Moving 180 FO tank

[hh]

Hello,
My wife has made the decree...we are getting hardwood floors next in a
week! I need to move the fish tank - 180gal SW Fish and live rock.
I am looking for ideas on how to physically move the tank itself. I am
planning on moving the fish into a 55gal tank in another room, put the live
rock in several 32gal trash cans, the sand bed in 32gal trash can. Then
move the tank and sump, protein skimmer into another room. The tank will be
down 5-10 days.
I have been trying to find some sort of dolly or cart to move the tank
with. The stand and filter I can move with my wife.
Suggestions?
Thanks

[George Patterson]

hh wrote:

> I have been trying to find some sort of dolly or cart to move the tank
> with. The stand and filter I can move with my wife.
> Suggestions?

The last two times I moved my 125, I went to my favorite LFS and hired a crew of
four people recruited from their employees.

If that's not to your taste, perhaps you could build something out of 2x4s and
heavy-duty casters?

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

[miskairal]

Tell your wife the floors look great as they are!
Our latest renovations are only getting done b/c hubby put a hole in a
wall trying to kill a snake on Monday. Thankyou snake!! Snake is dead
but escaped up inside the wall first. By Wednesday it was either the
wall had to go (and the dead snake) or we had to go.

hh wrote:
> Hello,
> My wife has made the decree...we are getting hardwood floors next in a
> week! I need to move the fish tank - 180gal SW Fish and live rock.
> I am looking for ideas on how to physically move the tank itself. I am
> planning on moving the fish into a 55gal tank in another room, put the live
> rock in several 32gal trash cans, the sand bed in 32gal trash can. Then
> move the tank and sump, protein skimmer into another room. The tank will be
> down 5-10 days.
> I have been trying to find some sort of dolly or cart to move the tank
> with. The stand and filter I can move with my wife.
> Suggestions?
> Thanks
>
>

[William Marsh]

Hi hh: Two strong men can move a 180 g tank two from the LFS delivered mine
last month. I will admit that your will be a little heavier because you
can't get all the sand out but then get 1 more buddy. definitely doable.
Bill
"hh" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
> My wife has made the decree...we are getting hardwood floors next in a
> week! I need to move the fish tank - 180gal SW Fish and live rock.
> I am looking for ideas on how to physically move the tank itself. I am
> planning on moving the fish into a 55gal tank in another room, put the
> live rock in several 32gal trash cans, the sand bed in 32gal trash can.
> Then move the tank and sump, protein skimmer into another room. The tank
> will be down 5-10 days.
> I have been trying to find some sort of dolly or cart to move the tank
> with. The stand and filter I can move with my wife.
> Suggestions?
> Thanks
>

[William Marsh]

Missy that I could not handle, Snakes and spiders give me the willies. Have
jun and keep them there ok? Bill
"miskairal" > wrote in message
...
> Tell your wife the floors look great as they are!
> Our latest renovations are only getting done b/c hubby put a hole in a
> wall trying to kill a snake on Monday. Thankyou snake!! Snake is dead but
> escaped up inside the wall first. By Wednesday it was either the wall had
> to go (and the dead snake) or we had to go.
>
> hh wrote:
>> Hello,
>> My wife has made the decree...we are getting hardwood floors next in a
>> week! I need to move the fish tank - 180gal SW Fish and live rock.
>> I am looking for ideas on how to physically move the tank itself. I am
>> planning on moving the fish into a 55gal tank in another room, put the
>> live rock in several 32gal trash cans, the sand bed in 32gal trash can.
>> Then move the tank and sump, protein skimmer into another room. The tank
>> will be down 5-10 days.
>> I have been trying to find some sort of dolly or cart to move the tank
>> with. The stand and filter I can move with my wife.
>> Suggestions?
>> Thanks

[Chris]

miskairal wrote:
> Tell your wife the floors look great as they are!
> Our latest renovations are only getting done b/c hubby put a hole in a
> wall trying to kill a snake on Monday. Thankyou snake!! Snake is dead
> but escaped up inside the wall first. By Wednesday it was either the
> wall had to go (and the dead snake) or we had to go.
>
> hh wrote:
>> Hello,
>> My wife has made the decree...we are getting hardwood floors next
>> in a week! I need to move the fish tank - 180gal SW Fish and live rock.
>> I am looking for ideas on how to physically move the tank itself. I
>> am planning on moving the fish into a 55gal tank in another room, put
>> the live rock in several 32gal trash cans, the sand bed in 32gal trash
>> can. Then move the tank and sump, protein skimmer into another room.
>> The tank will be down 5-10 days.
>> I have been trying to find some sort of dolly or cart to move the
>> tank with. The stand and filter I can move with my wife.
>> Suggestions?
>> Thanks
>>


Check out
http://www.aquariacanada.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10301&page=1&pp=20
left his ro unit on moved his tank full of water and fish

[Pszemol]

"William Marsh" > wrote in message ...
> Hi hh: Two strong men can move a 180 g tank two from the LFS delivered mine
> last month. I will admit that your will be a little heavier because you
> can't get all the sand out but then get 1 more buddy. definitely doable.

Little heavier ?? Sand makes a big difference.
Depending how much pounds of sand is there...
And consider it is wet sand with heavy water
between sand particles filling the gaps...

Moving an empty tank is safer to the glass and your back.

[hh]

If I take the fish and some of the rock and move them into a 55gal tank, use
a fluval that has been running on the 180 to filter it.
Then move the rest of the rock and sand into 32 gal trash cans - how long
can I keep the rock and sand in the trash cans without filtering?
It is looking like this is going to be 2 week project.

"Pszemol" > wrote in message
...
> "William Marsh" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi hh: Two strong men can move a 180 g tank two from the LFS delivered
>> mine last month. I will admit that your will be a little heavier because
>> you can't get all the sand out but then get 1 more buddy. definitely
>> doable.
>
> Little heavier ?? Sand makes a big difference.
> Depending how much pounds of sand is there...
> And consider it is wet sand with heavy water
> between sand particles filling the gaps...
>
> Moving an empty tank is safer to the glass and your back.

[Pszemol]

"hh" > wrote in message ...
> If I take the fish and some of the rock and move them into a 55gal tank, use
> a fluval that has been running on the 180 to filter it.
> Then move the rest of the rock and sand into 32 gal trash cans - how long
> can I keep the rock and sand in the trash cans without filtering?
> It is looking like this is going to be 2 week project.

First - rock does not need filtering. Live rock is a filter itself.
So I would put a strong powerhead (maybe MaxiJet1200) into each
trash can with rock and let the water circulate... Also, you need to
think about the temperature and light. If you have any growth on
the rocks wich requires light, you need to provide light - two weeks
without light for photosyntetising animal can be deadly.

[George Patterson]

Pszemol wrote:

> First - rock does not need filtering. Live rock is a filter itself.
> So I would put a strong powerhead (maybe MaxiJet1200) into each
> trash can with rock and let the water circulate... Also, you need to
> think about the temperature and light.

Right. You also might want to put in a little of the same food you've been
feeding your fish about once a week. The decay products will provide food for
your filter animals.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

[Wayne Sallee]

And don't underestimate the need for good circulation in
with the live rock.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



George Patterson wrote on 3/19/2006 12:41 PM:
> Pszemol wrote:
>
>> First - rock does not need filtering. Live rock is a filter itself.
>> So I would put a strong powerhead (maybe MaxiJet1200) into each
>> trash can with rock and let the water circulate... Also, you need to
>> think about the temperature and light.
>
> Right. You also might want to put in a little of the same food you've
> been feeding your fish about once a week. The decay products will
> provide food for your filter animals.
>
> George Patterson
> Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
> your slightly older self.