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[Guest Bethesda_Jim]

Does anyone out there have their tank stand on castors? I would be curious as to the size of the tank and the ease of movement.

 

Thanks,

 

Bethesda_Jim

[bbyatv]

There is an idea I would be interested in hearing about.

 

Bruce

 

Does anyone out there have their tank stand on castors? I would be curious as to the size of the tank and the ease of movement.

 

Thanks,

 

Bethesda_Jim

[treesprite]

Someone was talking about it somewhere. It's too risky.

[Gman91]

was just thinking about this the other day. might work if you use those pump jacks that you can lift you entire car with. still risky, but i think it would be a real cool idea.

[dandy7200]

I think you could safely put a 180 on a pallet jack I guess what I am saying is it really depends on the load the wheels were designed to move. I use casters on a 2x6 stand that are mounted to the refrigerators at work. Two people can easily move a 1000# refrigerator loaded with 5 full kegs of beer to clean behind it. I think they were rated 300# ea wheel and cost about $30 ea. Held up for 5 years no problems with daily moving in a much harsher environment than your reef tank will ever be exposed to.

[YBeNormal]

Add in a few extra bucks for a large mop just in case...

[extreme_tooth_decay]

Are you talking about moving a tank with water in it? I think that would be extremely dangerous.

 

I tried to move a 10 gal tank 3/4 full of water one time, and it cracked.

 

tim

[bigJPDC]

i just want to watch the video. How much momentum could a 90gal in a shopping cart build up going down a medium grade hill?

 

I keep thinking about a boxfish-cam on Dandy's bowfront while it rolls . . .

Edited July 18, 2007 by bigJPDC

[davelin315]

Do you really want your tank to roll across the room and unplug itself on the way to mashing into your stereo and crashing through the wall to create a flood in your home?

 

I actually have thought a lot about putting an aquarium on wheels and don't think it's impossible, you just need to plan accordingly. After all, if it starts to sway back and forth and one of the wheels goes out...

[YBeNormal]

You would also have to move it very slowly. Ever fill a large pot with water and try to carry it across the room? Slosh, splash, drip...

[darkcirca]

We originally thought about this when building are tank. Honestly it wouldn't be that bad. You'd need to find rated castor's, possibly ones that will lock in place as well. You'd probably need to put 8 castor's on it (at least) and have it for double the amount of weight you think it would hold, that way to be safe. Rated castor's though for decent ones, most likely rubber, as not to hurt the floor, and they would also probably be big. It was expensive though, thus why we ended up not doing it.

[jason the filter freak]

I just realized this! we have an 72 gallon cutom bow front with a sump. The enitre thing is a marineland system tank and it sits on casters. And yes we've moved it around a number of times. We just let the water drain into the sump with the power off. About 2 inches down from the rim of the tank and put the glass tops on it and moved it.

[trble81]

I guess anything that'll help you move something is good...

 

I personally dread the day I will have to move my tank...and I def. don't want water in it when I do it...

[Nitro Junkie]

There's not doubt you could get a set of casters to take the weight , however the stand is where the "engineering" would need to come in. It would need to be designed to take the stress of the weight shifting in different directions during the move.