oakes Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 hi, i am enclosing the area under an internal staircase and am working on a design for an inbuilt aquarium and cupboards. I will have to have the tank custom made as due to the space available the size is not standard. It will be 900mm wide x 850d x 640h. The bottom of the tank will be 870 off the ground, which makes the top of the tank about 1510 high (almost my eye level). I will have access into the top of the tank from 2 sides. One side is blocked by the staircase, the other by the wall behind. I like the idea of the tank being reasonably high so the fish are almost at eye level but wonder if it will be a nightmare to clean and maintain. It might be difficult to get to the bottom of the tank, especially towards the enclosed corner. I would appreciate any comments from other people who have installed tanks in similar situations. cheers Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaZ Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 That's very similar to my tank 900x900x600high. Mine is set into a corner and yes, reaching the back corner is nearly impossible. I have a stronger-then-needed pump running my filter and that seems to stir some of the gunk off the bottom and keep things clean. When things get too bad I just use a long bit of conduit attached to a hose to syphon from the hard-to-reach places. Build a weir into your back corner and hide all your filtration below. It will be a great looking tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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