I don't know what to do.

[ademster]

I am buying a new house.

The new house doesn't exactly have the wall space to house my 8ft long 375 gal tank.

Thinking of downsizing to a standard 125 gal tank or so or a nice Cube tank. I don't know what to do.

Only way this tank would work in the house is if I design a new sump ( again ) and put the skimmer and calcium reactor, ozone reactor under the tank. rather then on the outside like it currently is.

decisions decisions.:blown:

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

Got a basement?

 

[Reef-o-Roni]

Go thru the wall into a closet for the sump

 

[tatuaje08]

Yeah fish room!

 

[reefstew]

Just assuming since you have a 375 gal. tank you probably have $$$ or you would not have such a big tank. Take a wall out in the area you want the tank to be.

 

[talwen]

FWIW I have a standard 12 gallon tank, and although I like it because it is what I put together if i had a chance to choose a different footprint I would. One thing that is hard with the 125 is the depth of the tank and aquascaping possibilities are limited.

 

[ademster]

Got a basement?

I wish, but No we don't

Go thru the wall into a closet for the sump

There isn't a closet near by, just behind the wall I am thinking about putting the tank is the bathroom.

Yeah fish room!

I WOULD LOVE ONE, that was the plan with some of the equipment I purchased. but the wife only wanted a single story house, with 5 bedrooms. so other then having a house built she found the house SHE loves. I live by, " HAPPY WIFE, HAPPY LIFE!"

Just assuming since you have a 375 gal. tank you probably have $$$ or you would not have such a big tank. Take a wall out in the area you want the tank to be.

Sounds like it, but this isn't true. You of all should know how much this hobby cost monthly. then add 4 kids, large iguana, german shepard, cat. etc.

FWIW I have a standard 12 gallon tank, and although I like it because it is what I put together if i had a chance to choose a different footprint I would. One thing that is hard with the 125 is the depth of the tank and aquascaping possibilities are limited.

I would do nothing more then 5 foot wide, maybe 2 deep 2 tall

 

[tatuaje08]

Rc has an awesome dsa 105 (?) With stand.

 

[ademster]

I am going to use my current tank, probably re skin it ( still stand ) and see how it works out.

I can still build my water change station in the garage, hook up a chiller to it, and have it pump the water as needed based on salinity salt or rodi. run the lines through the attic, drop down the wall. into the sump.

I am playing with the blue prints and drawing up ideas.

 

[bugs713]

I would do nothing more then 5 foot wife, maybe 2 deep 2 tall

I don't think I'd do a wife like that either....LOL!

When I buy a house again, hopefully this year, I plan on doing a built in wall tank with my 185g and to some extent, a remote sump area. Couldn't you do that with this tank? Or set it up peninsula style?

 

[ademster]

I don't think I'd do a wife like that either....LOL!

When I buy a house again, hopefully this year, I plan on doing a built in wall tank with my 185g and to some extent, a remote sump area. Couldn't you do that with this tank? Or set it up peninsula style?

Good eye.


I am not having the house built, it is an already built spec house.

The wife is in love with it so we are buying it.

 

[Reef-o-Roni]

I wish, but No we don't

There isn't a closet near by, just behind the wall I am thinking about putting the tank is the bathroom.

Make the tub into a sump

 

[m-six hundred]

Good eye.


I am not having the house built, it is an already built spec house.

The wife is in love with it so we are buying it.

Awesome Adam, Congrats!

 

[Henchman24]

I hope you can figure out a way to make your tank fit in the new house. If it just doesn't fit than downsizing is better than getting out of the hobby.

 

[Weyrman]

I am going to use my current tank, probably re skin it ( still stand ) and see how it works out.

I can still build my water change station in the garage, hook up a chiller to it, and have it pump the water as needed based on salinity salt or rodi. run the lines through the attic, drop down the wall. into the sump.

I am playing with the blue prints and drawing up ideas.

I put in lines from the garage to the DT to handle the ATO and a constant water changing system. Because it's a two story it was too difficult to go through the walls. So lines run along the walls. With a one story you should be able to go up through the ceiling fairly easily. Maybe do a sump in the gargae too? Did you check out Ryan's 540g "Sunpowered" build. He put his tank equipment in a shed in the backyard.

Make the tub into a sump

I had the same thought. :fun2: