Hey everyone!
After 5 long years living without a fish tank in my home, I've finally decided to take the plunge and get back into it. Growing up I always had fish, starting with some goldfish as a 10 year old and grew into a 55 gallon reef in my 20's which i unfortunately had to piece apart and sell to payoff a big debt i inherited. Ever since then I've always had the urge to get back into it but was never able to commit to the time and expense, until now. Having a kid is a great excuse to have a tank in the home, because our child loves staring at the fish, so I have to have a tank in the house, right?
We don't have a ton of room for a tank in our home, especially not anywhere that's centrally located so we can enjoy it everyday, but did come up with a good idea that's central but doesn't take up much wall space (which is at a premium!) only problem is that it requires everything custom.
I'm planning on doing a mini room divider style tank, just without doing too much of the dividing part. I did a mockup (which i can't attach yet!) and i can get away with a 13" w x 24" d x 40" h tank in the space.
Of course going this route means I'll need a custom tank built, so I'll need to find a reputable place for that. (ideas welcome!)
Not sure how much I'll get hated for this idea, but it is what it is - we want the beauty of a reef without the cost and commitment, so we're currently thinking about doing a FOWLR tank with a fake reef. I'll be building the 'fake reef' myself using live rock.
The only experience I have with salt was with a real reef tank and that was a while ago so I could use a bit of a refresher here. Any help or feedback would be appreciated!
My concerns are:
Need for a sump? or can I get away with the live rock and just a hard plumbed skimmer and heater below the tank.
Since it's open on three sides, should i put the bulkheads on the wall side, or custom plumb up the middle?
I've been thinking about using pvc pipe to come up the middle of the tank so it looks clean, and also using that same pipe as support for the rock formation. pros/cons of this?
Thanks again in advance! Hoping to think twice & buy once with this project - and yes, I'm planning on this being a very slow and steady build, hoping to buy a tank in the next few days but don't anticipate putting fish in until october-ish at this point.
After 5 long years living without a fish tank in my home, I've finally decided to take the plunge and get back into it. Growing up I always had fish, starting with some goldfish as a 10 year old and grew into a 55 gallon reef in my 20's which i unfortunately had to piece apart and sell to payoff a big debt i inherited. Ever since then I've always had the urge to get back into it but was never able to commit to the time and expense, until now. Having a kid is a great excuse to have a tank in the home, because our child loves staring at the fish, so I have to have a tank in the house, right?
We don't have a ton of room for a tank in our home, especially not anywhere that's centrally located so we can enjoy it everyday, but did come up with a good idea that's central but doesn't take up much wall space (which is at a premium!) only problem is that it requires everything custom.
I'm planning on doing a mini room divider style tank, just without doing too much of the dividing part. I did a mockup (which i can't attach yet!) and i can get away with a 13" w x 24" d x 40" h tank in the space.
Of course going this route means I'll need a custom tank built, so I'll need to find a reputable place for that. (ideas welcome!)
Not sure how much I'll get hated for this idea, but it is what it is - we want the beauty of a reef without the cost and commitment, so we're currently thinking about doing a FOWLR tank with a fake reef. I'll be building the 'fake reef' myself using live rock.
The only experience I have with salt was with a real reef tank and that was a while ago so I could use a bit of a refresher here. Any help or feedback would be appreciated!
My concerns are:
Need for a sump? or can I get away with the live rock and just a hard plumbed skimmer and heater below the tank.
Since it's open on three sides, should i put the bulkheads on the wall side, or custom plumb up the middle?
I've been thinking about using pvc pipe to come up the middle of the tank so it looks clean, and also using that same pipe as support for the rock formation. pros/cons of this?
Thanks again in advance! Hoping to think twice & buy once with this project - and yes, I'm planning on this being a very slow and steady build, hoping to buy a tank in the next few days but don't anticipate putting fish in until october-ish at this point.
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