Building a fish tank mechanical room

ILikeWaffles

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Looking for advice/suggestions. Building out a mechanical room the space I have is 8’x6’. The display tank is directly above the mechanical room about 12-15’ of head I’ll need to cover with the pump.

I have never built out a mechanical room looking for advice on what equipment people have or wish they had in theirs.

Thanks in advance.
 
I don't have one but you're gonna want a floor drain from some of the horror stories I've heard.
 
Dry erase board to track maintenance.
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WHAT KIND OF SUBSTRATE ARE YOU RUNNING ON YOUR TANK?

  • Bare bottom

    Votes: 5 23.8%
  • A shallow bed of fine sand

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • A shallow bed of coarser sand

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • A deep sand bed

    Votes: 3 14.3%
  • Mixed substrate or varying sand depth

    Votes: 5 23.8%
  • Some other substrate (posted in the comments)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I don’t have a reef tank yet

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