<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14936362#post14936362 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LeviChar1
First off, I love...love the build threads!
Not to be a killjoy here, but have you considered running your sump in the basement to cool off your tank? Works pretty well for me (no halides yet), but does require holes in your floor. Chillers are Watt and Space hogs.
The whole system is in the basement, but runs in a house without AC. I also run my tanks rather warm...normally 79 at night and 81-82 during the middle of the photo-period. Now that the system is going to be somewhat smaller, I'm anticipating the lights raising my temps more than they did before. The chiller doesn't run very often, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Besides, I traded a bunch of frags for the chiller, so I didn't pay for it
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14936362#post14936362 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LeviChar1
If not, another option I have seen guys build a box around the chiller (with vents) to also use it as a small table or 'emergency' chair.
That's the whole point of this pedestal, although it serves several other functions for me as well.
1st--It raises the height of the tank. Personally, I prefer eye level tanks, and this gets it right up there. (actually I believe the bottom of the tank ends up being something like 46" off the ground. While I realize this is high, the pedestal was built to accomodate standing on in the front, so it's not really that big of a detractor.
2nd--It allows me to use a 29 gallon tank as my sump. There's no way I could fit the pump, ballast, all the electrical work, a skimmer, and all kinds of other stuff in the stand by itself. This will keep everything spread out, and allow plenty of room for other equipment expansions in the future like a calcium reactor without having to have a major overhaul of my stand space allocation.
3rd--it gave me an excuse to go buy a miter saw
