richard reynolds
August 2nd 03, 02:57 AM
> ok so, when i get some seriuos cash together....
start now
it never hurts and you can get somethings that wont change :)
> I am considering knocking out the wall between my kitchen & lounge.
woohoo always fun
> my dad is a builder so shouldnt be a problem... but am wondering if anyone
> thinks it would be doable to have say a 3foot highwall where the wall was,
> then on that build say a 7ft wide tank INTO the wall (there would then be a
> gap between the top of the tank & the cieling.
make sure you can get to some part of the tank for maintenance
> reason for this would be i would be able to watch the fish in both the
> lounge & kitchen.
of course :)
> however am wondering, if i had a purpose built tank, say 7ft long x 2 feet
> wide x say 3 feet high, we would be talking some serious mass of water.
314usg yea sounds good
> also how much would it cost to run the heater / filters etc for such a tank
> per month.
you didnt say what you were putting into this tank is it a FO or a FOWLR or reef, the
difference will be howmuch you save on filters but spend on lighting or the other way
around
> am guessing I would be looking at around £4000 / $6000 for summat like this
> initially.
that also depends on FO/FOWLR/reef though it sounds a little high its not out of bounds
for any of the 3, premium equipment costs $$$ though you can easily get by with while
still good but not premium
> do you guys think this is all realistic, or am a way out on the price, or is
> the size / weight not feasable.
go for it :)
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richard reynolds
start now
it never hurts and you can get somethings that wont change :)
> I am considering knocking out the wall between my kitchen & lounge.
woohoo always fun
> my dad is a builder so shouldnt be a problem... but am wondering if anyone
> thinks it would be doable to have say a 3foot highwall where the wall was,
> then on that build say a 7ft wide tank INTO the wall (there would then be a
> gap between the top of the tank & the cieling.
make sure you can get to some part of the tank for maintenance
> reason for this would be i would be able to watch the fish in both the
> lounge & kitchen.
of course :)
> however am wondering, if i had a purpose built tank, say 7ft long x 2 feet
> wide x say 3 feet high, we would be talking some serious mass of water.
314usg yea sounds good
> also how much would it cost to run the heater / filters etc for such a tank
> per month.
you didnt say what you were putting into this tank is it a FO or a FOWLR or reef, the
difference will be howmuch you save on filters but spend on lighting or the other way
around
> am guessing I would be looking at around £4000 / $6000 for summat like this
> initially.
that also depends on FO/FOWLR/reef though it sounds a little high its not out of bounds
for any of the 3, premium equipment costs $$$ though you can easily get by with while
still good but not premium
> do you guys think this is all realistic, or am a way out on the price, or is
> the size / weight not feasable.
go for it :)
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richard reynolds