Casters

[patchin]

Theresa would like our next tank to be on casters, to be able to clean up spills and dust more easily around it. Sounds like a lot of weight on small wheels to me. Any thoughts???

 

[tuberider]

NOOOOO!!!!! As the water sloshes from one side to another it creates too much force for the tank to handle.

 

[Raddogz]

Too much weight on small wheels, and exactly what tuberider wrote. NOOOOO!!!!

Btw, I've thought the same before, and always came to same conclusion of it being undoable.

If she gets the floors re-done with tiles then it's way easier to clean up spills and dust around

 

[GreshamH]

It can be done, I have casters supporting over a ton on some of the equipment they're used on.

Water sloshing can and will distroy a tank in little to no time though.

 

[jkreefer]

You also have to concider the fact that the casters can handle the weight but you take all the weight of the tank and put all that pressure into 4 points the size of a dime. the flooring might not be able to handle it over time.

 

[GreshamH]

Gotta love cement slabs

 

[sfsuphysics]

Also should be noted, I'm sure Gresham's casters aren't the ones that you get to replace ones on your office chair

 

[Mr. Ugly]

If your floor isn't perfectly flat and level, your stand and tank might twist and you could lose your tank when you move it.

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You also have to concider the fact that the casters can handle the weight but you take all the weight of the tank and put all that pressure into 4 points the size of a dime. the flooring might not be able to handle it over time.
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I had a 32 gallon Brute partially filled with water sitting on a dolly with small casters. Ended up gouging marks on the wood floor from moving the container around.

 

[Raddogz]

Ouch!

 

[CitS]

32 x 8.345 lbs = 267.04 lbs