jprince
Here we go again....
Hi all
Thought this might be a topic of interest. I picked up a new Marineland 200 RR/DD tank that has 3 sides of Starphire, but also had a broken rear panel of glass. It was dropped during a move and shattered the panel into several pieces. Luckily it only affected the rear panel, and did not transfer into any other surface. First task was driving to get it, then loading the beast into my truck. Not as bad as I expected, and things went smooth. Second task was getting said beast from my truck bed, down onto the ground and then down 6 steps in my bulkhead, into the basement. That's where things got tense. The tank was carefully lowered onto the ground, and due to the face that it is several hundred pounds of dead weight, a plan was divised to wrangle the beast down the steps. 2 "skids" of 4" hardwood floor planking cut to size and duct taped to the rear frame work seemed like a good idea...
The tank was rolled onto the "skids" and ssslllooowwwllllyyyy tilted over the steps. Heres where gravity comes in, and with me providing the "brakes" on the downhill side, away we went. Halfway down I started thinking, "Boy, this thing is heavier than it looks." But down the stairs she goes.Smooth as glass, and shes in the basement. Pushed the beast on the "skids" across the basement to the work area. Oh, did I mention the fact that this was accomplished by me alone?:: I REALLY don't recommend doing that. I could picture my wife and kids coming home to find Daddy, flat as a pancake, under his new fish tank at the bottom of the stairs because he was too impatient to wait for help. Oh well, onward we go. Pics to follow.
Thought this might be a topic of interest. I picked up a new Marineland 200 RR/DD tank that has 3 sides of Starphire, but also had a broken rear panel of glass. It was dropped during a move and shattered the panel into several pieces. Luckily it only affected the rear panel, and did not transfer into any other surface. First task was driving to get it, then loading the beast into my truck. Not as bad as I expected, and things went smooth. Second task was getting said beast from my truck bed, down onto the ground and then down 6 steps in my bulkhead, into the basement. That's where things got tense. The tank was carefully lowered onto the ground, and due to the face that it is several hundred pounds of dead weight, a plan was divised to wrangle the beast down the steps. 2 "skids" of 4" hardwood floor planking cut to size and duct taped to the rear frame work seemed like a good idea...
The tank was rolled onto the "skids" and ssslllooowwwllllyyyy tilted over the steps. Heres where gravity comes in, and with me providing the "brakes" on the downhill side, away we went. Halfway down I started thinking, "Boy, this thing is heavier than it looks." But down the stairs she goes.Smooth as glass, and shes in the basement. Pushed the beast on the "skids" across the basement to the work area. Oh, did I mention the fact that this was accomplished by me alone?:: I REALLY don't recommend doing that. I could picture my wife and kids coming home to find Daddy, flat as a pancake, under his new fish tank at the bottom of the stairs because he was too impatient to wait for help. Oh well, onward we go. Pics to follow.
