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I haven't found a consolidated list anywhere (sometimes no information at all) about how much different components weigh. For people building on raised platforms, the total wet and "dry" weight and weight distribution is vital.

For the moment, I need the weight of a "standard" BYAP GB:

[edited after EB's information below, thanks J!]
500L Hydroton/Canna : 20kg/50L ?? = 200kg
500L HPDE GB : 20kg
BYAP GB Stand : 48kg
Water (180L) : 180kg

TOTAL : 268kg dry. 448kg flooded.

Stands are 48kg, bloody heavy steel.

The rest are pretty right..

All up its roughly 4 fat bastards and a child...

or just one of my bicepts.....

Do your bicepts join your intercepts Charlie...

Has anyone the means to weigh an empty IBC with cage and pallet? And just the cage and pallet?

I think it's all just concepts

Empty IBC's range from 60-75kg (depending on design)

Just had an email response from a distributor, confirming you're close, they reckon 58-90kg!

Still, that seems like a pretty wide range, so whilst I had previously assumed there wasn't much difference between IBCs, there obviously is. If that weight difference is attributable to differences in the "stackability" of the IBCs then I guess we need to be more vigilant when designing systems with components sitting atop IBCs? If some of the weight difference is attributable to the bottle then we need to keep an eye out to avoid getting a light-weight model, for longevity sake.

In any case, when filled the weight difference is almost negligible!

We have thousands of IBC's at work and there is so many different designs and shapes. I thought I was being broad with my weight suggestion.... not broad enough it seems

I have weighed a standard looking IBC, the ones we see most of, simple galve frame on galve base... it was 72kg.

But there is timber based ones, plastic based ones, some have different frame work or bladder design. So many types.

I think the main thing people need to consider is 1000l of water weighs 1tonne. That's a basic single ibc system without consideration for media or fish or Veg in the footprint of 1m2 not suitable for any decking without some sort of reinforcements

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