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Posted	Moving a tank
21-11-2006 14:31 by AndreaC	Hi. What is the best way to move a tank with out causing the fish stress and easy for me. Ive just ordered a New Sofa which will be delivered in 3 weeks. I need to move the tank from the wall its against to the one next to it, this will also need turnig abit also. I know when I filled the tank only very slightly it took 2 of us to move it but the fish are obviously in there now also. Do I remove half the tank water. It hasnt got to be moved far only about 2ft from where it is onto the other wall.
21-11-2006 14:44 by KOBISKYE	in asda i bought a dozen storage boxes, emptied the water in to these and put in my fish, emptied tank, moved tank, put in clean water then the old water and the fish, only took an hour, fish were fine and the misses was happy too, dried the boxes and took them back to adsa and got my money back,,, quick , simple , and no stress to me, the wife or the fish
21-11-2006 14:53 by AndreaC	Brilliant. You sound like me . Great idea. So moving them into a conatiner, then back to tank when done wont stress them will it?
21-11-2006 14:55 by Linda Chenapa	where abouts are you ? , we moved a 5'x2'x2' and 8'x2'x2' with a set of 4 skates from nigel's work ,they move 20 tones easy with big nylon wheels, you can hire them from removal or tool hire company's,will put pic on later.
21-11-2006 15:19 by KOBISKYE	when they were in the box i covered it with a board, it kept them in the dark, which helps keep the calm, the oscars didn't like being in the net at all, got a bit soaked moving them, which fish to you keep, andrea?
21-11-2006 15:54 by Bogwoodbruce	Coldwater i think kobi
21-11-2006 19:19 by AndreaC	Coldwater fish. Only have 6.
21-11-2006 22:18 by KOBISKYE	shouldn't have any probs sweetheart
22-11-2006 00:16 by Rob_Ren	yes, tool hire firms do various sizes/weight capacity's but you will also need toe jacks or something to lift things up with to get on to the skates. Your stand will need to be strong and rigid so you don't get twist as you lift that would crack a full tank. The other option is a couple of items that look more like sack trucks but you slide the thin plate of each one in from either side strap the two units together with supplied straps and then pump them up of the floor so the whole unit is like one big trolley(not sure of lifting capacity, can check tomorrow). Hewden Hire do them. where are you based? I work at trafford park manchester where i do the lifting gear.
22-11-2006 07:29 by Linda Chenapa	You can use a jack but we used a pry bar and several blocks of wood, once on the skates, my son was able to move the tank once it was on them and he was only 11 at the time!
22-11-2006 09:02 by Alan	When I moved my tanks I pumped all of the tank water into my bath moved the tanks then moved some of the water and the fish back. Only downside of this is you need a powerful pond pump which I happened to have lying around. Alternatively use some big buckets put all of the tank water and fish in these move the tank and then put the water and the fish back. Don't try to move the tank when full they are not designed to handle it and may shatter and thick broken glass is very dangerous with so much pressure behind it. It could literally cut you down to the bone. Much safer to move the fish in to large containers put them in a corner cover them over so its dark and then concentrate on moving the tank I expect it will take no more than an hour the fish should be fine in buckets.
22-11-2006 14:12 by KOBISKYE	alan is that not what i said??
22-11-2006 15:06 by Alan	It is indeed but the more people say it the less likely she is to try and move a tank with water in it.
22-11-2006 18:20 by AndreaC	Hi, thanks for all the tips. Ive done it I did it by using KOBISKYE method Mind you it took me longer than an hour

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