[Luke]

Hey all,

I've come across a bit of a problem as of late. I'm heading down to Minneapolis in a couple of weeks, and someone there is selling an 8x3x3 tank for all of $200. By my calculations, that's somewhere in the ballpark of 535 gallons. However, there are two problems with this beast.

One, I did the smart thing and measured my doors, and it just plain won't fit through them (they're 32''). Second, the thing will weigh a stupid amount; I'm thinking somewhere in the realm of 4500 pounds running fresh water and more if I decide to go salt.

The two questions are:

1) Has anyone here every disassembled a tank and put it back together? It's the only way this thing will get in my basement.

2) Does anyone know the effects on the foundation of a house of putting that much weight down? I would like to get in contact with a structural engineer before I go all gung-ho on this project, but if anyone has any experience with something of this size, I'd appreciate any input beforehand.

Thanks in advance.

Luke