Bedroom Tanks??

t_hac · #1 01-28-2009, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

I've been considering one...and frankly I'm pretty sure we're going to. 75 gallon display with herbie style overflows, 30 gallon sump with a 20 gallon fuge. T5 lighting...strictly LPS

i had my 55gal in my room with canister filter, air pump 2 koralia ph's and u get used to the sound fast..

but with a sump and fuge and all the pumpage / water movement im pretty sure it would be too loud IMO..

Rbacchiega · #2 01-28-2009, 06:42 AM

I'm pretty sure that with a herbie system and a well designed sump and stand the noise wouldn't be too much of a problem. I usually fall asleep while the other half watches tv so I know the noise wouldn't bother me....and usually the tv is on in the morning when I wake up so I'd assume it doesn't bother him either...

Marlin65 · #3 01-28-2009, 03:42 PM

My 40 is in my bedroom about two feet from my head, and I think I need to put in a new pump as the one thats in there is getting a bit loud.

But I like the water noise reminds me of when I used to live on a boat.

superduperwesman · #4 01-28-2009, 04:05 PM

I had a nano in my room. It's gotta have a quite drain or it drives me nuts and even then if I got anything on my mind the lil bit of noise is enough to keep me up. I don't think I'd have one in my room again unless I had no where else to put it

o.c.d. · #5 01-29-2009, 12:39 PM

I used to have my tank in the bedroom cool for awhile but I found my self springing out of be every time I heard an odd noise Then messing with it in the middle of the night. Tanks and inhabitants can make some really different sound.

Stevey87 · #6 08-28-2009, 05:43 PM

Water pump is the only thing that is loud so i set it up with actinic timing so that it's off during the night. The wave makers are on 24 hours but are quiet so that's ok. I have enough flow with wave makers alone so I can afford to turn the pump during night.

I have the tank in my bedroom.

triggereef · #7 08-28-2009, 06:28 PM

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Water pump is the only thing that is loud so i set it up with actinic timing so that it's off during the night.

yea i have a 40 gallon fresh water planted tank in my room and its nice, not to much maintenance and the plants make it look really nice.
so if your not looking at doing corals, plant make a nice change.

good luck!

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