Tat2demon
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Must be a teardrop shaped room. :spin1:
Subwoofer under fish tank
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Must be a teardrop shaped room. :spin1:
I doubt he's spent the past 10yrs as a member contributing to all the sudden start trolling. IMO.
Sometimes people don't think things through, and post first. IF he is serious at least he got some opinions first.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
A lot of people in this thread need to learn how to answer a question without attacking the OP.
I don't see how a 12" sub would be able to crack the glass of a tank, so that isn't a concern at all. In fact I wouldn't be concerned about the tank at all. I would be more concerned about the sub. Also, are you taking about placing the tank directly ontop of the sub?
I don't see how a 12" sub would be able to crack the glass of a tank, so that isn't a concern at all. In fact I wouldn't be concerned about the tank at all. I would be more concerned about the sub. Also, are you taking about placing the tank directly ontop of the sub?
Turbovr3six
Colored Sticks addict
Why do so many think that this is a joke? And trolling....really? Get real people.
FWIW, When I would go to pick up fish I learned that the sub is no good. At first I didn't realize, but eventually I put 2 and 2 together and figured out that I would loose more fish when they rode home bumpin'. Since I have turned the subwoofer off, I haven't had a problem yet.
FWIW, When I would go to pick up fish I learned that the sub is no good. At first I didn't realize, but eventually I put 2 and 2 together and figured out that I would loose more fish when they rode home bumpin'. Since I have turned the subwoofer off, I haven't had a problem yet.
jacksonpt
New member
And people posting on public forums need to have thick enough skin to handle the public nature of said public forum.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
First, this isn't a public forum, but a private one.
Second, everyone that signed up agreed to the [ua], so I will stand by what I stated, and suggest that everyone follows it.
flyhigh123
funky member
well, seems like a lot of you guys take it too personal, but here is the reason.
I am doing a custom in wall tank install. The corner it is going into will have a 200 gallon tank up top. Below the tank is an open space which is originally my entertainment unit. The entertainment unit holds all the amps, ps3, directv etc... ( I know its electric devices below a tank) In that corner was also a 12" sub and a tower speaker. The tower speaker is getting moved to the front corner of the tank , but i have no where to move the sub to.
All the pipe work and sumps are being move to an adjacent room which frees up the space below the tank.
Now i'm trying to figure out what to do with this sub. The sub really isn't always on, but only for movies etc.
The tank is 1/2" starphire glass.
I am doing a custom in wall tank install. The corner it is going into will have a 200 gallon tank up top. Below the tank is an open space which is originally my entertainment unit. The entertainment unit holds all the amps, ps3, directv etc... ( I know its electric devices below a tank) In that corner was also a 12" sub and a tower speaker. The tower speaker is getting moved to the front corner of the tank , but i have no where to move the sub to.
All the pipe work and sumps are being move to an adjacent room which frees up the space below the tank.
Now i'm trying to figure out what to do with this sub. The sub really isn't always on, but only for movies etc.
The tank is 1/2" starphire glass.
Green_Reefer
New member
The biggest risk in doing this is the chance of destroying your subwoofer in the event of a flood and the associated risks with electricity mixed with SW.
People really need to apply some common sense to their reponses on here.... There is absolutely no way a subwoofer could damage a tank, the SPL levels required would cause your ears to bleed and break more glass in your house than just your tank.
Your fish may be disturbed by the thumping, but that is about it. I have a 150lb SVS sub in my HT room which houses my DT and a nano, with no ill effects at all, other than the neighbors 400' away complaining about action movies being played later at night
You probably want to find a better location for your sub, or as someone suggested, use it as a stool or end table in your room.
People really need to apply some common sense to their reponses on here.... There is absolutely no way a subwoofer could damage a tank, the SPL levels required would cause your ears to bleed and break more glass in your house than just your tank.
Your fish may be disturbed by the thumping, but that is about it. I have a 150lb SVS sub in my HT room which houses my DT and a nano, with no ill effects at all, other than the neighbors 400' away complaining about action movies being played later at night
You probably want to find a better location for your sub, or as someone suggested, use it as a stool or end table in your room.
with no ill effects at all, other than the neighbors 400' away complaining about action movies being played later at night
Ah, have you tried watching the Matrix? That will wake them up. :lol2:
flyhigh123
funky member
was planning on hiding the sub underneath the middle portion of the entertainment unit.
i do have another 12" sub on the opposite corner of the room. Another option would be to double stack it there.
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
So, if I am reading this right, the tank will only be above the sub, and not actually ON the sub, correct?
There is another option, depending on your room, you could put the sub in the rear corner of the room. If this is a true sub (( operating below 80 hertz )) it will be very difficult (( if even possible )) to locate where the bass is coming from.
In my new place, the "basement" didn't allow me to have my sub on the main entertainment wall, and I had to move it to the back corner -- I can't locate the bass, and have found the bass response to be better.
To get an idea of what I am taking about, the sub is in this corner (( under the end table ))
and this is the main entertainment wall.
Digitalelectric
New member
Sorry for calling you a troll. It just seemed like a joke more than a serious question to me because corals and fish are so sensitive to vibrations. Seriously though if you vibrate glass enough at the right frequency it can shatter. Especially when it is under pressure.
djk83
New member
Kind of sounds like a joke for a member since 2001 to ask such a question. Personally I wouldn't put any electrical component under my tank that isn't built for aquarium use.
flyhigh123
funky member
no prob....
the tank area will be enclosed in drywall, and the bottom portion will be like a small cave for the unit.
It's hard for me to move the sub to other parts of the room as all the cabling is already run underneath the flooring.
I don't think the tank will shatter, but things to consider are the affects of the sound on the joints and silicone...
I could always just go with 1 sub for that room ( it's around 25 feet by 25 feet)
flyhigh123
funky member
It's a BIC PL-200, around 250 watt rms
http://www.amazon.com/BIC-PL-200-Ac...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1312823572&sr=1-10
unkownvirus
Member
there is no way a home theater sub is going to break anything, the max watts that thing could possible have (and really highly doubt, unless he switched it with a car sub) is 2000watts at probably 1000rms
and subs don't even reach the frequency needed to break a drinking glass much less a 1/2 glass tank.
I wouldn't worry. If I was being overly cautious I would make sure the sub wasn't touching anything. Most good subs have very little vibration outside the cabinet itself. I also agree with some other comments, the SPL would have to be very intense to cause real problems. And isn't silicone made to flex? If tank joints were made with mortar I might be worried.
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