Where do you keep your tank at home?

Mamboh · 07/05/2016, 06:29 AM

Hi everyone!

Aspiring reefer here who is trying to figure out stuff for example where is the best place to place my tank.

I would love to see pictures of everyone's tanks and where they are placed in your homes!

Also some input on how far away the tank should be from walls and electronics like computers or TV would be appreciated.

This is the place where I'm planning on putting my tank!

http://i.imgur.com/opeWEIt.jpg

My computer monitor would be quite close to the tank, about 15 inches away from the tank. Would my monitor get ruined? :x

alton · 07/05/2016, 07:37 AM

At home I have an aquarium next to a TV for years and at work next to my computer for years with no issue

Mamboh · 07/05/2016, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by alton

At home I have an aquarium next to a TV for years and at work next to my computer for years with no issue

Good to hear!

thewbell · 07/05/2016, 08:00 AM

I keep mine on the back wall of my living room. It is about 6" from the wall and has a few feet on either side and in front. Here is a picture when I was setting up the 120 and there is about a 3' walkway between my tank and the couch. I have never had any issues other than some salt spray on the wall from my old setup.

sde1500 · 07/05/2016, 08:48 AM

Kept my 10 gallon in the living room, didn't ever really distract too much from the TV. Current 65 is in my sitting room.

nemosworld · 07/05/2016, 12:26 PM

Dinning room seems to be the go to spot for all of my tanks, who needs a china cabinet when you can have a reef

Alexraptor · 07/06/2016, 06:55 AM

I have a dedicated Aquarium room! Finally got some order to it again so I'm not ashamed to post pics of it anymore!

Jah2707 · 07/06/2016, 09:09 AM

I have a 4 year old with adhd and a few other sensory issues plus a 10 month old baby. So I put mine in our bed room. We just make the bed room off limits unless we are with them.

I already regret it, first my wife loves naps and on the weekend I can't get any cleaning or tank work done while her and the kids are down but the noise at night is the toughest part. It doesn't make much noise but when it does it will wake me up from a dead sleep and I will check on the tank. I finally added a moon light with remote so I can switch it on from bed just to take a look

Also you have to have your bed room clean and bed made to show guests the tank. In the past our room was the room where everything "extra" went so it has ment more work for me.

NS Mike D · 07/06/2016, 09:51 AM

I'm big on the idea of one focal point in a room. That being said I keep my 29 gal in the living room on the side wall adjacent to the TV (in a corner) but very near the couch and opposite the other couch (large sectional that rounds the corner opposite the tv).

I must look at the tank 10x more that the TV. IMO, put it somewhere where you can sit and watch comfortably for long periods of time. It's about 3 feet from a window, but I keep the shades down on that window (the view is only of a my neighbors house anyway).

Hal · 07/06/2016, 12:20 PM

I keep my tank in the main floor living room. Aesthetically it would fit much better along the wall in our dining room, but I'd only see it 1/10th of what I see when it's in the living room.

As far as off the wall, I push mine as close the wall as possible. I leave about 3-6 inches to run wires to my lights and other things, but that's it. Ideally it would be right up against the wall. Be careful, though, if you have any opening in the back you will eventually get salt spray and water on your wall. In my new house I used greenboard on the wall behind the tank, and will add a vinyl covering on top of that. It'll be behind the tank, so you won't see it.

mandarin_goby · 07/06/2016, 12:32 PM

Freshwater planted 75 is in the living room, Reef 75 is a peninsula-style room divider between the dining room and living room (there's no dining room table though, I plan to put a papasan chair there for viewing, and my 12 gallon cherry shrimp planted tank is also in the dining room. You can see the cheery shrimp tank thru the salty 75. I have a chair right between the 2 75s where I can sit and stare at both

burton14e7 · 07/06/2016, 03:06 PM

I've kept mine in the living room and computer room in the past. I'm not doing the living room this time because it's now my theater room and I can't have the light pollution and the computer room doesn't have any more room so the next tank is going in my kitchen eating area in a spot that doesn't get hit by window light.

ThaBeast · 07/06/2016, 03:28 PM

In the past I've had my tanks in the dining room but this house it is in my office. Works out well for me

mockdaddy · 07/06/2016, 08:19 PM

Keep mine in the dining room. Makes for nice viewing while drinking coffee in the morning and during dinner at night.

