sobersteve323
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello!
I'm looking for some advice from those who have moved a "larger" tank.
We're getting new flooring put in our house and I will be moving the tank to a different room once we're done. It's a 50 gallon long planted community. It's currently in a sunken living room and needs to go up one step that is about 6" tall.
My plan of attack was to remove the largest fish (angel) to a Rubbermaid tub. Then I was going to drain the tank down to about 6" of water. I can't totally drain the tank because there are numerous shrimp, snails and juvie cories that I'd never be able to find let alone catch. I would leave the harlequin rasboras and cories in the tank.
My biggest concern is lifting the tank up the step. I'm worried about the prefab tank stand being strong enough to hold the weight of the tank if we lift it by the edges of the "top" (the part the tank sits on, can't think of what it's called lol). Even with just 6" of water, I'm guessing with substrate included it will be about 200lbs.
Has anyone moved a tank similar in size/situation? Did you run into any obstacles/problems that could have been avoided if you thought about it before starting?
Thanks guys!
I'm looking for some advice from those who have moved a "larger" tank.
We're getting new flooring put in our house and I will be moving the tank to a different room once we're done. It's a 50 gallon long planted community. It's currently in a sunken living room and needs to go up one step that is about 6" tall.
My plan of attack was to remove the largest fish (angel) to a Rubbermaid tub. Then I was going to drain the tank down to about 6" of water. I can't totally drain the tank because there are numerous shrimp, snails and juvie cories that I'd never be able to find let alone catch. I would leave the harlequin rasboras and cories in the tank.
My biggest concern is lifting the tank up the step. I'm worried about the prefab tank stand being strong enough to hold the weight of the tank if we lift it by the edges of the "top" (the part the tank sits on, can't think of what it's called lol). Even with just 6" of water, I'm guessing with substrate included it will be about 200lbs.
Has anyone moved a tank similar in size/situation? Did you run into any obstacles/problems that could have been avoided if you thought about it before starting?
Thanks guys!