help me decide on location for my tank

fishinthewall · Apr 3, 2016

First is in between my kitchen and living room. Major benefit of being able to view it from both sides, would require a lot more structural work but could also make some nice bookshelves on the sides. I would also need to have the sump and equipment below the tank.
This tank would be 8' 30" deep and 24" thick.

The other is on the larger wall where my tv is now, major benefit of having a whole room behind it, also the tank would actually be on a slab instead. I would make it an in wall build so it would look nice in the house but make it harder for aquascaping and have less total visible room. This tank would be 9' by 30" tall and 24" deep roughly 400gal

I want the extra height for aesthetic reasons I don't like the look of shallower tanks.
The blue wall is the center wall from the kitchen. I don't care one way or the other what happens with the fireplace. Both tanks I can easily run water and a drain to.
Let me know what you think!!

TUSI · Apr 3, 2016

Being between two rooms is very nice as mine is. The only issues it's more work to maintain and limited space for all equipment since everything is underneath.

fishinthewall · Apr 3, 2016

Do you have any pics or a link? Would love to see your setup

Lynn52 · Apr 3, 2016

I really like the idea of using it to separate the two rooms. I would have done that if I could but the stairs to the basement are between my kitchen and living room. Either way it will be an amazing tank.

TUSI · Apr 3, 2016

fishinthewall said:
Do you have any pics or a link? Would love to see your setup

Have a thread on here and tank spotlight which have all detail

fishinthewall · Apr 3, 2016

Wow! That is a truly incredible tank, the growth patterns and depth is really amazing. Love the fish selection too. Still need to check the details was side tracked by the video xD

TUSI · Apr 3, 2016

fishinthewall said:
Wow! That is a truly incredible tank, the growth patterns and depth is really amazing. Love the fish selection too. Still need to check the details was side tracked by the video xD

Thanks

dbl · Apr 3, 2016

First of all, welcome to R2R. I'm a big fan of peninsula tanks used as a room divider. Three sided viewing can be tricky to aquascape, but if done correctly, you get to enjoy that much more of your display.

Just my opinion if it would work out in you situation. Good luck with the build.