reef tank sump room??? Pics please

btjack2

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What is the size of your sump room, and what would you change if you could start over. Pics Please!! My dream tank will be in the 400- 600 gallon range. Any suggestions on what i need in the room. (ways to prevent humidity, floor drains, etc....) I am in the early stages of preparing a plan for my future home and want to include a room dedicated to my fish. The tank will be viewable on three sides.

Thanks in advance
 
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I'll help you out.
Mine is pretty small - about 8' square.

When I bought the house, it was the laundry room with the hot water heater. I moved the washer and dryer out and put in a utility sink.

I lived with the giant water tank in the corner for two years and then moved it out to make room for a 65 gal QT tank.


Here is the upper section
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My sump is a 90 gal tank.
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And the QT tank where the heater used to be. My RO system is on the wall to the left.
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I have no floor drain in the room, but there is one about 8' from the doorway, so i can sweep most of it towards the drain. Plus, there is a little slope to the floor that will get a major flood headed in the right direction.

I sealed between the base board a floor with silicone to keep any water in the room.

I have no specific provisions for humidity, but this is in my basement/garage so I just leave to door open most of the time.



If I where building a new room from scratch 8'x12' would be a comfortable minimum. And if it was within the main living area of the house, I would definitely have provisions for a heat recovering air exchanger and or a de-humidifier. Orient the room along an outside wall for more flexibility with cooling options.
 
Re: reef tank sump room??? Pics please

I don't have pictures up yet but I had my house built and planned the tank at the same time. It's going to be inwall, housed in my laundry room which is about 10' 4" X 10' 4." Here are the things i had built during the construction of the house.
-Exhaust: I had an exhaust vent installed in the ceiling above the tank. The motor is located in the attic so there will be no issues with noise.
-Electric: I had a dedicated circuit run to the room for the equipment.
-Plumbing: I had a floor drain installed under the tank and a slop sink of course.
-Lighting: I had three Sun Tunnel skylights installed above the tank.
-Wall: The opening is framed out and ready to go.
The things I would change if I could would be to make the room itself bigger, especially longer to accommodate a 10' tank. I would also have had the room painted with paint that stands up to humidity instead of the basic flat finish. I can still paint over the wall so this is not a big deal.
I hope this helps you out a bit. I will start putting up pictures on my website by midsummer and start a thread on the set-up. The tank will be 90"X48"X30." Good luck with your plans.
 
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