KMS.Kyle · 07/06/2016, 08:32 PM

In my bedroom

mandarin_goby · 07/06/2016, 08:41 PM

^^Love your blue Merle Aussie, we have one too

FirstContact · 07/06/2016, 08:51 PM

Unfinished basement leaves a lot of open room and is very forgiving. Second choice would have been the ground floor of the house, but not enough room really and not drilling through the floors.

KMS.Kyle · 07/06/2016, 11:21 PM

Thank you

His name is dub - he often stares at me as I tinker away at the tank thinking.. .. When am I going to get that much attention haha

JonezNReef · 07/07/2016, 08:51 AM

I had a 65 gallon in the living room but it was hard to clean and take care of with the kids running around and trying to get into it. Also toting water through the house was driving my wife insane. So I got to upgrade to my current 180 gallon to in wall set up since the wife was nice enough to let me make a fish room in the bedroom when I changed the garage into the new master bedroom. Im still in the process of finishing it but will try to get a picture later today

postshawn · 07/07/2016, 12:37 PM

I have a small house. The living room and dinning room are basically one big room. I have my JBJ 28g in the corner of the dinning room. If I'm watching TV the TV is on one wall and if I turn around and look at the opposite wall I can see my tank. If I eat at the dinning table (which has been over run by fish stuff) I can easily see the tank while sitting. I always believe in having the tanks where you can see them easily on a daily basis. Otherwise why have it? When I had my 70g it was in the same spot and when I had my 55g goldfish tank it was on the side wall in the living room.

heathlindner25 · 07/07/2016, 12:49 PM

Fish room

Mamboh · 07/07/2016, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by heathlindner25

Fish room

Nice looking tanks! Are both of them sumpless or just the one on the left?

BrettDS · 07/07/2016, 01:02 PM

Mine is installed in the wall between my living room and dining room so it's visible from both rooms.

I will say that distance from the wall is a tough thing to get right. The first tank I had was probably a good 6 or 8 inches from the wall because I was using an external overflow box and that was as close as it could get. I hated how far it was from the wall, though, because I didn't think it looked very good, so when I set up my second tank with an internal overflow I got it back as close to the wall as I possibly could... probably no more than an inch between the tank and the wall and even less between the stand and the wall.

It looked much better, however once it was filled with water and I started setting up the equipment I discovered that it was also very difficult to run cables for lights and sensors and such behind the tank. In fact, when I got my MP10 pumps I had to disassemble the controller and disconnect the cable so I could get the controller under the stand and still allow the cable to run out to the pump.

This time the tank is in the wall, so distance from the wall isn't really a concern, but if I had to put another tank against a wall I'd probably compromise and leave maybe 2 inches to allow a little more space for running things behind the tank, but still not looking too terrible.

The other thing I'll add is that if installing it in the wall or setting it up as a peninsula is an option for you then you should definitely consider it. I absolutely love being able to see the tank from both sides... it gives me much more space to place corals, since they can go on either side of the rocks and it also means that I see my little shrimp and crabs and such much more than I did with the other tank because they can't hide between the rocks and the back of the tank.

brett559 · 07/07/2016, 01:05 PM

Office tank. Nice view from my desk. Sort of stare at it all day...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/33c6bsefax...ffice.jpg?dl=0

icedgxe · 07/07/2016, 01:26 PM

I'm loving the tanks in this thread. Mine is between my living room and kitchen. I'm also loving the Aussies!

Here's Cooper!

07/05/2016, 06:29 AM	#1
Mamboh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 56	Where do you keep your tank at home? Hi everyone! Aspiring reefer here who is trying to figure out stuff for example where is the best place to place my tank. I would love to see pictures of everyone's tanks and where they are placed in your homes! Also some input on how far away the tank should be from walls and electronics like computers or TV would be appreciated. This is the place where I'm planning on putting my tank! http://i.imgur.com/opeWEIt.jpg My computer monitor would be quite close to the tank, about 15 inches away from the tank. Would my monitor get ruined? :x

07/05/2016, 08:48 AM	#5
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Kept my 10 gallon in the living room, didn't ever really distract too much from the TV. Current 65 is in my sitting room. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

07/05/2016, 12:26 PM	#6
nemosworld Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,411	Dinning room seems to be the go to spot for all of my tanks, who needs a china cabinet when you can have a reef __________________ Felix Nice to meet you! Current Tank Info: 60 Gallon Cube

