Josh_S Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Ive just bought a 6 foot tank to upgrade my 4 footer. Its 15mm so is quite hefty i imagine. Just ran it through the tank builder and it comes out around 200kg. Does anyone know of any good moving companies on the north shore? Or if we end up doing it our self anyone got tips for moving big tanks easier without breaking our backs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterlogged Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 lift from the knees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 lift from the knees 4 big people or 6 medium people should do it, and try and borrow some of those glass carrying suction things.. Failing that I have heard of people showing up to their local fire stations with beer and getting some help with lifting tanks, would probably work at any industry around 4-5 on a Friday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_S Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Does anyone know where i could find the glass suckers??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 I moved my 6ftr with 5 other guys, was a mission to get it through my house, painful thats for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 yeah, my 5 foot 10mm tank was a nightmare with 5 people. You'll need at least 6 to carry it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaLife Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Yea, Interested in one too but any moving company in Auckland does that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 3 to move my tanks lifting strops and rubberised gloves are good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Me and another guy lifted the 5'-2'-2' into my mums car. That was a mission! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Yeah 5x2x2 in 10mm is doable with 2 average people, any bigger needs 4 and that one in 15mm glass would be that extra bit heavier, it pays to have extra people to help in case someone trips or anything like that as well.. A glass company may have the glass suckers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 are you sure it's 15mm? if it is 200kg i suggest at least 6 people as that works out at around 33kg each which is a fair amount to carry any distance & manoeuvring it will be tough. I have seen seatbelts used as lifting strops or use heavy duty tie downs or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 a person could probvably lift 50 to 60 kilos if the weight is compressed to small dimensions a tank is awkeward, cos you have to balance it and it has different dynamics. i have moved lots of tanks b efore, including 2x 1200litre 8footers. and its nto easy. 15mm 6 foot tank is gonna be heafy. The more people the better, 6 min to 8. do it slowly, carefully but just lift fromt he knees. your stand is key, how high is it? if its low, thats easy, you can straighten arms and let the fingers anchor themselves in, if you have to lift it high tot he stand, thats where the difficulty starts. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_S Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 We got it moved! Took 6 of us in the end. I stopped off at timber world Beach Haven and 3 of the guys there were keen to give us a hand in exchange for beers. Its good to know that there are still people willing to lend a hand these days. It wasnt an easy shift as we had to navigate stairs, up and over hand rails, through narrow gates etc. Now for the fun part, what goes it this beast? It turned out being 1800 x 700 x 700, about 880L. 15mm Starfire glass on front and sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 nice score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Good score, should be an awesome tank in 15mm glass too, bloody heavy though but really strong.. lol I told you there would be plenty of people happy to help if you offered beers, they work wonders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_S Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 It was very thirsty work! But well worth it. Diy background time i think. Also gotta choose between sump and canister filter. It has an overflow box already but i was wondering whether an overflow box would be any good as it wont pick up particles hanging around near the bottom like the canisters do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 chuck norris once carried TWO 8x3x3 with only his bare hands and no help 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 chuck norris once carried TWO 8x3x3 with only his bare hands and no help 8) I heard he carried the stands as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I heard he carried the stands as well? yes he balanced those on his head as it is a public forum i can't tell you where he stuck the canister filters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Chuck Norris sleeps with the light on. Not because he is scared of the dark, the dark is scared of him! anyway, stocking of this tank is really what ever you want to keep. you could keep one of those silver things that get quite long & eat mice & stuff, or those other big fish with stripes & a pointy snout that kinda look like an oversize guitar pic :lol: but i would suggest a tropheus duboisi & another troph species with shellies, leluipi & maybe some altos. lots of rocks & some twisted val. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Go Sump You wont regret it hides a mulitude of sins like intakes and heaters and ugly stuff like that you do have to put a fish catcher on tho and you also need to think about what you feed as some food will go straight into sump also my sumps us a spray bar at teh back bottom of the tank pushing up and out....no mulm on tank floor depending what you keep ....marine for example...you can also use powerheads to make a cross current to shift stuff You can fill wier with stuff to make a pre filter as well HTH Nice tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 & if you go for a 3D background where is the plumbing & heater going to be if you use a canister? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 & if you go for a 3D background where is the plumbing & heater going to be if you use a canister? build it into the background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 build it into the background totally but from the threads about it i have seen it is a real big mission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 it depends on how you go about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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