My Last Aquarium

[acropoorer]

Really sweet setup. Very clean cabinet work. How much did the tank weigh? Were you able to carry it in with 5 people?

[alton]

Some one on Reef Central posted the 300 DD weighs 600 lbs? I wish Marineland would put the weight on the pallet. We used four to carry it most of the way from my garage into my living room. Had two guys as spares just incase. Moving the stand with the tank on top of it took more. The fun part was getting it through the door because it has to be turned sideways. It made it very lop sided but when the door has a clearance of 34" and your aquarium is 36" you don't have a choice. The 36" tank also limited the height of my stand for the same reason. What is funny is my brother (in the picture) and I moved and set up my 200 10 years ago, he was 41 and I was 39 and we had no problem but now he is 51 and I am almost 50 and we are not as strong, but much smarter and ask for help.

[alton]

Sorry Neogenix I missed your post, it took maybe a month to complete the stand? It was more a wait and get more money to continue so not to aggravate the wife. I teach a night class on Mondays so as the checks came in I would continue.

(Mondays shows up twice on the post but not on the edit, this has happened twice now?)

[acropoorer]

Some one on Reef Central posted the 300 DD weighs 600 lbs? I wish Marineland would put the weight on the pallet. We used four to carry it most of the way from my garage into my living room. Had two guys as spares just incase. Moving the stand with the tank on top of it took more. The fun part was getting it through the door because it has to be turned sideways. It made it very lop sided but when the door has a clearance of 34" and your aquarium is 36" you don't have a choice. The 36" tank also limited the height of my stand for the same reason. What is funny is my brother (in the picture) and I moved and set up my 200 10 years ago, he was 41 and I was 39 and we had no problem but now he is 51 and I am almost 50 and we are not as strong, but much smarter and ask for help.

Thanks for the info, I've got a 360G in the garage and I know for certain it weighs around 700 lbs. It too has to turn sideways, was thinking of hiring piano movers but not sure how to get it in the house.

[ErikH]

LOL I feel like a sissy now! The cabinetry is great!!! It's very clean under that stand, makes me feel like my house is gonna burn down in comparison! His version of the durso was pretty keen too. His tank, as well as the 200g I got from him are dead silent. That is a major plus when you have the tank in the living room.

[alton]

Update a few years later

[aquasport24]

Very nice Alton, I really like the Regals.

[Dean]

So many large beautiful colonies. Very well done Alton.