Tank Delivery NIGHTMARE!!!

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  1. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    I believe that MarineDepot has one made by Tom Aquatic Gardener. Its 27 1/4" long. Here it is.....
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  2. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    I believe I mentioned that we had to build the dolly about 6 inches shorter than the stand so just how do you lift a 1700 pound tank those last 6 inches?
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    That's a mechanic's jack under the dolly to raise up one end.
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  3. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    Thanks Luna, I'm still looking for the 50" version. I think that there may be a little bit of DIY in my future.
     
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  4. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    WOW 50", Yeah, I thought about that after I posted. Try googling 50" grabber.


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  5. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    After we got the dolly jacked up, it took a bit of straining for 4 guys to push that tank up the slope to the stand.
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    GoToSleep, Aug 13, 2009
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  6. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    What a slave driver you are, only four guys to push and carry that thing? BTW, what are the dimensions of that bad boy again?


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  7. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    Once we got it on the stand, the slick acrylic bottom made it almost easy to manuver around. This is good because due to a minor oversight the blue background for the back of the tank was left in the other truck when they came to deliver.
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    Rodger, that's your old buddy hanging off the end of the tank.
     
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  8. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    I wanted to help them move it but I knew that I'd never be able to face the Pic Police if I didn't get documentation. Sorry about the poor photo quality. I was so excited about the tank finally arriving that I didn't notice that had bumped my camera's mode dial to the wrong position.

    p.s. tank dimensions 72" long x 36" wide x 49.5" tall. If that seems like a strange dimension for the height it's because 48" tall front/side panels sit on top of 1" glass bottom panel and 1/2" acrylic panal below that. The other acrylic panal laminated on top of the glass bottom doensn't contribute to the height because it is inside the front/side panels
     
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    GoToSleep, Aug 13, 2009
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  9. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Thats the perfect spot for that tank, the "center piece" of the room. I envy you my friend. If it where me, I wouldnt leave that room for anything.....lol Great job so far, I really cant wait to see everything up and running.


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  10. ivydog

    ivydog Feather Duster

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    wow all that i can say is wow
    read the whole post and man what a trip and one more wow
    awsome tank
     
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