Hello, reefers!
Wife and I moved into our new place with an option to put the reef tank in-wall with a fish room behind it. As of now, we are planning to have our 75G installed in the wall and maybe open up the wall more few years down the line when we decide to expand the aquarium.
The roadblock we have hit is deciding whether we want the aquarium flush with the wall or recessed in by 3.5" (width of the 2×4 behind the drywall).
I would like to ask all the reefers here who have their tank in wall, how do you guys have it installed, flushed in or recessed? is it just an aesthetic preference or is there more to it than just the looks.
Besides the change in installation method, the only advantage I see of having the tank recessed is so I can add blinds to cover the tank to keep the glare off the TV that will be directly across from the tank in the room.
Wife and I moved into our new place with an option to put the reef tank in-wall with a fish room behind it. As of now, we are planning to have our 75G installed in the wall and maybe open up the wall more few years down the line when we decide to expand the aquarium.
The roadblock we have hit is deciding whether we want the aquarium flush with the wall or recessed in by 3.5" (width of the 2×4 behind the drywall).
I would like to ask all the reefers here who have their tank in wall, how do you guys have it installed, flushed in or recessed? is it just an aesthetic preference or is there more to it than just the looks.
Besides the change in installation method, the only advantage I see of having the tank recessed is so I can add blinds to cover the tank to keep the glare off the TV that will be directly across from the tank in the room.