New House Plans

[Gizmo]

Hey all,

Thought I would share the process I'm going through for getting my aquaria designed for my new acreage. This is the drawing from the architect for the room.
or if its hard to read here, www.syberdyne.ca/canreef/layout.jpg

Edit: Eeeep I didnt realize it would be so big

So anyway I'll post some specs when I get back.

[muck]

Holey logjams Batman!! That looks crazy..!!

[Beverly]

One heck of a set up I would move the gas fireplace away from the tank, though. I'd be concerned about the heat from the fireplace affecting the tank.

What's the water like at your acreage? Is it well water or town water?

[Gizmo]

The fireplace will be in a firerated enclosure completely, so the room won't be affected by it. I am getting a cistern (sP?) put in w/ trucked in water from Sherwood Park. The storage containers should hold enough RO/DI to do waterchanges without great strain on the system. I am also installing Geothermal heating for the house, so I've been talking with the mechanical engineer about putting an exchanger in the room to heat and cool the tanks as nessesary.

[mark]

Currently building a house as well and leaning towards a in-wall fireplace type tank, similiar to AI. Definitely scaled way down from 2016gal and 785gal though.

[Majestic_Aquariums]

Looks like a great plan to work with! Keep us posted on how the construction goes!

[littlesilvermax]

Looks pretty awesome, that is the sort of thing I would love to do. I am not a huge fan of predator tanks, so I would likely make the reef tank bigger (especially wider 4 foot width is awesome in reef tanks)

I would make the predator tank not so deep, keep the footprint, and make it into a reef. I would then make the reef tank deeper and have it the predator tank.

I am not sure if you are looking for suggestions, but I have a few more.

Width in a predator tank is overated IMO. Of course it depends what you want in there. I large grouper might need the space. I can just see the triggers hiding now.

A geothermal system sounds awesome, the best choice. I would have a dedicated HRV for the fish room though. You could have a couple of inputs for the HRV that suck air from a custom hood built over the tanks kind of like a stove hood in the kitchen.

Keep us updated, and remember the pics.

[Gizmo]

The room will have its own HVAC system, so I'm not worried about evap, it is also sealed from the rest of the house.
I'll keep you all posted. Right now its in the architects hands.

[littlesilvermax]

Will the HVAC include an air exchanger? I would recommend at least 300-400 CFM unit. If you need more info on them let me know, required for a large tank in Canada IMO. By large I mean 200 Gallon + for your tank I would say a absolutely necessary.

[Gizmo]

Yes it will have a fresh air exchanger.