Fish tank in my Bathroom????

marlinnhag · 05/19/2006, 04:34 PM

Ok so I have been out of the hobby for awhile and I just moved into a new place and I am thinking of taking my tank out of the garage and setting it up in my new place. The only place I really see fit to do so though it the bathroom. Is this going to be possible? When showering goes on in there it can get preatty steamy and with shampoo smells and all that kind of stuff... Hell I see the crap growing on my shower walls is that going to get into the tank??? its a 75 gallon tank i havent completely decided what im going to stalk it with but most likely it will just be a FOWLR. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks

Ursus · 05/19/2006, 04:57 PM

I wouldn't just to be safe. To easily contaminated in a bathroom. Would be cool though...

sir_dudeguy · 05/19/2006, 04:59 PM

no i wouldnt do it, mostly because of the steam..could do it in a bedroom or somehting? or is there not enough room?

MCary · 05/19/2006, 05:01 PM

Your going to stalk your tank? Good luck with that.

marlinnhag · 05/19/2006, 11:37 PM

Well room in my bedroom is scarce and same with the living room on top of that My house is all carpet and i would prefer to not have the tank on carpet ( i tend to spill a bit when doing water changes and ****) Plus if it was in my bathroom it would make water changes really easy. and i could watch my fish while takin a ****... What effects do you think the steam would have??? would **** up the temp too much??? Im thinking it might be worth a try

kimche' · 05/19/2006, 11:51 PM

I've run a 12 gallon nanÃƒÂ¸ in my bathroom for some time now. No significant issues but make sure you have a GFI for it.

Blown 346 · 05/20/2006, 12:21 AM

Fish tanks in bathrooms have been done for many years, The tank will be fine. You might find yourself cleaning the glass more often from steam.

NCreefwannabe · 05/20/2006, 12:41 AM

yeah someone had an extremely ncie tank in there bathroom. I cant remember who it was, but I want to say it was like 29 gallons?

boomsticks · 05/20/2006, 10:01 AM

I would love taking a dump and watching my fish! Never thought about that, blows reading out of the water! LOL No pun intended.

WaterKeeper · 05/20/2006, 10:09 AM

I see no reason not to have a Powder Blue in the Powder Room.

Do take that advice on the GFCI to heart if the bathroom doesn't have a GFCI plug already.

dallascwbyz · 05/20/2006, 10:24 AM

You have enough room in your bathroom for a 75??? must be nice :-)

sir_dudeguy · 05/20/2006, 12:10 PM

lol ya really, wihs my bathroom was that big...and now i'm thinkin of doing just a 10 gallon freshwater in my bathroom...now that i know the steam and stuff wont hurt it

05/19/2006, 04:34 PM	#1
marlinnhag Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 81	Fish tank in my Bathroom???? Ok so I have been out of the hobby for awhile and I just moved into a new place and I am thinking of taking my tank out of the garage and setting it up in my new place. The only place I really see fit to do so though it the bathroom. Is this going to be possible? When showering goes on in there it can get preatty steamy and with shampoo smells and all that kind of stuff... Hell I see the crap growing on my shower walls is that going to get into the tank??? its a 75 gallon tank i havent completely decided what im going to stalk it with but most likely it will just be a FOWLR. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... Thanks

05/19/2006, 04:59 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	no i wouldnt do it, mostly because of the steam..could do it in a bedroom or somehting? or is there not enough room? __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

05/20/2006, 10:01 AM	#9
boomsticks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Good ol NH Posts: 547	I would love taking a dump and watching my fish! Never thought about that, blows reading out of the water! LOL No pun intended. __________________ Don't take life too seriously, nobody gets out alive anyway. Current Tank Info: 55 gal reef, 24 cube

05/20/2006, 10:09 AM	#10
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	I see no reason not to have a Powder Blue in the Powder Room. Do take that advice on the GFCI to heart if the bathroom doesn't have a GFCI plug already. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

05/20/2006, 10:24 AM	#11
dallascwbyz Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seacoast NH Posts: 151	You have enough room in your bathroom for a 75??? must be nice :-) __________________ 120G Reef, 30G refuge, 2 X 250 MH HQI, 4 X T5, LED Moons. Current Tank Info: 120g reef, clams,sps,lps, softies. fuge plumbed into basement.

05/19/2006, 04:57 PM	#2
Ursus Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 480	I wouldn't just to be safe. To easily contaminated in a bathroom. Would be cool though...

05/19/2006, 05:01 PM	#4
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	Your going to stalk your tank? Good luck with that.

05/19/2006, 11:37 PM	#5
marlinnhag Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 81	Well room in my bedroom is scarce and same with the living room on top of that My house is all carpet and i would prefer to not have the tank on carpet ( i tend to spill a bit when doing water changes and **) Plus if it was in my bathroom it would make water changes really easy. and i could watch my fish while takin a ... What effects do you think the steam would have??? would ** up the temp too much??? Im thinking it might be worth a try

05/19/2006, 11:51 PM	#6
kimche' Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NoVA, VA Posts: 309	I've run a 12 gallon nanÃƒÂ¸ in my bathroom for some time now. No significant issues but make sure you have a GFI for it.

05/20/2006, 12:21 AM	#7
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Fish tanks in bathrooms have been done for many years, The tank will be fine. You might find yourself cleaning the glass more often from steam.

05/20/2006, 12:41 AM	#8
NCreefwannabe Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 953	yeah someone had an extremely ncie tank in there bathroom. I cant remember who it was, but I want to say it was like 29 gallons?

05/20/2006, 12:10 PM	#12
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	lol ya really, wihs my bathroom was that big...and now i'm thinkin of doing just a 10 gallon freshwater in my bathroom...now that i know the steam and stuff wont hurt it __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!