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04-06-2010, 04:08 AM
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suction/vacuum glass lifter
Hi everyone, does anyone have the devices that sucks to the tank for easier lifting? Need to move a 180 gallon out of a spiral stairway.
Just need it for a few hours, will offer frags to use. Thanks.
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Hardest thing about keeping a reef tank is you gotta learn to give up certain things every so often, you just can't keep them all, unless your tank was the ocean!!! 125 gallon fish and reef tank. 2 x 250watt MH 14000k with 2x54w actinic blues, 50 gallon sump. 
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04-06-2010, 06:29 PM
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It'd be great if someone has some to lend but if not, Princess Auto sell them fairly cheaply:
http://www.princessauto.com/tools/au...eyword=suction The 2-cup is good for 160 lbs and the 3 cup is good to 220 lbs. Good luck !
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-Mark 29 Gal Bowfront w/24" LED Lights. DIY HOB Sump (5.4 Gal) MP40. Orange Spotted Watchman Goby, 2 Clownfish and a few hermits.
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04-06-2010, 08:31 PM
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Perfect, the only other option was to rent it, but it was like $10 to rent a small one, I rather buy it for $15 and use it many times!!!
thanks everyone.
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Hardest thing about keeping a reef tank is you gotta learn to give up certain things every so often, you just can't keep them all, unless your tank was the ocean!!! 125 gallon fish and reef tank. 2 x 250watt MH 14000k with 2x54w actinic blues, 50 gallon sump.
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04-06-2010, 09:28 PM
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Just be careful with the Princess Auto ones...I bought a couple of them and when I tried using them to help a friend move his tank...they just wouldn't hold anywhere near what the ones he rented did. Mine came off twice during the move...good thing others had a good grip on the tank!!!
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04-12-2010, 08:44 PM
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Final thoughts
So I decided to buy the suction cups from Princess Autos, they had 3 options, 1 cup, 2 cup, 3 cup, the 1 cup one sucks good, but the handle isn't strong enough to handle the weight. didn't try the 2 cup, brought a couple of the 3 cup, now these "suckers" works really nicely, they hold well, the handles didn't look like it was going to give, moved a 180 with them, so I would recommend the 3 cup ones.
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Hardest thing about keeping a reef tank is you gotta learn to give up certain things every so often, you just can't keep them all, unless your tank was the ocean!!! 125 gallon fish and reef tank. 2 x 250watt MH 14000k with 2x54w actinic blues, 50 gallon sump.
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04-12-2010, 09:06 PM
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These seem to be a sturdy suction cup as well http://www.aliexpress.com/product-gs...olesalers.html
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04-12-2010, 09:56 PM
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agree
i think those blue ones are what some folks use in a commercial setting. They look pretty heavy duty.
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Hardest thing about keeping a reef tank is you gotta learn to give up certain things every so often, you just can't keep them all, unless your tank was the ocean!!! 125 gallon fish and reef tank. 2 x 250watt MH 14000k with 2x54w actinic blues, 50 gallon sump.
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