Would you get a 360gl Glass if you were moving in 2 1/2 years.

[pennyguy23]

I am building my house right now and I will soon start a thread of it all coming together but for right now I need some input on what size to get. I am going to be moving every 2 1/2 years from house to house. Building living selling. I am young so thats the plan for a while. I have a 360gl being made but now started yet. Anyday now. Would you get this size or what would you get. If you were doing what I am doing. I Need help fast because Like I said house is framed and roofs on and tanks about to start. Thanks everone. I want EVERYONES INPUT PLEASE. Especially the people that have done it. Thanks

 

[uscgbeachbum]

Moving every 2.5 years and you want to keep a large tank? Are you nuts? Without even considering how many people you will need to move the tank and stand just think about the livestock. I'm currently moving 4 miles down the street. It will probably take 4 days to move everything and I only have a 55g tank. If I were you I'd stick to a 120g or less.

 

[ONEMANBAND]

If you do it, I recommend doing a BB tank. Sand is awful heavy once wet!!

 

[Psyire]

That's crazy! I agree with the 120g or less comment.

 

[reefgeek84]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7022983#post7022983 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by uscgbeachbum
Moving every 2.5 years and you want to keep a large tank? Are you nuts? Without even considering how many people you will need to move the tank and stand just think about the livestock. I'm currently moving 4 miles down the street. It will probably take 4 days to move everything and I only have a 55g tank. If I were you I'd stick to a 120g or less.

You can tear down a tank and set it back up in a day, with out having to lose anything.

 

[Fiziksgeek]

A 360 might be a little large. If it were me, my biggest concern would be will I have a space that will fit a tank that large in every house?

That being said, I have a 135. I moved 2 years ago, am moving next week, and planning to move again in 3-5 years. I am also settin gup a seond tank (30" cube) in the new place.

 

[ViciousFishes]

If you have enough people/and or a forklift to always help you load and unload then go right ahead and get it. I would personally have the tank made out of acrylic if I was going to be moving so often with such a large tank. A lot less weight and no chance of breaking like glass.

 

[sabodish]

im taking down my 360 right now that has been set up for five years, so im speaking from direct experiece...it sucks!

there is no feeling in the world like taking the time and spending the $ to have a great STABLE tank, only to tear it down and start over in 2.5 years.

my advice...go with a 75 or a 90. you can move that in one day. so far it has taken my a month to sell corals, rock, sand, equipment, etc....its not fun.

 

[pennyguy23]

Well thank you all for the advice but a 75 or 90. NO WAY. Thats not even comparable. And I don't want acylic because of the easy scratches. I might do the bare bottom thought though. I know I asked for advice on it but that really doesn't make any sense to go from a 360gl to a 75gl. The equiptment I have wouldn't work for that small of a tank. I do have all the guys I need to help move it. I am just worried about what to do with all the live stock and such during the move

 

[ruiny]

I think that an acrylic at 360 gal will be fine. If you are building homes and reselling them than you probably have the resources available to move the tank.
My concern would be with live stock, and in particular corals. Once they start to grow and take hold of other rocks than it is hard to move them.
So if it were me I would do a BB FOWLR tank, no fuge and a filter system that went under the tank. This way you can, at moving time, just move all the rock to holding tubs bag the fish and move. Once at the new home pile in the rock to your liking and release the fish.
I would also assume that most all your moves will be a fairly short distance.
Just stay away from hard to keep spieces.
The only other thing I can think of now is that at 360 gal the floor will need to be reinforced to support the tank. As you are building the home you could eaisly do this at not to much cost. But if you are looking to make as much on the house as possible than there will be no increase in the sale value of the home because of the floor. Therefore going with a smaller tank with less modifications to the home will minimize your costs.
Same thing goes for electrical. running 1 or 2 dedicated circits to the tank will cost more but not increase the value of the home.

 

[DitchPlains2]

hmmm

hmmm

It will probably take 4 days to move everything and I only have a 55g tank

Dood, not to crticise, but what are you doing that is gonna take u 4 days to move a 55g?? LOL

I have a 55g moving it tommorow by myself!! Got 6 10g rubbermaids two extra heaters, n powerheads, ummmm its no biggie!

Livestock is 1 purple tang, 2 clowns, 2 chromis, 2 pepermint, 1 cleaner, goniporra, montis(all kinds) zoos, xenia, and 125lbs of LR and removing my DSB and starting over BB.

good luck on your move
David

 

[pennyguy23]

Yup I already thought about that ruiny. That is just something I will have to pay for with having such a large tank. I think that I will just put them on some rocks that can be moved. And your right it won't cost that much.

 

[pennyguy23]

Well I'm going with the 360gl. I will just move it or maybe sell it with the house and start over.

 

[dvmsn]

NO

 

[pennyguy23]

No WHAT???????

 

[Ireland]

I don't remember who told me, but when I was getting quotes for a custom tank a few years back, one of the builders I spoke with said not to turn glass tanks on their sides moving them. Don't know how wide your tank is or how often you end up moving it, but might be something to ask your builder about. Not a sermon, just a thought.

 

[dkreef]

forget about cost and moving etc...the time of 2.5 yrs that u get to enjoy the tank...now thats valuable...priceless...

im planning on getting a 360 also real soon. 96x36wx24tall.
but i may also move within 3 months. dont know what im gonna do if i do move but ill think of something then.

worst case, just sell or start over if u dont wanna move.
if i do move, im gona hire moving company to move.

one question guys, how much does a 360gal 1/2" vs 3/4" thick weigh? just curious....

 

[ShiftNation]

All I have to say is if you had your mind set and the equipment bought its to late to ask opinions . I would part out or sell with the house . Its gonna weigh close to 1000 lbs without stand .

 

[Bax]

You could take the time to get your equipment side of the system just they way you will want it .... work all the bugs out now using a smaller 120-180 display running it with all the big equipment you'll eventually use on the 360.

Then when you move just move the quipment side taking the oportunity to make all the upgrades/changes you wish you had done and hooking into the new 360 or 400 or 500 or what ever you want by then.

In this hobby, 2.5 years isn't a really long time.

 

[Bax]

OK

I just saw your thread where you're already building a house around the 360.

Get the 360 now and upgrade to a 500+ when you move, you'll want to by then.

Cool set up!