I'm curious how people live with their tanks in their homes

[UK softy bloke]

I am curious and would like to start a thread about how people live with their tanks in their home. Where the display is located. Near a TV, in your living room, bedroom that kind of thing. How do you relax watching your tank? That kind of thing.

My tanks are in my living room on the opposite side of the room from the TV so I don't get distracted from watching them. I usually spend a good half hour to an hour laying on my couch watching the fish. And if I fall asleep doing this, its the best nap ever. In fact, I never nap in my bed.

Totally understand if you don't want to share pics of the inside of your home but here is mine.

Mines in an alcove right next to the couch, have to pull the couch away if I need to do a water change but I can sit right next to it. Never seen the point in having a tank in another room that you have to make the effort to go and see it unless it's a fish room where you can hide yourself away.

 

[KYnewbee42103]

Mines in an alcove right next to the couch, have to pull the couch away if I need to do a water change but I can sit right next to it. Never seen the point in having a tank in another room that you have to make the effort to go and see it unless it's a fish room where you can hide yourself away.

well said!

 

[xcountryx]

I'm sitting here laughing my butt off about the leaf blower and realized it was from 2019. First thought that came to mind was dang I'm missing out with just a Turkey baster

My tank is in my entry way. Easy to see from most parts of house and for anyone that comes over. Gotta be a show off right!

 

[elcapitan1993]

I have my 90 gallon mixed reef in my bedroom, the money I have spent trying to keep my tank quite is unbelievable

 

[IUSTINIAN75]

Where I sleep and where I do work ahah love the tank!the water flow from the tidal actually has improved my sleeping ahah still working on bottom doors not sure how I wana do them and to clean things up a bit

 

[kiran]

I have a 13.5gal a few ft from the side of my bed so I can lay on my side and watch it. I also have a 150gal that sits against the wall opposite of my bed so I can look at it while propped up against the beds backboard.

 

[WVNed]

I'm sitting here laughing my butt off about the leaf blower and realized it was from 2019. First thought that came to mind was dang I'm missing out with just a Turkey baster

My tank is in my entry way. Easy to see from most parts of house and for anyone that comes over. Gotta be a show off right!

I still have the tanks and the leaf blower.

The leaf blower is in the garage.

 

[nickm]

Ours is going in what the builder calls the great room. Our couches will be in front and the tv is on the opposite wall. Sitting at the dinner table we are able to see the tv and the reef tank. We are in the waiting stage for the tank to be built of course.

 

[flagg37]

Ours is going in what the builder calls the great room. Our couches will be in front and the tv is on the opposite wall. Sitting at the dinner table we are able to see the tv and the reef tank. We are in the waiting stage for the tank to be built of course.

Is that one of those “emperor’s new clothes” kind of reef tank?

 

[nickm]

Is that one of those “emperor’s new clothes” kind of reef tank?

Yeah I don’t get it. But if your asking who is making it then it’s Reef Savvy. 72”lx30”wx28”h

 

[flagg37]

Yeah I don’t get it. But if your asking who is making it then it’s Reef Savvy. 72”lx30”wx28”h

You’ve never heard the story of the emperor’s new clothes?

 

[nickm]

You’ve never heard the story of the emperor’s new clothes?

No i tried to look it up but nothing came up.

 

[biecacka]

I have one one each end of my living room. I just moved my whiskey room around and made a nice area for a frag setup.

Dayton Ohio? can we see the whiskey collection too? Haha

corey

 

[griffinsreef]

Mines in my bedroom lol! Got a 180 and a 25 gallon in here. Luckily they’re pretty silent!

 

[Nemo&Friends]

small fresh water in entry way, facing the stairs.
3 salt water tanks in the kitchen. only room big enough for them.

 

[Minhaj Qazi]

I am curious and would like to start a thread about how people live with their tanks in their home. Where the display is located. Near a TV, in your living room, bedroom that kind of thing. How do you relax watching your tank? That kind of thing.

My tanks are in my living room on the opposite side of the room from the TV so I don't get distracted from watching them. I usually spend a good half hour to an hour laying on my couch watching the fish. And if I fall asleep doing this, its the best nap ever. In fact, I never nap in my bed.

Totally understand if you don't want to share pics of the inside of your home but here is mine.

Dining Room Here.

 

[Minhaj Qazi]

Bedroom, I keep one eye on the tank and one eye on the tv

Nice tank. But u may like to Consider Covering Top light panel to Avoid Danegerous Light Spilling out for Eyes safety.

 

[Minhaj Qazi]

My view from the living room before I built the tank

Fishes view of the outside world

Beautiful

 

[nova65ss]

Mine is in our sunroom.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Living room next to the tv. Wanted another rimless, but the other half vetoed it where the current tank is due to tank lighting washing out the tv. So canopy it is. No water back when it was taken in March.