Replacing flooring in house, tank needs to be out of the way!

mjoener · 01/26/2009, 02:42 PM

Hey all-
I have a predicament that I am hoping someone can assist me with.
I have 2 saltwater tanks, 34g RSM and a 14g bioCube.
I live in a 2 lvl Townhouse.
I keep both tanks in the living room and they are on the carpet that I am going to be replacing soon.
I am redoing up and down stairs at the same time.
The 34g is stocked with 2 clowns, tailspot, and is also hosting my 2 picasso clowns that are to return to the 14g as soon as it is ready, I had to take it down because of a flatworm issue.
I also have numerous corals and about 40 lbs of LR in the RSM and about 30 lbs of LS.
I am thinking that the carpet will be replaced in one day.
Any easy ways you guys can think of would be great!

digitalis · 01/26/2009, 03:04 PM

if you don't have any plumbing stuff exterior, they make those moving men sliders that can move stuff.. or you could try a two-wheeled dolly on each side.
I moved my 55 gallon 8 feet across the room with the moving men. they cost me $9.99, but i destroyed them with the wrought iron stand. Took me about 40 minutes, start to finish.
I also have a setup meant to move church organs, that is two dollies, strapped around the organ, with a steel bar, that when stepped on, drops two swivel casters on each side, and you just roll it like its on a 4-wheeled cart.

mjoener · 01/26/2009, 03:10 PM

did u do that with everything inside it? LR and corals?

billdogg · 01/26/2009, 04:15 PM

i would just invest in a couple rubbermaid containers. Move it all into them for the day. No way would i try to move a tank of any size that still had water in it.

mjoener · 01/26/2009, 04:19 PM

that is not that bad of an idea, I think I may get like one or 2 large ones, siphone the water into them, leaving roughly about 1 in above the substrate.
I will then add all the LR and corals and then if they are large enough I can add a phead if needed and I will also need to add a heater as i live in MN!

smatter · 01/26/2009, 04:21 PM

I have used the sliders before as well, just drain most of the water first. The tanks are small, the rubbermaid tub option works great too.

vandh2or · 01/26/2009, 05:27 PM

I just did the same thing with my 125 about a week ago because we had our living room carpeted. Took every thing out except the 4" sand bed. Slid stand and tank on three 10' pieces of 1 1/2 pvc pipe into another room. it's amazing how much weight you can slide or roll on pvc pipes. I've moved huge sheds, decks, fish tanks on pvc with minimal effort. Works great

Garage1217 · 01/26/2009, 06:07 PM

I am just going to tile around my tank and stand & when the time comes to take it down, I will section in the tile *LOL*

mjoener · 01/26/2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally posted by Garage1217
I am just going to tile around my tank and stand & when the time comes to take it down, I will section in the tile *LOL*

I wish my girlfriend would let me do that!!!

Garage1217 · 01/26/2009, 08:11 PM

Just use the decorative tile to outline the stand *LOL* make it look like it was build into the house haha.

mjoener · 01/26/2009, 08:21 PM

haha that would be great, the only thing is we are doing carpet.
I want them to just edge it up to the stand, i figure i'll just throw some trim on it and call it good!

Sk8r · 01/26/2009, 08:30 PM

You know those huge plate-sized glides you can get at Lowe's? get enough for your tank, up to 6, and tip the tank and stand ever so slightly: get a friend to oooch a glide under a corner and then get it under the other, etc, and then you can pull your tanks into another room. I've done this over very short distances for a 54g corner tank. You have to apply a steady, even pull, with a great deal of patience, but 2 people can do it for a 30, i'm pretty sure, unless you have to go over sills.

01/26/2009, 02:42 PM	#1
mjoener BAMs BAMs... I have a ton Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: E.P., MN Posts: 739	Replacing flooring in house, tank needs to be out of the way! Hey all- I have a predicament that I am hoping someone can assist me with. I have 2 saltwater tanks, 34g RSM and a 14g bioCube. I live in a 2 lvl Townhouse. I keep both tanks in the living room and they are on the carpet that I am going to be replacing soon. I am redoing up and down stairs at the same time. The 34g is stocked with 2 clowns, tailspot, and is also hosting my 2 picasso clowns that are to return to the 14g as soon as it is ready, I had to take it down because of a flatworm issue. I also have numerous corals and about 40 lbs of LR in the RSM and about 30 lbs of LS. I am thinking that the carpet will be replaced in one day. Any easy ways you guys can think of would be great!

