Nice tank! For me 3 guys, 3 4-cup suction grips, 900 lbs tank on and off the stand by lifting one side up, propping, then doing other. Not bad, but would have been easier with the original 8 people who helped me. 
Bringing a 1000 Gallon Tank To Life
- Thread starter greenlangtern
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Finally got the tank up on the stand; had about 7 people but really only needed like 4 thanks to most of the work being done by the duct Jack. It took about an hour to get it up on the stand due to family arguments about the correct way to put it in and a little issue with the space because the garage door opener was in the way.
Got it up on the stand the tank+ stand is approx. 7 ft tall going to need a small ladder just to feed the fish.
The stand was right in the middle of those two lines but through some slight moving of the tank during the whole process the bubble did move a bit but I can live with it.
Took this to compare the old 359 gallon to the 1000 gallon.
I'm contemplating on whether or not to add more support to the 1000 gallon stand because it seemed a little shaky with the tank on it probably because some of my cuts were a little short on the legs. I'd like to keep that big space in the bottom to put my old 100 gal and 40 gal for filtration. I'll try adding some water in it and see how well it holds. I read in other posts and research that a single 2x4 can withstand about 7000 lbs and I know the tank with water will be something close to 8000 lbs but there is obviously more than one 2x4 of suppot in the stand. Only reason I'm second guessing the strength of the stand is again due to family opinions.
Got it up on the stand the tank+ stand is approx. 7 ft tall going to need a small ladder just to feed the fish.
The stand was right in the middle of those two lines but through some slight moving of the tank during the whole process the bubble did move a bit but I can live with it.
Took this to compare the old 359 gallon to the 1000 gallon.
I'm contemplating on whether or not to add more support to the 1000 gallon stand because it seemed a little shaky with the tank on it probably because some of my cuts were a little short on the legs. I'd like to keep that big space in the bottom to put my old 100 gal and 40 gal for filtration. I'll try adding some water in it and see how well it holds. I read in other posts and research that a single 2x4 can withstand about 7000 lbs and I know the tank with water will be something close to 8000 lbs but there is obviously more than one 2x4 of suppot in the stand. Only reason I'm second guessing the strength of the stand is again due to family opinions.
Thanks for the offer. Was seriously considering picking up some guys at home depot for the small job, but everything worked out thanks to other posts suggesting suction cups and a genie lift. Appreciate all the positive comments so far will continue with filtration next.
Awesome tank. How do you plan on heating it? If it's in the garage, I'm sure it's going to get pretty cold in the winter. The reason I ask is because I just picked up a 770 gallon and I have it in a finished (insulated room) but there's no heat. In the winter I'm sure there will be some cold days where my heaters are going to have to bump the tank temp 30+ degrees and I'm worried about how many watts that's going to take. I actually just moved it last weekend from Folsom and it weighed 1,100lbs (10x3x4h @ 1.25" thick), so I know what you were going through trying to figure out how move that thing. Glad to see it worked out for you. We had 16 guys but dollies and Forearm Forklift moving straps were lifesavers. I'm also in the process of getting mine set up, so please keep us posted on your progress.
I was a bit worried about the heating bill too before buying the tank. I'm planning on getting some white polystyrene from lowes and painting it to make it look more appealing and then covering all three sides of the tank except the front with it. In the winter I'll have an extra 4ft x 8 ft that I can tape on the front of the tank to help even more.
As far as the heater goes I think i'm going to go with a bunch of 300 W Jager heaters. They seem to have the highest rating wattage per gallon at 300 W for 264 Gal. I own a 200 W jager heater and a 500 W titanium heater and through experiment it seemed like the 200 W jager made the water temp higher than the 500 W titanium, but it wasn't under any significant control so maybe I should try a real test.
Also considering buying a spa/jacuzzi inline heater that run to 1kW - 5kW range, but not sure where best to put it in my system or if it is effective and durable enough to last.
Another tip I read about was if you have it indoors then its possible that the gas bill for keeping the room temperature up maybe significantly lower than keeping the water temperature up. And also that by placing an airstone underneath the heater will allow the cold water to rise and be warmed by the heater.
The other tank is for sale link:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...-amp-Stand-PU-in-Sacramento-CA-500&highlight=
