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Originally Posted by monza
I've had and ran a fish tank from a fish room in the basement, I would not do it again.
It can be done and done right, but one word WATER. It'll be on your main floor one day, no matter how good you are or your set up. Also lots more plumbing and pumps.
I did large scale 320 gallon display tank and yes it be easier on a smaller scale, but.... water.
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I would have to disagree on this one. My basement is finished but no one really spends any time down there. I have my tank on the main floor pretty much viewable from everywhere on the main floor except the laundry room and washroom. It's even viewable from the front yard and back yard. There is no way I could have made maintenance and water changes/frags etc this simple without the basement fish room. I only have about a 4 foot by 10 foot room as my fish room but it makes everything easier. 7 minute water changes (about 40 gallons). Large sump - easy access to everything. There is no floor drain but the sump pump is in there so anything spilled of large volumes would get pumped outside. Temperature fluctuation is not much of an issue because the basement is cool. I have one pump that pretty much runs everything (skimmer, frag tank, water change tank, another 20 gallon tank, main tank and the valve is still closed off slightly). Noise of equipment is not an issue if it's in a closed basement room.
I wouldn't change anything about my set up except the fact that I should have custom ordered my tank instead of using an old used tank with scratches in it.
Hope this helps, you can check out my tank build (Mark had a link to it earlier in this thread) for all the details of the setup).