lvpd186
Reefing in NE
Ok, I'm considering a new tank! My brother has a pallet of 1" acrylic, or at least enough for a tank, and he says if I come up with a design he will build it for me. One requirement though is I want the tank on the main level; my current tank is in the basement and it doest get a lot of viewing time. My house is a mullet-level house so I think my best option is my living room. Basically the living room is three steps up from the front door, there is a large bay window, a nice place to sit, and since the stairs to the upstairs are there, there is a lot of traffic through the room. Another plus is I think I have a good space for a tank. There is a partial wall in-between the stairs to the living room and the upstairs stairs. The wall is 71 1/2" wide (minus 2 1/2" for the bottom two stairs so the space is actually 69" wide). The wall goes up 71" and there is a recess area. A nice plus to this area is I can plumb the sump in the basement so all the equipment can be in a dedicated fish area! So I'm looking for ideas for a good tank size, keeping in mind the wife will not let me go nuts and take up the whole room. I'm thinking maybe having a 38" deep tank or so would be sweet, but I'm open to suggestions so let's hear'um! :bounce3:
. Its also much easier to convince the wife when your not dropping big bucks on a new tank. I like the demensions, the extra depth is sweet. Do you plan to upgrade skimmer and lighting or use what you have and not change fish load.
