kjonulak
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Background:
I am in process of building a house and I will have a dedicated aquarium equipment room (AER as my wife and builder are calling it) for my 2 future tanks. One tank will be around 80 gallons and the bigger one will be around 250 gallons. House will be on a slab. I will be running high flex PVC pipe from both tanks under the slab to the AER. The room is 8'x10' and will be 6" below the slab in the rest of the house with a floor drain. Room will have a sink, storage tank for RO/DI water, storage tank for fresh SW, fish and coral QT's.
So right now I still have an option to create a "sump pit" in the room. The pit would be just a concrete hole size and depth to be determined. Most likely 6-8' long, 2' wide and 1.5-2' deep. I could either use a waterproof sealer that's used for ponds or have an acrylic sump made and inserted into the hole.
So I am looking for feedback. Has anyone done this? Do you think it would be a good idea, a bad idea? Thanks.
I am in process of building a house and I will have a dedicated aquarium equipment room (AER as my wife and builder are calling it) for my 2 future tanks. One tank will be around 80 gallons and the bigger one will be around 250 gallons. House will be on a slab. I will be running high flex PVC pipe from both tanks under the slab to the AER. The room is 8'x10' and will be 6" below the slab in the rest of the house with a floor drain. Room will have a sink, storage tank for RO/DI water, storage tank for fresh SW, fish and coral QT's.
So right now I still have an option to create a "sump pit" in the room. The pit would be just a concrete hole size and depth to be determined. Most likely 6-8' long, 2' wide and 1.5-2' deep. I could either use a waterproof sealer that's used for ponds or have an acrylic sump made and inserted into the hole.
So I am looking for feedback. Has anyone done this? Do you think it would be a good idea, a bad idea? Thanks.
