Moving a large glass tank. Stress on seams?

[nattydread]

Im trying to plan my up grade. The tank will have to go down a flight of stairs, on its end, sideways. Meaning front to back would be bottom top. I have to do a 180 halfway down too.

How much stress would this put on the bracing? I think even my 120 recieved some getting into the basement. Considering acrlyic as an alternative but prefer starfire.

Tank would be 72 x 36 x 24.

thks.

 

[nattydread]

Somebody must know. The voice of the builder when i was getting a qoute kinda perked up when i mentioned having to flip this thing on its side. It would be euro braced. So combined with its weight, would this put too much stress on the seams?

 

[Black Mammoth]

I talked to a couple tank builders about this. I'm looking at a 300g wide 96x30x24. I also have to go down a flight of stairs. They weren't concerned about it. They actually gave me suggestions on how to get the tank down the stairs which matched my plans

 

[Chris Witort]

silicone seams are incredibly strong if done properly. The glass should break well before the seams would fail.