building tank between rooms any pictures?

tony45power · 12/21/2008, 08:16 PM

i am going to build my tank inbetween my living room and family room. right now i have a wall inbetween but i was going to open up both rooms. how should i build the tank inbetween? should i keep the stand and canopy in 1 room and just have a half wall to view the tank from the other wall? any pictures?

has anyone done this yet?my sump is in my basement.

iamwrasseman · 12/21/2008, 08:54 PM

i have the same siyuation and i built my tank viewable from 3 sides it projects out into the partition and there is a 3 1/2' walkway from one room to the other . i do hav pictures but im so computer stupid the only place i was able to post was on manhattin reef society , i know im swearing . i will try to down load pictures again here and lets see what happens. good luck

captstinky · 12/21/2008, 09:18 PM

I put one above the kitchen sink, the opposite wall is our den. The tank is viewable from both sides. It would be nice for maintenance to be able to access the tank from either room, which our kitchen does not permit. Once every few months maintenance requires me to pull some rocks out in order to get to portions of the glass for cleaning. Other than that it's great.

We built the supports for the tank into the wall, using the studs for support for both the tank and lighting. I appear from the kitchen that the tank is flush with the kitchen wall, which adds a cool appearance. If I forget to post a pic tomorrow PM me

tony45power · 12/22/2008, 03:35 PM

i am wrasseman i have manhatten reef name can you give me a link?i am tony45power also there!

tony45power · 12/24/2008, 12:23 PM

bump

tony45power · 12/26/2008, 09:24 AM

anyone else?

sevendigitcake · 12/26/2008, 10:05 AM

go to reefkeeping magazine and look at the july 2007 tank of the month, i think that is what you are going for.

12/21/2008, 08:16 PM	#1
tony45power Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: islip ny longisland Posts: 401	building tank between rooms any pictures? i am going to build my tank inbetween my living room and family room. right now i have a wall inbetween but i was going to open up both rooms. how should i build the tank inbetween? should i keep the stand and canopy in 1 room and just have a half wall to view the tank from the other wall? any pictures? has anyone done this yet?my sump is in my basement.

12/21/2008, 08:54 PM	#2
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	i have the same siyuation and i built my tank viewable from 3 sides it projects out into the partition and there is a 3 1/2' walkway from one room to the other . i do hav pictures but im so computer stupid the only place i was able to post was on manhattin reef society , i know im swearing . i will try to down load pictures again here and lets see what happens. good luck __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

12/21/2008, 09:18 PM	#3
captstinky Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 309	I put one above the kitchen sink, the opposite wall is our den. The tank is viewable from both sides. It would be nice for maintenance to be able to access the tank from either room, which our kitchen does not permit. Once every few months maintenance requires me to pull some rocks out in order to get to portions of the glass for cleaning. Other than that it's great. We built the supports for the tank into the wall, using the studs for support for both the tank and lighting. I appear from the kitchen that the tank is flush with the kitchen wall, which adds a cool appearance. If I forget to post a pic tomorrow PM me

12/22/2008, 03:35 PM	#4
tony45power Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: islip ny longisland Posts: 401	i am wrasseman i have manhatten reef name can you give me a link?i am tony45power also there!

12/24/2008, 12:23 PM	#5
tony45power Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: islip ny longisland Posts: 401	bump

12/26/2008, 09:24 AM	#6
tony45power Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: islip ny longisland Posts: 401	anyone else?

12/26/2008, 10:05 AM	#7
sevendigitcake Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 452	go to reefkeeping magazine and look at the july 2007 tank of the month, i think that is what you are going for.