Hey Guys,
I have a wonderful 90 gallon tank setup in my living room. It's been there about 3 years and I've decided to replace it with a salt water tank.
So here comes the big move. The plan is to move my existing 90 gallon tank, pictured below, upstairs to my office. Has anyone moved a large tank before? I'm curious about what's safe to move etc.
My current plan is to catch all the fish (20 +, don't have an actual count) and put them in buckets with tank water and some plants to hide in. I then have two 32 gallon bucks where I can store about 60 gallons of the fish water. I will drain the rest.
My worry is if I can just pick up the tank and carry it upstairs with the gravel, drift wood, and couple rocks still in there? I don't want the bottom breaking out or cracking etc. I'm just not sure how strong this stuff is. I'd even like to leave a little water in there if I can but not really required of course. I'm pretty strong and so are my friends so I don't think carrying it will be the problem. More just the safety of the tank.
Once it's upstairs in its new location I'll pump the 60 saved gallons back and add some fresh water. Make sure temps are all good etc. and add my fish back. Hopefully this all goes smooth
A few pics of what I'm attempting to move.
I have a wonderful 90 gallon tank setup in my living room. It's been there about 3 years and I've decided to replace it with a salt water tank.
So here comes the big move. The plan is to move my existing 90 gallon tank, pictured below, upstairs to my office. Has anyone moved a large tank before? I'm curious about what's safe to move etc.
My current plan is to catch all the fish (20 +, don't have an actual count) and put them in buckets with tank water and some plants to hide in. I then have two 32 gallon bucks where I can store about 60 gallons of the fish water. I will drain the rest.
My worry is if I can just pick up the tank and carry it upstairs with the gravel, drift wood, and couple rocks still in there? I don't want the bottom breaking out or cracking etc. I'm just not sure how strong this stuff is. I'd even like to leave a little water in there if I can but not really required of course. I'm pretty strong and so are my friends so I don't think carrying it will be the problem. More just the safety of the tank.
Once it's upstairs in its new location I'll pump the 60 saved gallons back and add some fresh water. Make sure temps are all good etc. and add my fish back. Hopefully this all goes smooth
A few pics of what I'm attempting to move.
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