Office tank - where would you put it?

JoshInSF · 08/31/2016, 09:42 AM

I currently have a LED Biocube 32 in my private office and want to swap it out for something larger. I'll be moving the Biocube to a nearby co-workers office. I'm going to get a 4 or 5 foot display tank that i planned on setting up in my private office. The wall would be where I face when I am at my desk so I would see it a lot.

Someone said it's a better idea to put it in the main common area of the office and it's odd to have a big tank in my private office. Other info - we rarely ever have clients visit. If it was in the main area, people would only see it when they walk through the office.

I think I am going to stick to a place where I personally enjoy it all day. Thoughts?

CarrieB · 08/31/2016, 10:14 AM

Put it where you can enjoy it. As long as you can still get your work done.

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brett559 · 08/31/2016, 10:54 AM

I've got a 42 gallon tank (info below) in my office. Not in our lobby or reception area, but in my private office. I do the work to maintain the tank - why have it where I only see it a few times a day? I have mine right across from desk, I can see it all day long. Am I less productive? Of course! Does it make going to work a little better each day? Heck yes.

Mr. Brooks · 08/31/2016, 10:56 AM

I had a tank in my reception, never got to enjoy it. Moved it to my private office and am happy with my decision.

jacksonpt · 08/31/2016, 10:57 AM

Are you paying for it, or the office/company?

toothybugs · 08/31/2016, 10:57 AM

I have a softie-filled 15 on my desk (it's huge, 7x3 foot) and people make a point to stop by and look at it. I rarely had visitors before but now I have a number of folks in the building that have all given my mama and papa clownfish their own set of names.

I say put it in your office.

SaltyMember · 09/01/2016, 03:30 PM

Another vote for in your office.

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JoshInSF · 09/01/2016, 03:38 PM

It is going in my office! Now I need to decide between the Reefer XL 425 or 525. Stay tuned!

08/31/2016, 09:42 AM	#1
JoshInSF Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 57	Office tank - where would you put it? I currently have a LED Biocube 32 in my private office and want to swap it out for something larger. I'll be moving the Biocube to a nearby co-workers office. I'm going to get a 4 or 5 foot display tank that i planned on setting up in my private office. The wall would be where I face when I am at my desk so I would see it a lot. Someone said it's a better idea to put it in the main common area of the office and it's odd to have a big tank in my private office. Other info - we rarely ever have clients visit. If it was in the main area, people would only see it when they walk through the office. I think I am going to stick to a place where I personally enjoy it all day. Thoughts? __________________ Current tanks: Red Sea Reefer 250, Ecotech Radion XR15 G4, Vectra M1, MP40, Nyos Quantum 120 LED Biocube 32, Maxspect Gyre 130, AquaEuro USA 1/10 Chiller Current Tank Info: Current tanks: Red Sea Reefer XL 525, Ecotech Radion XR30G4 (X3), Vectra M1, MP40 (X2), Nyos Quantum 160, JBJ 1/4 Chiller - Office Tank currently cycling Red Sea Reefer 250, Ecotech Radion XR15 G4, Vectra M1, MP10 (X2), Nyos Quantum 120 - Home tank -

08/31/2016, 10:57 AM	#5
jacksonpt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Vestal, NY Posts: 3,679	Are you paying for it, or the office/company? __________________ Jackson - All advice I give is based on my first hand experience. YMMV. Current Tank Info: 38g (mostly LPS) with a 20g sump/fuge and all the other standard goodies

09/01/2016, 03:38 PM	#8
JoshInSF Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 57	It is going in my office! Now I need to decide between the Reefer XL 425 or 525. Stay tuned! __________________ Current tanks: Red Sea Reefer 250, Ecotech Radion XR15 G4, Vectra M1, MP40, Nyos Quantum 120 LED Biocube 32, Maxspect Gyre 130, AquaEuro USA 1/10 Chiller Current Tank Info: Current tanks: Red Sea Reefer XL 525, Ecotech Radion XR30G4 (X3), Vectra M1, MP40 (X2), Nyos Quantum 160, JBJ 1/4 Chiller - Office Tank currently cycling Red Sea Reefer 250, Ecotech Radion XR15 G4, Vectra M1, MP10 (X2), Nyos Quantum 120 - Home tank -

08/31/2016, 10:14 AM	#2
CarrieB Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 526	Put it where you can enjoy it. As long as you can still get your work done. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08/31/2016, 10:54 AM	#3
brett559 In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 1,790	I've got a 42 gallon tank (info below) in my office. Not in our lobby or reception area, but in my private office. I do the work to maintain the tank - why have it where I only see it a few times a day? I have mine right across from desk, I can see it all day long. Am I less productive? Of course! Does it make going to work a little better each day? Heck yes.

08/31/2016, 10:56 AM	#4
Mr. Brooks MASVC Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 3,477	I had a tank in my reception, never got to enjoy it. Moved it to my private office and am happy with my decision.

08/31/2016, 10:57 AM	#6
toothybugs In Memoriam Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The smallest county in Illinois Posts: 1,986	I have a softie-filled 15 on my desk (it's huge, 7x3 foot) and people make a point to stop by and look at it. I rarely had visitors before but now I have a number of folks in the building that have all given my mama and papa clownfish their own set of names. I say put it in your office.

09/01/2016, 03:30 PM	#7
SaltyMember Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 1,355	Another vote for in your office. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk