moving tank.... Short distance.. :)

[dad300]

Hey all,
I'm closing on the new house on Friday!!! Yeah!!!
The house is about two miles away from where we are right now.
I'm thinking of ways to move the tank without doing a total breakdown.
Do you think that I could leave the sandbed in place with some of the rock and leave it damp. I'll be removing the corals, Fish and most of the rock. I will be placing them in a buckets, etc.
I think that it will only take 10-15 minutes to get it out of the house and into the other? What do you think?

 

[jacksonsmom25]

this is the 29g?
If you have 2 strong people to lift it, the sand should be fine with little water in it. my biggest worry would be cracking it..but if your careful..I don't see a big problem.
HTH
megan

 

[dad300]

yeah it is the 29g. I"m emptying out the 10g that has rock curing. the two 20's, the other 10 and the 5 are all empty right now.........








at least for a day or two....after we move.

 

[cabin]

I would definitely take out all the rock--sand alone will weight plenty! Then slide a piece of plywood under it, thick enough that it won't curve under the weight, and have two people lift the plywood. That way you should minimize the stress on the tank seams.

 

[Hedonist]

ditto with Wynne....
Denise

 

[bunsenburner]

I've moved both a 55 with 2 inches of sand and a 65 with ~3 inches with 2 people across town, say 20 miles. The 65 was really heavy though. I bucketed as much water as possible and had the tank set back up the same day with no cycle. Just plopped he corals into the cloudy water once refilled.

Hopefully I'll be doing the same in a few months here, but I'd just be moving next door.

 

[tynmissy]

matt if you need any help moving those tanks let me know and i'd be glad to help ya

 

[bunsenburner]

Thanks for the offer. Many details have yet to be worked out still but I looks like I'll be buying a house in Portland in the next couple months.