New plan....

NICE! I don't even think I could afford the salt to start that tank up.

 

Matt did exactly what I was doing calculating..... the weight...

CRAP!

The tank has 2" thick glass.... makes sense for 11 ft long.... the current owner says the tank alone weighs 3000lbs.... YES... I said 3000lbs!!!! OMG!

As far as flooring, I am putting it on cement slab.... but after adding sand (400lbs), live rock (400lbs) and water (5148lbs)... we are talking 9000-10000lbs.

Cement slab can probably handle it... but the ceramic tile in the living room would likely be crushed....

I even have my concerns on the slab.... this is a 50 year old house... and that portion of the house is an addition... don't know how thick the slab is there....


Add to that.... how the heck am I going to move the thing from Corpus Christi to Houston??? A 3000lb tank is equivalent to a Mazda 3.... literally.... the curb weight of a Mazda 3 is 3000lbs. How on Earth am I going to get that in a moving truck??? I doubt the moving truck ramps are good for 3000 pounds if I were rolling it.....

I love this tank.... but how the heck do I get it here??? and if I do get it here... is 10,000lbs going to break my slab???

Ugh!

M

 

What is under the slab? A basement/ dirt? The stand for this is going to be a work of engineering. That may have to be concrete too. As far as shipping, I'd be looking at crating and a fork lift, then think about transport. When do you need to have it out of there?

 

Dirt is under the slab....

It will cost $2250... roughly the same cost as the cost of the tank just to crate it and load it on the truck... that does not include me renting the truck or unloading it...

This is getting problematic....

M

 

Time for crowd funding?

 

forklift into the truck..... forklift out of the truck........ forklift into the house?

I feel for you brother and hope you figure it all out.

 

Assuming the weight is on the perimeter of the stand and your calculations are correct, it will exert a ground pressure of about 2000 lb/sqft. I exert about 1100 when I stand on the floor and I'm not unusual. A woman in heels probably exerts more. It's not crushing tiles or harming concrete. Get an engineer to check things out, but the weight is not the issue.

Moving it really requires you get a bonded professional. If it were me and I really wanted this thing, I'd tell the owner to either deliver, discount it, or put it back on the market. If he can't sell it, he'll have to sell the two MPs for $800 then spend most of that scrapping this tank.

 

Agree I am going to have to hire a professional to get this thing moved.... problem with forklifts is the door jams in the house....

M

 

Once the crate is on the ground, it can be moved by using round poles cut to the width of the crate, layed down underneath and roll it along, assuming there is a flat approach. Lifting it into position can be accomplished using a rental hoist.

 

I was wondering if you could rent a hoist or two on wheels? Something like you see on the show Tanked. just a thought.