Large Project on the Mind!

[Seriak]

My Girlfriend will not be happy that you got me thinking about a 12' tank.

My stairs go down 3 or 4 steps and then they take a hard 180 and go down another 5 steps. The first set of steps go toward an outside wall about 4 feet horizontally, which will not be going anywhere. I guess technically if the tank fit vertically through the door it should fit down the stairs although that would be very akward to manuever and I am not too sure on how much stress it could take. I guess the only way to get a bigger tank down their would be to completely remove the stairs (both sets) and have it lowered through the door and down. That would be a PITA.

a 6'x30"x30" can fairly easily be taken down the most ackward of stairwells, you just need to rent a fridge dolly, they work great! A tank can go anywhere a fridge can go, and a fridge can go down any stairs imaginable, even spiral stairwells. It looks impossible at best, but it is fairly easy to do with 2 people, more makes it even better... I have moved lots, they can take alot of abuse....

[kris]

Hey, you could say im the business of model making. Im visual effects artist. So when you watch a dvd of a movie like lord of the rings, and they show you a guy infront of a computer that hasa wire mesh of a chracter. Thats what i do. So my closed loop sim was all done on the computer. i went as far to creat the rock work to give me a more realistic look at how things will turn out. im curently working on an idea that will alow me to creat MH lights where i can take and plug in the par and such.


i know to much time on my hands!

[Buccaneer]

Another possibility to consider is to build the 8' and 4' tanks as Evan suggested but to build the 8' onsite ... you should be able to get a 8' X 30" pane of glass into a basement and then assemble after.

Cheers

lol, while everyone is shooting off options, you could get a 7' and a 5' tank made and then you can move both the pre built tanks downstairs on a fridge dolly...

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

BUT, hey, if mojoreef/powerreef could have maneuvered HIS tank into the house (that 8' x 8' "L") then I think it shows that a little creativity/elbow grease can go a long way....

um they tore out a patio door on the ground floor that the tank was going into to get it in.

Steve

[BCOrchidGuy]

Thank goodness for credit cards and low interest rates at the banks.....

Doug

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

um they tore out a patio door on the ground floor that the tank was going into to get it in.

That's what I meant by "a little creativity and elbow grease" ... sheesh Steve.

[Seriak]

Okay no more creativity talk. I really don't think I will be allowed to take out any doorways and walls. You guys can really get carried away. Although a 12' tank sounds appealing. And actually I think the wall that I am going to fill might be closer to 16'. I really should measure it. I am going to start the stand in early spring when I develope the basement. I will leave the tank size open for now. You have all got me thinking and I thank you very much.

[Canadian Man]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

LOL, I hear you buddy, I hear you... I'm in the same place.

But I figure ... as long as you're dreaming about it now, dream big. You can etch down your expectations as you get closer to making it a reality, but worry about that later down the road.

Sounds good to me!

Even with out seeing your stairs I bet you can fit a 6" tank down then.
When my tank arrived I though "NO Way is that going down the stairs"
but with some heavy work and creativity and about 45Min it was down stairs.