Hello,
I’m in deep thinking mode on my dream tank and I wanted to ask a cheeky question… I’m looking at a tank somewhere between 500 and 650 gallons and either 12’ or 14’ in length, 30” wide minimum.
Here’s my challenge: I do not have the space in my home to dedicate a separate equipment room for the tank equipment and necessary accoutrements. I will have access to the laundry room and a powder bath piping behind the back wall of the tank. However, there is no way I can dedicate an entire room for any necessary equipment.
This means all of my equipment (or most anyway) will have to fit in the 14’ cabinet under the tank, or I will have to do a 120’ or longer run into the climate controlled car park (where I could dedicate a 7’ x 30’ long separate room for any equipment needs). Obviously, that’s a looooong run for pipes, wires etc.
There is no other option unfortunately, so is this workable (either all under the tank) or all or most in the car park 120’ away? If the equipment is all under the tank, will I need to soundproof the cabinet to help reduce the noise?
I really prefer a 14’ long tank around 600 - 650 gallons. However, I’m not sure if my equipment space will allow this configuration? For those of you with similar size tanks, can you get all of the necessary equipment under the tank?
If not, has anyone ever put the equipment in the attic? I could build a room up there, insulate it and add air/heat as necessary. That is not ideal either for obvious reasons. So monster tank owners, can you reasonably have a monster tank without a separate equipment room ?
Thanks for any guidance you can offer! I realise this is a cheeky question, but I’ve no experience with tanks this size (largest I’ve owned was a 175 gallon), so please accept my apologies in advance.
Cheers!
I’m in deep thinking mode on my dream tank and I wanted to ask a cheeky question… I’m looking at a tank somewhere between 500 and 650 gallons and either 12’ or 14’ in length, 30” wide minimum.
Here’s my challenge: I do not have the space in my home to dedicate a separate equipment room for the tank equipment and necessary accoutrements. I will have access to the laundry room and a powder bath piping behind the back wall of the tank. However, there is no way I can dedicate an entire room for any necessary equipment.
This means all of my equipment (or most anyway) will have to fit in the 14’ cabinet under the tank, or I will have to do a 120’ or longer run into the climate controlled car park (where I could dedicate a 7’ x 30’ long separate room for any equipment needs). Obviously, that’s a looooong run for pipes, wires etc.
There is no other option unfortunately, so is this workable (either all under the tank) or all or most in the car park 120’ away? If the equipment is all under the tank, will I need to soundproof the cabinet to help reduce the noise?
I really prefer a 14’ long tank around 600 - 650 gallons. However, I’m not sure if my equipment space will allow this configuration? For those of you with similar size tanks, can you get all of the necessary equipment under the tank?
If not, has anyone ever put the equipment in the attic? I could build a room up there, insulate it and add air/heat as necessary. That is not ideal either for obvious reasons. So monster tank owners, can you reasonably have a monster tank without a separate equipment room ?
Thanks for any guidance you can offer! I realise this is a cheeky question, but I’ve no experience with tanks this size (largest I’ve owned was a 175 gallon), so please accept my apologies in advance.
Cheers!