Re: [APD] Moving several large tanks

[Rod Gerrymander <rgerrymander at yahoo_com>]

Don't worry about draining the tanks quickly.  The
glass will be fine.

Exactly how strong are you?  The 540 liter tank,
just by itself empty like it came from the 
manufacterer is going to be a heavy burden for two
people to lift, and impossible for most normal
people by themselves (I include myself, and I do 
nautilus three days a week) to handle.  Add even a 
little wet gravel and we're talking renting a crane.

Plus, if you are worried about stressing the seams
of the tank you are more likely to do so if you move
the tank with anything in it.

Bite the bullet.  That tank is going to be empty when
it leaves the old house.  And you are going to need
a pickup or SUV.

Thanks,
Rod
--- Mathias Andersson <mathias_andersson3 at comhem.se>
wrote:
> I'm moving to a new house, and I've got a 540l and a
> 300 liter tank that needs to be transported to the
> new house. It's not so far, only about 10 minutes by
> car. Any ideas on how to do this as easy as
> possible? Do I need to remove all the gravel, as
> well as all the water? It's ALOT of gravel to scoop
> up and put into buckets... Also, do I need to take
> some precautions when I drain the tank, such as
> doing it slowly to let the glass adjust to the new
> stresslevels?
> 
> 
> 
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