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We just finished painting in the room where the aquarium was and in order to paint in behind the aquarium the painter moved the aquarium out about a foot with everything still in it. I was just wondering if this would cause any damage or anything to the aquarium.

Moving a tank full of water is very risky & it might break or the sealer will come off. The water weight is very heavy & it's better to empty it before moving it.


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Yes i know all of this. But the tank was moved when i was at school and the painters moved it on their own and they told me later that they have moved tanks twice as big as mine (i have a 32g tank). They moved it slowly though and they didnt move it back becase they let the room dry and never moved it back. My aquarium, a month later, is fine. No leaks and nothing wrong with the seals.

After thinking some more... I think they moved it slow enough so the water barely moved... and wouldnt that movement be equivalent to me doing a gravel vac...? When i use the gravel vac.. in order to get the syphon going i havte to move the vac up and down and that moves the water??? Any info is appreciated.

It can be hard on a tank to be moved uh "fully loaded"...But, it can be done, apparently

My question what kind of stand is the tank on? does it have the bottom support or is it one of those that is balanced upon the stand it fits into? if it has the bottom support, that helps, especially if it was just slid easily...Now if they just picked the tank up out of the stand to move it yikes I dont' want to think

If you really want to know how to put it backI'd drain 50% of the water, no gravel vac, don't want to start a mini cycle here, and have someone help you move it back, nice and easy, SLOWLY!!! Then just simply refill it You should be ok, but keep an eye on it, you never can tell

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Ok by bottom support what do u mean? Its a wood stand that is closed off on all sides except for the back and it touches the floor on all sides. I think the painters slowly slid it out a foot. Theres no way the lifted it. But they said they had moved tans 2x bigger then mine (i have a 32g). Its kind of hard to explain my stand... maybe ill take a pic. But the aquarium sits on the stand which is closed off on the top. They must of slid it slowly so the water barely moved. Im having my dad help me to move it back, but i think it can be slid. Well the painters did it and nothing happened to my tank. So it wont cause any harm if i slide it back will it?

Edit: I know what u mean now by bottom support and yes it does. It sits on top of the stand and its not one of thsoe stands where the tank fits into it.

Last edited by ericm at 08-Jul-2005 17:37

Well we did it and there seems to be no problem. It was pretty easy since that room has hardwood flooring in it. It moved the water around a bit but it would be the same as me doing a gravel vac and water change. I had the tank just less then 3/4 full. I dont think there will be any problems since there werent last time it was moved.