[David00]

HI ITS DAVID!!!!!!!!! i was just wondering if it possable for me to carry a fish tank that is about 50 gallons home it takes me 20 mins to walk to pet shop do u think if i asked nicely one of the pet shop staff would help me carry it home!!

 

[F8LBITEva]

good luck mate!

 

[David00]

no need to be mean about it i really think that it shouldnt be that heavy can some one ryply to this

 

[trigger]

I think you are the best judge of this yourself. I don't know what you can carry for how long, but it'll be a cold day in **** before I go dragging a tank, even a small one, around for 20 minutes in my own.

 

[naegling23]

put it on a cart.

if you ask nicely, the store should have some sort of dolly or cart, they might let you borrow it if you leave a deposit, or something important so they know it will be returned. Its not that an empty 50g tank is heavy, its that it is an awkward size which makes it difficult to carry. And two people over a long distance...what a pain in the....

 

[David00]

can anyone help me carry it i dunno how i am ganna get it home because i have a small car

 

[MightyM]

around here...if you don't have a vehicle, people take a taxi.

 

[David00]

but the tank is to big for car

 

[trigger]

oh yeah and plus i dont have a car so do u think it ...

... because i have a small car

What's the deal here?

 

[trigger]

but the tank is to big for car

Have it delivered.

 

[trigger]

Or rent a truck...

 

[David00]

the tank on its own its $150 for sumthing like 50 to 60 gallon but the stand is like an extra $330 so i was tihnknig on buying a second hand table and putting on there

 

[Cook.MN]

Yeah, I'd look into renting a truck or if you have a buddy with a small SUV or something.

 

[MightyM]

c'mon just get a taxi van, the back seats folds down.

 

[hollyfish2000]

Australia must have realllly nice LFS clerks if the OP thinks he could ask one to help him carry a 50-gallon tank for a 20 minute walk!!!

 

[f u z z]

steal a little kids skateboard and roll it home.

 

[edouthirt]

Build a teleportation device. Duh!

 

[edouthirt]

But in all seriousness... I don't think you are going to get an employee to help you carry it home. Do you have Taxis where you live? If it's only a 20 minute walk it must be a very short drive and will probably cost next to nothing.

This is by far the best solution if you don't have a friend with a truck or SUV.

 

[xenergyx]

yeah if you try to carry it home I think it would take an hour because of all the rest stops you'd be making.... I mean unless you are some type of endurance athlete you are going to have to put it down at least once...

you might want to practice holding 20 lbs out at shoulder level, one in each hand, for 20 minutes...

have you asked the people at the shop if you can pick up the tank to see how heavy it is??

there has to be someone around with a truck/van/SUV??

 

[F8LBITEva]

how bout a team of leprechauns? They would be low to the ground and if they drop it it wont be a far fall. Wait!? you are in Australia....don't they have Dingos?