07/06/2016, 09:09 AM	#8
Jah2707 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: springfield Posts: 889	I have a 4 year old with adhd and a few other sensory issues plus a 10 month old baby. So I put mine in our bed room. We just make the bed room off limits unless we are with them. I already regret it, first my wife loves naps and on the weekend I can't get any cleaning or tank work done while her and the kids are down but the noise at night is the toughest part. It doesn't make much noise but when it does it will wake me up from a dead sleep and I will check on the tank. I finally added a moon light with remote so I can switch it on from bed just to take a look Also you have to have your bed room clean and bed made to show guests the tank. In the past our room was the room where everything "extra" went so it has ment more work for me. __________________ 24x24x18 cube tank - set up 4/18/16 (from established tank) led, Jebao RW-4s, Eshopps 20 sump. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2575082 Current Tank Info: 24x24x18 cube

07/06/2016, 12:20 PM	#10
Hal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 1,889	I keep my tank in the main floor living room. Aesthetically it would fit much better along the wall in our dining room, but I'd only see it 1/10th of what I see when it's in the living room. As far as off the wall, I push mine as close the wall as possible. I leave about 3-6 inches to run wires to my lights and other things, but that's it. Ideally it would be right up against the wall. Be careful, though, if you have any opening in the back you will eventually get salt spray and water on your wall. In my new house I used greenboard on the wall behind the tank, and will add a vinyl covering on top of that. It'll be behind the tank, so you won't see it. __________________ Some days it's not even worth chewing through the restraints. Current Tank Info: 250g starphire: 72x28x30, BeanAnimal drain with an oversized non-durso emergency drain, 4 inch DSB, 3x Reefbreeders Value LED fixtures, SWC/MSX 300A skimmer, Geo kalk reactor, 3 Vortechs w/bb, carbon reactor, and a RKL

07/05/2016, 07:37 AM	#2
alton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zuehl, Texas Posts: 4,460	At home I have an aquarium next to a TV for years and at work next to my computer for years with no issue

07/06/2016, 06:55 AM	#7
Alexraptor Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 352	I have a dedicated Aquarium room! Finally got some order to it again so I'm not ashamed to post pics of it anymore!

07/06/2016, 09:51 AM	#9
NS Mike D Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 391	I'm big on the idea of one focal point in a room. That being said I keep my 29 gal in the living room on the side wall adjacent to the TV (in a corner) but very near the couch and opposite the other couch (large sectional that rounds the corner opposite the tv). I must look at the tank 10x more that the TV. IMO, put it somewhere where you can sit and watch comfortably for long periods of time. It's about 3 feet from a window, but I keep the shades down on that window (the view is only of a my neighbors house anyway).

07/06/2016, 12:32 PM	#11
mandarin_goby Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 844	Freshwater planted 75 is in the living room, Reef 75 is a peninsula-style room divider between the dining room and living room (there's no dining room table though, I plan to put a papasan chair there for viewing, and my 12 gallon cherry shrimp planted tank is also in the dining room. You can see the cheery shrimp tank thru the salty 75. I have a chair right between the 2 75s where I can sit and stare at both __________________ 75 with Eshopps 100 sump, Reef Octopus 110 SSS skimmer, Sicce 3.0 pump, Maxspect Gyre 130, 2 x Kessil a360W, mangroves plus clip-on bulb in sump 75 FW planted with CO2, 12 gallon cherry shrimp tank

07/06/2016, 03:06 PM	#12
burton14e7 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Keller, Tx Posts: 2,009	I've kept mine in the living room and computer room in the past. I'm not doing the living room this time because it's now my theater room and I can't have the light pollution and the computer room doesn't have any more room so the next tank is going in my kitchen eating area in a spot that doesn't get hit by window light. __________________ Go Lakers! Current Tank Info: Currently awaiting relapse.

07/06/2016, 03:28 PM	#13
ThaBeast Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 332	In the past I've had my tanks in the dining room but this house it is in my office. Works out well for me

07/06/2016, 08:19 PM	#14
mockdaddy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Casper, WY Posts: 14	Keep mine in the dining room. Makes for nice viewing while drinking coffee in the morning and during dinner at night.

