Need suggestions for hardware to hold tanks for water changes

S3PANG · Jan 13, 2016

I'm not even sure if that's the correct way to word that, but as the title states I'm essentially looking for suggestions on what to do to set up my saltwater and topoff water. As you can see from the photo, I have a 10 gallon acrylic tank for my top off water, and what I planned on doing was buying a basic 20 gallon tank (either style of long or regular) to house my salt water. I've looked for cabinets, but really am not sure how I'd like it to look or even what will look nice next to this. Any suggestions would be amazing. Ideally I'd have all of the equipment in another room with lines run, but I rent my apartment so I can't do that.

cmcoker · Jan 13, 2016

You can use a storage ottoman to hid the container. I used a round storage ottoman to hide a five gallon bucket next to the tank. I just use a 20g brute on casters for saltwater, fill, mix, water change, back on patio.
Something like this for the ottoman

S3PANG · Jan 14, 2016

I like that idea! Have to find one that would comfortably fit the synergy tank and the other tank in it. Any other suggestions? I was looking at possibly a cabinet to match the stand and trying to store whatever I need underneath

Anthony Wood · Jan 14, 2016

I like that! I personally have a simple 5 gallon bucket on my one tank and got luck to have a room behind my other tank I was able to drill a hole just big enough for some air line tubing through the wall into a 30g plastic bin with a toms aqualifter pump. As for saltwater storage I found a cheap food grade 55g plastic barrel off craigslist which is conveinent.