Has anyone ever pushed a semi full tank?

[jayteerq]

I’ve seen reefdudes do this on YouTube.. wondering if I can do this with my 525XL… wondering if anyone here has done It…

So Im upgrading to a 250 gallon and it is going in the spot that is outlined with blue tape. In order to transfer everything from the 525 to the new tank, I would have to take everything out from the 525 and put them in buckets so that I can move it out of the way and push in the new tank. This will be very stressful for livestock in very stressful for me lol.

I’ve seen Reef dudes, empty the water out of his old tank temporarily and then slide the tank over a few feet in order to slide the new tank in. That way he didn’t need to basically do double the moving of live stock.

So.. I’m wondering if I empty out the water from the tank and the sump, do you guys think I will be able to slide this 525 a few feet over? And then put the water back in and let it run as usual while I prepare the new tank?

I’ve been sliding my new 250 gallon with stand and acrylic sump around on my vinyl plank flooring with no problems.

 

[fandaga]

Electricians pushed my full tank (47 gallons) about 4 inches along the floor to get to an outlet without asking me. Surprisingly there wasn’t any noticeable impact. Although, I don’t think I would ever let anyone do that again.

 

[jayteerq]

Electricians pushed my full tank (47 gallons) about 4 inches along the floor to get to an outlet without asking me. Surprisingly there wasn’t any noticeable impact. Although, I don’t think I would ever let anyone do that again.

In the past, I have pushed my 65 gallon all in one system while full with no problems as well but this 525 is double the volume with thicker glass

 

[Yooper Reef]

I’ve moved my tank from one wall to another by placing the felt moving sliders under the feet. Of course I had to drain all the water out but with the furniture sliders it flew across hardwoods

 

[jayteerq]

I’ve moved my tank from one wall to another by placing the felt moving sliders under the feet. Of course I had to drain all the water out but with the furniture sliders it flew across hardwoods

That would be sweet but I’m not sure I could lift the tank lol

 

[Yooper Reef]

That would be sweet but I’m not sure I could lift the tank lol

I had some helper and used suction cups. You could probably find a way to use a jack

 

[UncommonSense]

I slid a 240g glass tank being used as a terrarium with my LFS owners earlier actually!

In your case; I’d say this is still going to be a bit sketchy… I see over 100lbs of substrate in that tank, on top of the 250+ lb tank itself….

All this weight is at the highest point, and that stand isn’t really designed for shear loads…

I would get at least a few burly buddies over and slide from the bottom of the stand with one or two guys monitoring the tank… I rolled in a empty R450 on its stand on two wide dollies with one friend, and it still got a bit scary once or twice tip-wise…

 

[REEFRIED!]

I think it is definitely doable. Especially if all water is out of tank and sump. I woukd certainly be careful as I absolutely hate that 525 stand.

You may want to just drain almost all of the water from display, leave 4” and fully drain sump, then slide the old tank out of the way. Run some extension cords temporarily to keep that tank running while you slide the new tank in its spot. That way you can set the new one up slowly while the old one runs. It would be a much smoother transition

 

[Sean Norman]

Use a crow bar or pinch bar and a little leverage and slide it along. I have moved a fully loaded tank.. you can slowly slide it. Removing some of the water reduces the weight but increases sloshing.. temporary psi spikes…

 

[jayteerq]

I think it is definitely doable. Especially if all water is out of tank and sump.

You may want to just drain almost all of the water from display, leave 4” and fully drain sump, then slide the old tank out of the way. Run some extension cords temporarily to keep that tank running while you slide the new tank in its spot. That way you can set the new one up slowly while the old one runs. It would be a much smoother transition

thank you! That’s exactly my goal!

 

[Hairyteeth]

Agreed three or four people no problems, two people and under issues…..totally doable though

 

[jayteerq]

Use a crow bar or pinch bar and a little leverage and slide it along. I have moved a fully loaded tank.. you can slowly slide it. Removing some of the water reduces the weight but increases sloshing.. temporary psi spikes…

How much gal was the fully loaded tank you moved? I’m thinking of buying this furniture pry tool, and then maybe put these furniture sliders underneath the tank just to make things a little bit easier and less stress on the stand.

 

[UncommonSense]

I wouldn’t even consider moving this thing with any water in it… one inch of water is 5 gallons…

Even make a hole in the substrate to the bottom glass so you can pump/siphon from the lowest possible point to get as much of the weight out as you possibly can…

 

[Bohemian Waxwing]

Just send it bud and make sure you video it for us.

 

[REEFRIED!]

How much gal was the fully loaded tank you moved? I’m thinking of buying this furniture pry tool, and then maybe put these furniture sliders underneath the tank just to make things a little bit easier and less stress on the stand.

I love the furniture sliders. Depending on the type of floor you have.

I don’t like the pry bar on the particle board stand you have. I would rather use one of those air bladders you pump up to lift it enough to get furniture sliders under

 

[JXNATC]

I’ve seen reefdudes do this on YouTube.. wondering if I can do this with my 525XL… wondering if anyone here has done It…

So Im upgrading to a 250 gallon and it is going in the spot that is outlined with blue tape. In order to transfer everything from the 525 to the new tank, I would have to take everything out from the 525 and put them in buckets so that I can move it out of the way and push in the new tank. This will be very stressful for livestock in very stressful for me lol.

I’ve seen Reef dudes, empty the water out of his old tank temporarily and then slide the tank over a few feet in order to slide the new tank in. That way he didn’t need to basically do double the moving of live stock.

So.. I’m wondering if I empty out the water from the tank and the sump, do you guys think I will be able to slide this 525 a few feet over? And then put the water back in and let it run as usual while I prepare the new tank?

I’ve been sliding my new 250 gallon with stand and acrylic sump around on my vinyl plank flooring with no problems.

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[jayteerq]

Just send it bud and make sure you video it for us.

I plan on it haha

 

[jayteerq]

I love the furniture sliders. Depending on the type of floor you have.

I don’t like the pry bar on the particle board stand you have. I would rather use one of those air bladders you pump up to lift it enough to get furniture sliders under

I was only able to find a max load of 500 on these. I wonder if the tank + 100lb sand + 100 lb rock + sump and stand is over 500lb lol. Probably

 

[Marco_99]

I would have no concerns about it being able to slide as the hard pads on the bottom of most adjustable feet are ridiculously slippery on engineered/vinyl flooring. Even though the feet material lets it slide easy enough it’s still a lot of dead weight on them feet to push sideways.The only thing I would question is how thick the bolts are for the side pressure ( I might screw them as far up into the cabinet as possible before pushing on it) of pushing it and how the stands built. If the stand bolts and frame can take the side pressure you can slide it waterless with a couple people. You’ll be able to tell right away if it’s a no or go.

I can slide mine around waterless by myself anywhere I want 4’x2’ tank 5/8 glass with a 35 gal sump and equipment and my cabinet probably weighs 2x yours lol (it has 12 feet on the bottom)

 

[JayM]

In my experience, weight is almost never the issue. Leverage and reducing friction is the answer to that. Easy.

The issues arise with stand construction. Most of them are rock solid when they’re static with all the weight pushing straight down, but will fold like a house of cards when you apply a bit of lateral force.