175g Bow-Front + many beers and tears (many pics)
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No worries for those that missed the move, I was on a very unique timetable with: demolition of the old shed/driveway + forklift availability + volunteer availability.
Mother Nature was miffed I didn't ask for her permission, so we had to do it all in the rain!
Small break in the rain, but it was a sloppy mess
The polystyrene potentially poses an issue, a flat glass-bottomed tank, but also can't gouge the foam while placing the tank.
less than 3/4" inch on each side of the tank was our clearance:
inside and hole in the house tarped up. Time for beers!
"Dry run" of sitting next to this thing... IT IS MASSIVE!!!
I am extremely lucky and thankful for everyone who showed up to help move this beast, especially in the middle of the week, in the middle of a rainstorm.
We had access to “Grabbos,” aka professional electric suction cups, along with a few regular suction cups, giving us 8 total lift points, and honestly, that made all the difference. The height of the stand and tank made for a super awkward lifting position, and with the estimated weight being around 1,000 lbs, the forklift did most of the heavy lifting. Literally.
The forklift was awesome for getting the tank into the house, but once it came time to get it off the pallets and forks, it became part of the problem too. It took up most of the prime lifting real estate...
Once the forks and pallets were finally out, the next annoying part was positioning the tank exactly where it needed to go. Thankfully, the crowd was incredibly patient with my constant requests of “half an inch this way,” “tiny turn,” “okay now back the other way,” etc.
All things considered, I think we had the whole move done in under 80 minutes, which honestly feels insane looking back on it.
Mother Nature was miffed I didn't ask for her permission, so we had to do it all in the rain!
Small break in the rain, but it was a sloppy mess
The polystyrene potentially poses an issue, a flat glass-bottomed tank, but also can't gouge the foam while placing the tank.
less than 3/4" inch on each side of the tank was our clearance:
inside and hole in the house tarped up. Time for beers!
"Dry run" of sitting next to this thing... IT IS MASSIVE!!!
I am extremely lucky and thankful for everyone who showed up to help move this beast, especially in the middle of the week, in the middle of a rainstorm.
We had access to “Grabbos,” aka professional electric suction cups, along with a few regular suction cups, giving us 8 total lift points, and honestly, that made all the difference. The height of the stand and tank made for a super awkward lifting position, and with the estimated weight being around 1,000 lbs, the forklift did most of the heavy lifting. Literally.
The forklift was awesome for getting the tank into the house, but once it came time to get it off the pallets and forks, it became part of the problem too. It took up most of the prime lifting real estate...
Once the forks and pallets were finally out, the next annoying part was positioning the tank exactly where it needed to go. Thankfully, the crowd was incredibly patient with my constant requests of “half an inch this way,” “tiny turn,” “okay now back the other way,” etc.
All things considered, I think we had the whole move done in under 80 minutes, which honestly feels insane looking back on it.
To conclude this crazy rollercoaster of a thread:
“Our” vision started with a random picture I saw on the internet, and my fiancée at the time (now wife) supported me through all of the highs, lows, victories, disasters, leaks, spawning events, floods, and VERY questionable financial decisions along the way.
I made lifelong friends, learned an unbelievable amount about this hobby, discovered the true value of redundancy, learned that “over-engineering” is absolutely real, and most importantly:
I AM NEVER PUTTING ANEMONES IN A MIXED REEF TANK EVER AGAIN!!!
“Our” vision started with a random picture I saw on the internet, and my fiancée at the time (now wife) supported me through all of the highs, lows, victories, disasters, leaks, spawning events, floods, and VERY questionable financial decisions along the way.
I made lifelong friends, learned an unbelievable amount about this hobby, discovered the true value of redundancy, learned that “over-engineering” is absolutely real, and most importantly:
I AM NEVER PUTTING ANEMONES IN A MIXED REEF TANK EVER AGAIN!!!
