Home tank placement

[sphelps]

I always base tank location on personal preference and where I will get the best enjoyment out of it. For example the basement is probably the most practical place for a tank as it's cooler in the summer, away from direct sunlight, away from bedrooms and quite locations, and will cause the least amount of damage if something were to happen. However what good is a nice tank if you never see it which is why I'll place the tank exactly where I want it and design the system to fit into the environment. I would just avoid a lot of direct sunlight if possible as it makes viewing the tank harder during daylight and will require more glass cleaning. An outside wall will make no difference and would actually be better for support.

[es355lucille]

I have a 140g peninsula tank that is between our living room and kitchen. This is a great spot as we spend a lot of time in this area. But there are windows all around this tank that we keep shut all of the time. So although this is the best location for us........we will do it different with the new build.

The new build will be as sphelps has pointed out more practical in the basement for us for a lot of the reasons: safer as the sewer drain will be in the fish room(if something does go wrong), also better to make a fish room where the furances....as its a nice rough room with no dry wall...and we can do what we want etc. I think I will have less issues with algae blooms due to less natural light as the basement area is darker...and we will have more control over the light. I am looking forward to building in the basement. Our basement is undeveloped for the most part so its an exciting prospect. Our tank upstairs since we have upgraded some equipment is starting to spill into the kitchen with auto top off etc.

my 2 cents. Have fun with it !

Brad

[Lance]

Originally Posted by sphelps

I always base tank location on personal preference and where I will get the best enjoyment out of it. For example the basement is probably the most practical place for a tank as it's cooler in the summer, away from direct sunlight, away from bedrooms and quite locations, and will cause the least amount of damage if something were to happen. However what good is a nice tank if you never see it which is why I'll place the tank exactly where I want it and design the system to fit into the environment. I would just avoid a lot of direct sunlight if possible as it makes viewing the tank harder during daylight and will require more glass cleaning. An outside wall will make no difference and would actually be better for support.

+1 For practical purposes the basement is the way to go, however, I have both tanks in the family room and wouldn't have it any other way. Even during the Olympics I found my eyes straying over to the tanks.