expensive, heavy items and can do it in unison (rowers are great friends to have!!!), one director (should be whomever owns/will own the tank!) WHO IS NOT LIFTING and free beer and pizza afterwards. Numbers of people can make up for quality in some cases but at a certain point, extra people dont do much besides get in the way.