How The Pro’s move Big Tanks

Moving big aquariums is exciting, fun and not as difficult as you might think – if you have the right equipment, that is. This picture shows a 540 gallon aquarium being set up in a home. The aquarium is 8 feet long by 3 feet wide and 3 feet high. Material lifts make it easy to large aquariums on a stand.

A material lift has a telescoping aluminum frame with steel forks and a hand crank. Large aquariums are usually shipped straped to a wooden pallet from the aquarium manufacturer. Just slide the forks inside the palate and start cranking. When the top of the pallet is even with the aquarium slide the aquarium off onto the stand. The aquarium in the picture took two lifts because of it weight.

Not long ago used one of these lifts to raise an eight foot long tank through a second story window. That was very scary especially if for the person on the bottom doing the cranking. These lifts can be rented from most equipment rental stores.

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