Subwoofer under fish tank

[flyhigh123]

It's not the catastrophic leak, but all the little drips and splashes that i wouldn't want around all the electronics.

ah good point... going to go buy some expanding foam for the back of the tank where it can drip and splashed...

 

[thebkramer]

a lot of people in this thread need to learn how to answer a question without attacking the op.

+1

 

[James77]

if my tank sprung a leak, the sub is the least of my worries... lol... the entertainment unit is holding a receiver, ps3, directv, wifi, sub, plus my flooring would be the biggest issue...

the cost of building a tank....


all the plumbing goes to a small room on my patio, so the only thing inside the house is just the tank.

No kidding, huh? Oh no! my $400 sub....nevermind the $10,000 in tank and livestock and house damage

 

[ReefWhoDat]

To all who think this is a good idea...
Set a sub right next to your bathtub and get it thumping. Fill the tub with water. Then sink down until your ears are underwater. You won't have to wonder if it's good for the fish.

Water conducts two things wonderfully...electricity and sound. I'm new to reefs, but this I know.

Get that noise machine as far from your tank as architecture will allow.

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[inigomontoya]

Looking at your picture this is in-wall which would minimize splashing during maintenance, but I know there is always something on the floor when I mess around with the tank. Maybe putting some form of seal, liner on the front top (which you can cover with molding) so that if you do spill something from the tank it would be caught.
Something dripping down the front onto the sub seems the most likely everyday concern.
Though I would have to think that vibrations could stress out some skittish (firefish or wrasses) type fish- may would cause them to hide in rocks more.

 

[vorm]

I think my main concern would be the vibrations causing stuff to fall over inside the tank, like rocks, corals, etc.

I would definitely put insulation in there to try to minimize that.

 

[jok3rqnk]

It sound like a crazy idea... but I would like to see the outcome of this....

 

[cm11599ps]

I've got my sub right next to my tank. It was like that for 2.5 years as a chichild tank with zero issues. It's been running as a reef since March and still no issues. It's not a hard pumping sub but it does a good job and it's on for hours daily since it not only provides my home theater surround, it also plays my music.

 

[walkerbrody]

You can cover the surrounding area in dynamat if it makes you feel better but I dont think it is nessessary. A subwoofer frequency range of 40hz to 100hz it is a low range but im sure its nowhere near the resonate frequency of a fish tank. If anything the ability of the water to move will have a great damping effect on the sound travel in the tank. It will be fine. You could coat any pvc near the speaker in dynamat. The pipes are much more likely to loosen the joints than any tank damage, but I dont think that will be an issure with only 250w of power in an 8ohm speaker.

 

[jimmy frag]

you gotta be a real die hard to move your sub into your bathroom to hear what it sounds like under water. lol. i have 3x brystons 4BSST. 4x B&W P6,s and a B&W 800 sub. all in the same room as my display tank. have not once thought it was a issue.

 

[BrassMonkey]

lol we like it at 20 hz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmRTGRbrATs&feature=related

 

[doctorgori]

wow, last check this post had 4-5 replies; then it sorta took on a life of its own...

 

[AaronM]

Strang how remedially complex this thread has become. Its not a good idea to put subs under a tank, same how its not a good idea to put them under a bird cage, next to a dog or cat bed, next to a rabbit hutch, above a mouse cage...

Suggesting sound insulation just shows some intuition.

WE don't like non routine, inexplicable loud sounds.

Ofcourse the fish will desensitise, but ofcourse you're just setting a balance somewhat higher in stress.

I kinda thought what with all the light staggering, temp setting, chem monitoring, that stressing whats inside the glass is contrary.

Inevitably theres heaps of unnatural stressors on everything in our tanks, but IMO putting a fish bone rattler under the tank shows a lack of imagination.

 

[ReefWhoDat]

you gotta be a real die hard to move your sub into your bathroom to hear what it sounds like under water. lol. i have 3x brystons 4BSST. 4x B&W P6,s and a B&W 800 sub. all in the same room as my display tank. have not once thought it was a issue.

I didnt think anyone would actually do that, I was just trying to illustrate.

Sound and vibration travel better in water than in air.

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