General question about large tank installation

[AlexKilpatrick]

I recently moved into a new house. I was hoping to find a house with an attached area for a fish room, but alas it was not to be.

Instead, I have an area in the living room which has an external wall which would be a good place for a large tank (~180). On the other side of the tank are the pumps which run the pool in the back yard.

I was thinking about enclosing that area and turning it into a fish room. The tank in the living room would be on a stand like normal, but all the plumbing would go out to the fish room. I would also open up an area so I could send air conditioned air into the fish room as well.

The fish room would serve three purposes -- one, it would allow me to handle and spills or floods by simply draining them outside. two, it would keep the majority of the noise outside, resulting in a relatively quiet main tank; three it would be much easier to work with the skimmer, pump, etc. in a room vs under the stand.

Does this all make sense? Am I missing any holes in this plan?

Thanks!

[alton]

Sounds like a good plan. The only question I would have would be "How long will you live at this location?" Homes with built in aquariums can sometimes have a hard time reselling.

[AlexKilpatrick]

Sounds like a good plan. The only question I would have would be "How long will you live at this location?" Homes with built in aquariums can sometimes have a hard time reselling.

That's one of the reasons why I am not building it into the wall. When we move, there will just be an outside enclosure for the pool pumps. I honestly don't see why people build tanks into walls anyway. It looks nice, but it seems like it would be a real pain to work on -- you wouldn't be able to see anything in the tank while you were working on it.

Can anyone recommend a good remodeling contractor for this kind of work?

[sampsonndelila]

There were a couple of tanks like this on the tour. I would do it if I had the ability. It seems like a good idea to me. BigBirds tank is or was set up that way.