Moving my tank around the room... Any bright ideas?

[monkE]

Well guys, I'm planning (with some pressure from the g/f lol) to move my tank to another area of my living room.

I know that to do this properly I'm going to have to drain the tank almost completely before I'll be able to drag it across the room to where it will end up. I really don't want to catch all the fish and put them in buckets then set the tank up all over again but i don't see any way around that. Hence why i'm posting. Does anyone have any time or effort saving ideas that could help me out?

The room in question is carpeted and it's a 77 gallon tank.

[Momobobo]

With a tank that size I would empty it almost completly...

[Luke78]

Personally i dont think you need to move it, leave it as is and maybe move some of your other items or furniture around instead.If you have too,an area with not too much traffic(heard it throws off the fish?),near power outlet(s), and far from a window or heater works best.Like the leafs stuff(orginal 6) hawks fan myself!

[Captured Moments]

You may regret it if you take shortcuts. If you have gravel in there and even without water, it is heavy and you can crack the tank....

[Tarobot]

seems like the other side of the room is exposed to sunlight so... best idea not to?

[monkE]

seems like the other side of the room is exposed to sunlight so... best idea not to?

we're on the ground floor so i've normally got the heavy drapes closed right up so the sunlight is not always going to be shining that brightly on that wall

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

This is why with my last 4' planted tank, I knew I was going to potentially move it, so I built the stand with a bunch of wheels. Just drained 10-15g of water, then pushed it around no problem even on carpet.

In your case, they sell those sliding plastic pads in some shops (don't know which ones) that are supposed to be good for moving heavy furniture around on carpet. Just wondering if you drained most of the water, if you can lever the stand up an inch to place the sliders under each corner?

[monkE]

This is why with my last 4' planted tank, I knew I was going to potentially move it, so I built the stand with a bunch of wheels. Just drained 10-15g of water, then pushed it around no problem even on carpet.

In your case, they sell those sliding plastic pads in some shops (don't know which ones) that are supposed to be good for moving heavy furniture around on carpet. Just wondering if you drained most of the water, if you can lever the stand up an inch to place the sliders under each corner?

i've seen those sliders on the informercials but i'm not sure about getting them under the corners, or the possible damage that might incur to the tank or stand if you focus all that weight on the edges of the stand

i might google around and see who sells those things though

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

If you use something like that, push don't pull so you don't create excess stress on the stand.

[Elle]

i've seen those sliders on the informercials but i'm not sure about getting them under the corners, or the possible damage that might incur to the tank or stand if you focus all that weight on the edges of the stand

We used those to move our 55. I think Djamm went to Canadidan Tire to get them. And we still broke the tank down almost completely and took out all the fish and water, although we left the gravel in. And it took 2 of us.

This process is going to suck no matter how you do it. If you can convince the gf somehow, I'd leave the tank where it is and move furniture instead. Or bribe a bunch of strong BCA members...