I have moved my glass 6ft 125s by myself. I would attempt anything bigger without help or as mentioned earlier straps lifts etc
What's the heaviest /biggest tank you can move by yourself?
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My husband moved the 15' x 4' x 2' stand constructed out of 2 1/2" tubular steel by himself. He slid it in before the outside walls were done.
He used an engine hoist to lift the tank. He used a pallet jack to move the tank and stand several times when drywall work was being done, and to move it into its final position.
He used an engine hoist to lift the tank. He used a pallet jack to move the tank and stand several times when drywall work was being done, and to move it into its final position.
Biggest ever... I broke down a 125 gal, removed it from the stand, took it outside, painted the back glass, brought it back in, put it back on the stand and set it back up. It took forever to move up and down. I wasn't so sophisticated to use jacks and straps, I stacked milk crates, books and boards.
Recently... I can move 75 gal around the house and on the lower rack of a stand, but I called for back up to put one on the top rack. I move 40 gals pretty freely.
I have a few glass 6' 234 Gal tanks in the garage I need to build stands for and get set up. We had 4 guys to unload them from the trailer. I may maneuver the ones for the bottom shelf myself with dollies. But there's no way in hell its coming off the ground without at least 2 other guys here.
20-30 years ago I looked at things like moving big tanks as a personal challenge. But today I'm too old, the pains last too long.
Recently... I can move 75 gal around the house and on the lower rack of a stand, but I called for back up to put one on the top rack. I move 40 gals pretty freely.
I have a few glass 6' 234 Gal tanks in the garage I need to build stands for and get set up. We had 4 guys to unload them from the trailer. I may maneuver the ones for the bottom shelf myself with dollies. But there's no way in hell its coming off the ground without at least 2 other guys here.
20-30 years ago I looked at things like moving big tanks as a personal challenge. But today I'm too old, the pains last too long.
I moved my current 150 gallon glass by myself.
I did have a furniture dolly to move it from one room to another. But deadlifting a giant glass cube onto a 36in stand was not easy cookie lol. the wife said my face looked like it was gonna blow up. Ive also moved a 300 acrylic by myself but just to polish and load it in trucks, never had to put it on a stand. That was a lot easier than the 150.
I did have a furniture dolly to move it from one room to another. But deadlifting a giant glass cube onto a 36in stand was not easy cookie lol. the wife said my face looked like it was gonna blow up. Ive also moved a 300 acrylic by myself but just to polish and load it in trucks, never had to put it on a stand. That was a lot easier than the 150.
Well I'm impressed by most of you. My feats are far less impressive and I was young and foolish. The biggest I moved solo was a roughly 35 gal bowfront, but it still had 2 inches of wet sand in the bottom of it making it much heavier. I was so concerned about keeping the sand wet to protect the BB that it never occured to me to take the wet sand out of the tank and put it in a bucket.
About 7 1/2 years ago I had a kidney transplant, and 7 years ago a pancreas transplant. This left me with a surgical seam from sternum to 2 to 3 inches below the navel, and though it's well healed I heed my doctors warning not to lift more than 50 lbs. Just not worth risking a blowout.
About 7 1/2 years ago I had a kidney transplant, and 7 years ago a pancreas transplant. This left me with a surgical seam from sternum to 2 to 3 inches below the navel, and though it's well healed I heed my doctors warning not to lift more than 50 lbs. Just not worth risking a blowout.
