I have a 75g and it's too heavy for my boyfriend and I to move on our own. We did have help setting on to a desk. We filled it with water and then, oops! Realized we forgot the filter...And now we see it all needs to be about an inch more away from the wall to fit. Even without the water..I doubt I can move it. I feel so silly and defeated after all that work.
Oh Noooo
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If it is empty it should slide pretty easy once on the desk. Failing that, why not just take ghe filter pipes down the sides of the tank? Inlet one side and outlet the other and drill a hole in the side of the desk for pipes to run through so filter can sit underneith..
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If you empty it, then yes - you can shift it one end at a time. No problem.
I would not trust a DESK though, to support the weight of a 75.
I would not trust a DESK though, to support the weight of a 75.
If u don't have a python, grab a gravel vac, some buckets, and you'll empty the tank in probably less than 20 mins 
only downside is filling back up with the buckets!
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lol it was a pretty stupid mistake, but one newbies can learn from- Be sure to check for 'behind' space! LOL.
I used the word desk, instead of stand..all the same to me lol.
We bought the tank with the stand from a guy who had it full of water so I know it works.
We are going to try some ideas..Let you know if it works!
I used the word desk, instead of stand..all the same to me lol.
We bought the tank with the stand from a guy who had it full of water so I know it works.
We are going to try some ideas..Let you know if it works!
if its a good stand (and I am sure it is)it probably has a lot of floor contact .. that should make it easy to slide when it's real close to empty ,the weight will be more dispersed..tanks aren't hard to slide on hard floors ,if it's on carpet it might be tougher...if you slide just part of the tank away from the wall at a time,it will also be easier(left then right)good luck....welcome to fishkeeping
good luck....welcome to fishkeepingIt is carpet, but we tried again and finally it budged the inch! woo hoo. LOL. Since we have the filter and equiptment from the previous owner should be easy to cycle, but we are going away so it won't have any fish until early April. Any suggestions on how to cycle ? Do I need to take out water again and add new? Or is it okay to leave?
Just the filter and carbon/sponges etc..some stones and the sand- but not any water. We added our own water. I'd love to add some fish but we have nobody hat could come over. I'm new to this city and the only people I can trust are on vacation lol. Thanks for the tips!
