Anyone with large office reef tanks?

[kmu]

I might get a large 240g tank for my office, where Im not always there, at least 5 days of the week I will be there. People will be on a regular basis from Monday to Saturday and its always closed on sundays.

Do you think its a bad idea to get a large reef tank for the office?

I know a nice ATO and a large fresh water container will be needed

 

[bbart12]

I would look into a controller. Specificly one that will notify if something is amiss. Alot of alarm companies are also offering a flood sensor as part of their install which would be good for a catastrophic failure. People have large aquariums in offices all the time you just have to midigate the risk untill you are comfortable leaving your reef alone.

 

[kmu]

I have a 70g tank at home with a RKL a tunze osmolator and chiller, I have left my house for vacations for more than 10 days and everything goes great. I can leave my home alone for a couple of days even on extreme summer weather here in the desert without any worries since everything is automated.

I think I would just need to train my secretary or someone to check the top off water and temp daily (monday to saturday)

 

[michael_cb_125]

It is not huge but it is a larger office tank.

Elos 120XL, shared by two offices.
Custom Surround.

~Michael

 

[mm949]

my 1350gl's at work and im there only 5 days a week....dont worry about it to much but i dont have 2 days off in a row
the guy next door to me has my contact info and he calls if there's an issue

 

[polywise]

my 280 ran for 6.5 years in my office.
It is no longer running due to a chiller failure.
It was hard to let go for the weekends, but I got use to it.
Do yourself a favor, remember heat/ac change on nights & weekends when no one is around prepare for the highs and lows....

 

[kmu]

my 1350gl's at work and im there only 5 days a week....dont worry about it to much but i dont have 2 days off in a row
the guy next door to me has my contact info and he calls if there's an issue

Got pics of your huge set up?

 

[kmu]

my 280 ran for 6.5 years in my office.
It is no longer running due to a chiller failure.
It was hard to let go for the weekends, but I got use to it.
Do yourself a favor, remember heat/ac change on nights & weekends when no one is around prepare for the highs and lows....

Yes my central AC is not on 24/7, just during the day and its shut off all nights and on sundays.

Im gonna install a chiller and also the room where the reeftank will be has a minisplit AC which will stay on during the nights to help with the temp swings...

 

[kangym]

My 200G in office

These are how I monitor the tank from home:
Apex controller: send me e-mail notice when power is out, and temp or pH is off
Ethernet Cameras: remote access to check into tank and sump (water level)
3 Vortex battery backups

 

[kmu]

My 200G in office

These are how I monitor the tank from home:
Apex controller: send me e-mail notice when power is out, and temp or pH is off
Ethernet Cameras: remote access to check into tank and sump (water level)
3 Vortex battery backups

Sweet set up... thx for sharing

 

[tom obrecht]

I would like to set up an appointment...just to see the tank that is! Very Nice!!:lolspin::lolspin: