Emergency Move - NEED SUGGESTIONS!!

Crabby Abby · Post by **Crabby Abby** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:03 am

That's a tough call Rachel but could the tank even be moved as it is? Hubby and I tried to move a full 29 a while back and it was very hard to do. Granted it slides into it's stand from the back and we were moving that too but there's a significant weight difference between a 29 and a 70. I would also be concerned with stress fractures but I don't know if that's a valid concern or my own paranoia.If you had less hermies I might suggest probing the substrate for airpockets with the back of a child's paintbrush and shaving off sections of sand where you know them not to be to lessen the weight so as not to have to dig up and move them but then you have the risk of sand shifting and collapsing an airpocket when you carry and transport.Seems you have risk no matter what. I think you'd need to very carefully locate them and dig them out. It's not like you could slowly and gingerly carry that thing out, they'll be some good hoisting involved.I'm so sorry about your loss too. That's sad.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:15 am

I'm sorry for the loss of your favorite too. That's never fun...OUCH on the move!We've moved a 20g without tearing it down, but I was a nervous wreck the whole time. It was about a 20min drive too.Could you get a 10g setup to temporarily hold them for the move? OH!!! Those FOAM coolers!!! I've heard people have moved crabs in those and that they hold heat pretty good. You could even put the foam cooler inside a large brown box and stick those hand warmers inside the box between the cooler and the box to help with heat.I'd use lots of moss... and for molters or possible molters use separate little containers with lots of moss. I've moved molters before or housed molters in moss and taken care of them. It's not ideal... but when you need to move you have to move.I hope that everything goes okay for you and your buddies!!

breezeetew · Post by **breezeetew** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 10:40 am

CrabbyMom, I would worry more about how you are going to carry that tank and wedging it into the station wagon and out than anything else.I know it will be heavy, but if you had enough help, I think it could be done. My two oldest boys (12/10 at the time) helped me carry my 55 gallon from the van to the house and it was awkward, but none of us is very muscular.EE does not weigh much, as you observed, and neither would the crabs.Maybe you could remove the sand, water and anything other than basic for the ride home and quickly replace it when you get set up at home.Just my opinion, though.Good luck!