Whats The Best Way To Move The Tank

[roseykat5]

i didnt plan on moving my 90 gallon tank but my mother in law is moving in so the stuff i have in my basement is goin back upstairs and i need to make room in my living room which means rearranging my living room
what i was gonna do is move it up to the corner which is 5 feet away now i guess its a bad idea to tempt to move with fish in it at 1\4 of water in it 5 ft i take as i dont want to break the tank or the stand .. it wont be til july sometimes but i need to plan this first .. moving my other 2 tanks that are 10 and 25 wont be a plm as they both have wheels on the stand so im ok for that lol ... im not over stocked so i know im fine for both of those tanks by lowering to 50 percent and move it around the corner of the room ...

any help would be appreciated

 

[Chris_qld]

Now I really don't want to have a go....

 

[raptorrex]

i would not leave more than an inch of 2 of water in a 90g when moving it. also it will help if you have a plank or joist to put under it too.

 

[roseykat5]

holy crap it means i have to move the fish out of the tanks i thoguh it would be less stressful of them if went down to 1/4 of water and save some water to put back into it later

holy crap it means i have to move the fish out of the tanks i thoguh it would be less stressful of them if went down to 1/4 of water and save some water to put back into it later

 

[lawrie]

no way would i move it...unless it was totally empty. the bottom of the tank could break you might even drop it! could you not leave it whare it is and find another way round the problem?

 

[madmom]

I agree with lawrie. Your best bet is to totally empty the tank and get someone to help you move it. Maybe use something with wheels on it to make it easier to move.

 

[The-Wolf]

having just moved two tanks to the other side of the room, I can say that they are heavy enough empty, let alone with any water and substrate in them.
yes empty it totally.
go and buy a new 80ltr rubbish bin and save that amount of water, add the heater and filter to it, then the fish.
that way you can move the tank and will keep the fish comfortable. the lid also keeps the fish in the dark, thus less stress for them

one final note, be prepared for a back ache the next day

 

[andywg]

Depends if you can move the stand with the tank and have a free run. If so a couple of fairly strong people should be able to slide the whole shizzle along quite nicely. I moved my original 6 foot around the living room on my own, and that still had substrate and a bit of water in (and water in the two sumps).

 

[rsands]

as long as it is being dragged and not lifted off the stand a wee bit of water wouldn't matter...but i definately wouldn't lift the tank even with substrate in it....5foot is long and the stress of the weight of the substrate alone would put pressure on the glass

 

[roseykat5]

eekk now im scared .. maybe ill just move the units up to my bedroom and deal with tight quarters then ... i dont want to lose or break the tank that just too scary and pricey to replace
i was planning on pushing the tank with the stan across say 5 ft to new position its hardware floors

 

[andywg]

eekk now im scared .. maybe ill just move the units up to my bedroom and deal with tight quarters then ... i dont want to lose or break the tank that just too scary and pricey to replace
i was planning on pushing the tank with the stan across say 5 ft to new position its hardware floors

No worries then. Sliding on the stand over hardwood is one of the nice moves.

Drain most of the water out and then just push. You might need a couple of people to help (ideally someone just ever so lightly lifting the front of the tank) and it will be fine.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

Depends if you can move the stand with the tank and have a free run. If so a couple of fairly strong people should be able to slide the whole shizzle along quite nicely. I moved my original 6 foot around the living room on my own, and that still had substrate and a bit of water in (and water in the two sumps).

show off!!

your quite right though if your strong enough to push the whole stand with tank on then go for it. however if like us mere mortals that's not a possibility do what wolfy said, drain it and remove the fish, mvoe it, fill it, get it back up to temp then put the fish back in.

 

[raptorrex]

but i definately wouldn't lift the tank even with substrate in it....5foot is long and the stress of the weight of the substrate alone would put pressure on the glass

lol i know what you mean, but the plank or joist not only gives support to the tank bottom, but gives you a much better grip, whilst manoeuvring the tank.

 

[rsands]

it would beed to be a thick bit of wood to not bend as you lift either end. but it would definately help lift it as you say

 

[raptorrex]

it would beed to be a thick bit of wood to not bend as you lift either end. but it would definately help lift it as you say

lol yep, joists are minimum 3 inches of seasoned wood, though today they are made up like chip board, and usually hold up floors. lol despite its weight it does not seem to make the tank any heavier, perhaps because it makes it better to grip!