Tank move day was on July 15 '10. We initially planned to drive the tank down to our walkout basement garden doors, remove the doors and bring the tank in that way. After a lot of consultation, we figured this would be the easiest. Due to all the rain we had the days prior, we couldn't get a truck back there or we would have been stuck for sure. So change of plans and we decided to go through the front door, straight down the stairs and into the basement. This meant we had to turn the tank on its side to get through the front door and that meant removing the external overflow. We accomplished the move with 8 guys at the garage where the tank was being stored and then 7 at the house because one got lost on the way out to the acreage. This didn't seem to matter and I am surprised how smooth the move actually went. When we first all saw the sheer size of the tank, the reactions were not to positive. This is a heavy tank. With an online aquarium calculator, I figure the tanks weighs approx 886 lbs, the overflow another 110 lbs( removed before we brought into the house ) plus the eurobrace, cleats on the inside bottom and plywood mount, so well over a 1000lbs. It is amazing though what a few friends, 8 suction cups, a couple of dollys and raw human strength can move. No one got injured and once the overflow was removed, we had the tank through the door, down the stairs and on to the stand in about half an hour.
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