07/06/2016, 08:32 PM	#15
KMS.Kyle Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 216	In my bedroom __________________ 66 Gallon Red Sea Max 250 Melanarus Wrasse, Sleeper Goby, Firefin Goby, Pajama Cardinal, Coral Beauty Angel, Coral Hogfish, Pair Clowns, Urchin, CB/Fire Shrimp, 6 Chromis, Clown Goby, 2 Skunk Shrim

07/06/2016, 08:41 PM	#16
mandarin_goby Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 844	^^Love your blue Merle Aussie, we have one too __________________ 75 with Eshopps 100 sump, Reef Octopus 110 SSS skimmer, Sicce 3.0 pump, Maxspect Gyre 130, 2 x Kessil a360W, mangroves plus clip-on bulb in sump 75 FW planted with CO2, 12 gallon cherry shrimp tank

07/06/2016, 08:51 PM	#17
FirstContact Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glenn Dale, MD Posts: 1,613	Unfinished basement leaves a lot of open room and is very forgiving. Second choice would have been the ground floor of the house, but not enough room really and not drilling through the floors. __________________ No man is an island entire of itself; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne Current Tank Info: 120g Reef 100g Rubbermaid Sump, 20g Refugium; previous tank: 46g Drilled; Self Plumbed, Birds Nest, Anchor, Xenia, Zoas, Yuma Yuma Ricordea, Chalice, Mushrooms, Brain, Acan, Anenome Plate; Clams, Other Inverts, Fish, Live Rock

07/06/2016, 11:21 PM	#18
KMS.Kyle Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 216	Thank you His name is dub - he often stares at me as I tinker away at the tank thinking.. .. When am I going to get that much attention haha __________________ 66 Gallon Red Sea Max 250 Melanarus Wrasse, Sleeper Goby, Firefin Goby, Pajama Cardinal, Coral Beauty Angel, Coral Hogfish, Pair Clowns, Urchin, CB/Fire Shrimp, 6 Chromis, Clown Goby, 2 Skunk Shrim

07/07/2016, 08:51 AM	#19
JonezNReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Florida Posts: 782	I had a 65 gallon in the living room but it was hard to clean and take care of with the kids running around and trying to get into it. Also toting water through the house was driving my wife insane. So I got to upgrade to my current 180 gallon to in wall set up since the wife was nice enough to let me make a fish room in the bedroom when I changed the garage into the new master bedroom. Im still in the process of finishing it but will try to get a picture later today

07/07/2016, 12:37 PM	#20
postshawn Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Los Angeles (SF Valley), CA Posts: 180	I have a small house. The living room and dinning room are basically one big room. I have my JBJ 28g in the corner of the dinning room. If I'm watching TV the TV is on one wall and if I turn around and look at the opposite wall I can see my tank. If I eat at the dinning table (which has been over run by fish stuff) I can easily see the tank while sitting. I always believe in having the tanks where you can see them easily on a daily basis. Otherwise why have it? When I had my 70g it was in the same spot and when I had my 55g goldfish tank it was on the side wall in the living room.

07/07/2016, 12:49 PM	#21
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	Fish room

07/07/2016, 01:02 PM	#23
BrettDS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,109	Mine is installed in the wall between my living room and dining room so it's visible from both rooms. I will say that distance from the wall is a tough thing to get right. The first tank I had was probably a good 6 or 8 inches from the wall because I was using an external overflow box and that was as close as it could get. I hated how far it was from the wall, though, because I didn't think it looked very good, so when I set up my second tank with an internal overflow I got it back as close to the wall as I possibly could... probably no more than an inch between the tank and the wall and even less between the stand and the wall. It looked much better, however once it was filled with water and I started setting up the equipment I discovered that it was also very difficult to run cables for lights and sensors and such behind the tank. In fact, when I got my MP10 pumps I had to disassemble the controller and disconnect the cable so I could get the controller under the stand and still allow the cable to run out to the pump. This time the tank is in the wall, so distance from the wall isn't really a concern, but if I had to put another tank against a wall I'd probably compromise and leave maybe 2 inches to allow a little more space for running things behind the tank, but still not looking too terrible. The other thing I'll add is that if installing it in the wall or setting it up as a peninsula is an option for you then you should definitely consider it. I absolutely love being able to see the tank from both sides... it gives me much more space to place corals, since they can go on either side of the rocks and it also means that I see my little shrimp and crabs and such much more than I did with the other tank because they can't hide between the rocks and the back of the tank.

07/07/2016, 01:05 PM	#24
brett559 In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 1,790	Office tank. Nice view from my desk. Sort of stare at it all day... https://www.dropbox.com/s/33c6bsefax...ffice.jpg?dl=0

07/07/2016, 01:26 PM	#25
icedgxe Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 330	I'm loving the tanks in this thread. Mine is between my living room and kitchen. I'm also loving the Aussies! Here's Cooper!