Questions about converting garage into fish room

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I'm in the process of moving and have a nice wall that is against the garage. I'm thinking of building an in wall system. Right now i have a 220 display with everything maintained under the tank. Having everything in a room that is easily accessible would be amazing.
I live in NY so i will have all 4 seasons.

I will build a wall splitting the garage in half and putting insulation everywhere so that I still have some garage access.

What other considerations do i need.
I will see if i can tap into the heating and cooling to help maintain temps.
Add plugs above and below where i plan to keep the tank and equipement
Bathroom right above the garage so will add water supply
Floor is concrete, so is there anything i should do?


I'm also considering upgrading to a 500g (10 foot) tank Was thinking of doing a peninsula style tank so that while doing maintenance i could enjoy the tank as well as enjoy it from the other side. Anyone every try this? Otherwise was just going to do a traditional tank with external overflows. I have a buddy who has an in wall tank and he spends more time behind the tank then in front of it and not too much going on in the back.
 
I'd also think about a drainage system for the floor and maybe heavy duty epoxy coating the floor as well.
 
Any pics of how this turned out? I have a similar set up I'm working on
 

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