Background:
I got started in the hobby about 3 years ago and jumped on a 120 gallon SPS. It was a long learning process with many disasters along the way. Now that I have gained the experience and knowledge, I am ready for my dream aquarium. I have been wanting to upgrade to a larger tank for almost a year, but the wife said I could not do it until the floor in our home gets upgraded. Well I cannot really argue with that since moving a fish tank of that size is no joke.
So this summer, the flooring finally got upgraded. We went from porcelain tiles to a combination of marble and wood. Here's where the problem got started. I was planning on having an 8 foot long peninsula tank in the living room. The original floor upgrade was suppose to be all marble but we changed our mind to go with wood for the majority of down stair. After seeing how easily the wood floor got damaged when the piano was moved from one spot to another, I realized that having a super heavy fish tank and the potential water damage was not worth the risk.
That is where the contingency plan came in. I really wanted to have a long peninsula tank, but given the situation the tank was going to have to stay against the wall in the entry way of our home. So instead of putting the tank directly on the wood floor, an area was created to be the location of the new fish tank. The measurement of the marble area is 75 inches long by 41 inches wide. If I went any longer, the entry door to the house would not be able to open fully. If I went any wider, the space for walking between the wall and the tank would be too tight. Given the space, my new tank will be 72" long by 30" wide by 27" tall. This comes to 250 gallon.
Old flooring:
New flooring:
I got started in the hobby about 3 years ago and jumped on a 120 gallon SPS. It was a long learning process with many disasters along the way. Now that I have gained the experience and knowledge, I am ready for my dream aquarium. I have been wanting to upgrade to a larger tank for almost a year, but the wife said I could not do it until the floor in our home gets upgraded. Well I cannot really argue with that since moving a fish tank of that size is no joke.
So this summer, the flooring finally got upgraded. We went from porcelain tiles to a combination of marble and wood. Here's where the problem got started. I was planning on having an 8 foot long peninsula tank in the living room. The original floor upgrade was suppose to be all marble but we changed our mind to go with wood for the majority of down stair. After seeing how easily the wood floor got damaged when the piano was moved from one spot to another, I realized that having a super heavy fish tank and the potential water damage was not worth the risk.
That is where the contingency plan came in. I really wanted to have a long peninsula tank, but given the situation the tank was going to have to stay against the wall in the entry way of our home. So instead of putting the tank directly on the wood floor, an area was created to be the location of the new fish tank. The measurement of the marble area is 75 inches long by 41 inches wide. If I went any longer, the entry door to the house would not be able to open fully. If I went any wider, the space for walking between the wall and the tank would be too tight. Given the space, my new tank will be 72" long by 30" wide by 27" tall. This comes to 250 gallon.
Old flooring:
New flooring:
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