Pros/cons of an in wall tank? Pictures of your setup please!

[Bruttall]

I am looking hard at their 310 gallon.

Planet Aquariums are a Master Designer and a Master Builder formerly of Oceanic. That 300g 8ft tank I posted pictures of is an Oceanic over 30 yrs old. the 310g has close to the dimensions of my tank. I think you'll love it.

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Planet Aquariums are a Master Designer and a Master Builder formerly of Oceanic. That 300g 8ft tank I posted pictures of is an Oceanic over 30 yrs old. the 310g has close to the dimensions of my tank. I think you'll love it.

My current tank is a Tideline AIO from planet and i absolutely love it. Being in north Louisiana, planet is not far from me.

 

[dochoot]

We are in the process of designing our new house build and my wife dropped a mind bomb on me. She said what if you had a whole office and put your tank in the wall? My mind was swirling at the potential dream fish room! Tank would potentially be a 8 footer! Would love to hear peoples experiences and pros and cons of having an in wall tank!! Thanks everyone!!

Exactly what I did! I will Post some pics.

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Exactly what I did! I will Post some pics.

Would love to see it!!

 

[dochoot]

I will this weekend. My builder joked that he was building a house around a fish tank. He was. Able to add extra drains around tank and in work room, electricians and plumbers were a big help. I do not have access from part facing entertainment area but in my office have a huge opening that I cover with retractable blind.

Only thing I would have liked different is have the overflow protrude out from the tank on the one short side that goes into wall that is non viewing. At the time, glass cages would not do.

I covered lots of the inside walls with marine paint. I would have done more such as add stuff like from shower walls for protection. Did that later on. Drywall will not hold up over time. Also had a big fan set up to vent outside. Definitely have a generator built in.

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Planning for, at the very least, a transfer switch in the main box so that I can run a generator. And thank you for how you prepped and did walls. The humidity and drywall has me concerned.

 

[dochoot]

Would love to see it!!

Can see the tank on 3 sides. The fourth side goes into a wall and small passage to go from tank to work room. used some space under a stair case.

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Can see the tank on 3 sides. The fourth side goes into a wall and small passage to go from tank to work room. used some space under a stair case.

Thank you!! That’s beautifully done!

 

[cilyjr]

The humidity and drywall has me concerned.

Cover the walls with FRP.