01/26/2009, 03:04 PM	#2
digitalis Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 45	if you don't have any plumbing stuff exterior, they make those moving men sliders that can move stuff.. or you could try a two-wheeled dolly on each side. I moved my 55 gallon 8 feet across the room with the moving men. they cost me $9.99, but i destroyed them with the wrought iron stand. Took me about 40 minutes, start to finish. I also have a setup meant to move church organs, that is two dollies, strapped around the organ, with a steel bar, that when stepped on, drops two swivel casters on each side, and you just roll it like its on a 4-wheeled cart. __________________ Eric & Anna Shutting it down... :( 125G Reef with 3 150W HQI ...but the house is sooo quiet!! Current Tank Info: 125 gallon, 3 150W 10,000K HQI with supplemental Actinic

01/26/2009, 03:10 PM	#3
mjoener BAMs BAMs... I have a ton Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: E.P., MN Posts: 739	did u do that with everything inside it? LR and corals? __________________ Getting back in with a 5g Nano. R.I.P. RSM 250 - April 2010 RSM 130 - July 2007 Current Tank Info: 30g w/ 10g sump/refug Custom Build

01/26/2009, 04:15 PM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	i would just invest in a couple rubbermaid containers. Move it all into them for the day. No way would i try to move a tank of any size that still had water in it. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

01/26/2009, 04:19 PM	#5
mjoener BAMs BAMs... I have a ton Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: E.P., MN Posts: 739	that is not that bad of an idea, I think I may get like one or 2 large ones, siphone the water into them, leaving roughly about 1 in above the substrate. I will then add all the LR and corals and then if they are large enough I can add a phead if needed and I will also need to add a heater as i live in MN! __________________ Getting back in with a 5g Nano. R.I.P. RSM 250 - April 2010 RSM 130 - July 2007 Current Tank Info: 30g w/ 10g sump/refug Custom Build

01/26/2009, 04:21 PM	#6
smatter Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,055	I have used the sliders before as well, just drain most of the water first. The tanks are small, the rubbermaid tub option works great too.

01/26/2009, 05:27 PM	#7
vandh2or Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: syracuse,ny Posts: 92	I just did the same thing with my 125 about a week ago because we had our living room carpeted. Took every thing out except the 4" sand bed. Slid stand and tank on three 10' pieces of 1 1/2 pvc pipe into another room. it's amazing how much weight you can slide or roll on pvc pipes. I've moved huge sheds, decks, fish tanks on pvc with minimal effort. Works great __________________ MY anger management class ****es me off Current Tank Info: allglass 125 reef ready,29 sump

01/26/2009, 06:07 PM	#8
Garage1217 GET OFF MY LAWN Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Globally Posts: 5,863	I am just going to tile around my tank and stand & when the time comes to take it down, I will section in the tile LOL __________________ No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness ~ Aristotle If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? ~ Albert Einstein I'm just as bent as ever. Hellishly so ~ Captain Jack Sparrow Current Tank Info: Systems and goodies by Lee-Mar / Coralvue / Neptune Systems / Jager / Spectrapure / Cree / Meanwell + more!

01/26/2009, 08:11 PM	#10
Garage1217 GET OFF MY LAWN Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Globally Posts: 5,863	Just use the decorative tile to outline the stand LOL make it look like it was build into the house haha. __________________ No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness ~ Aristotle If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? ~ Albert Einstein I'm just as bent as ever. Hellishly so ~ Captain Jack Sparrow Current Tank Info: Systems and goodies by Lee-Mar / Coralvue / Neptune Systems / Jager / Spectrapure / Cree / Meanwell + more!

01/26/2009, 08:21 PM	#11
mjoener BAMs BAMs... I have a ton Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: E.P., MN Posts: 739	haha that would be great, the only thing is we are doing carpet. I want them to just edge it up to the stand, i figure i'll just throw some trim on it and call it good! __________________ Getting back in with a 5g Nano. R.I.P. RSM 250 - April 2010 RSM 130 - July 2007 Current Tank Info: 30g w/ 10g sump/refug Custom Build

01/26/2009, 08:30 PM	#12
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	You know those huge plate-sized glides you can get at Lowe's? get enough for your tank, up to 6, and tip the tank and stand ever so slightly: get a friend to oooch a glide under a corner and then get it under the other, etc, and then you can pull your tanks into another room. I've done this over very short distances for a 54g corner tank. You have to apply a steady, even pull, with a great deal of patience, but 2 people can do it for a 30, i'm pretty sure, unless you have to go over sills. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.