Mixing station bin

[Reef Jedi]

Hey!

I’m looking for a better solution for my mixing bin. I recently moved and lost my entire fish room I had in our old basement. In this basement I don’t have the greatest place to put a mixing set up except next to this bar area. My wife doesn’t like the “brute trash can look” so I’m looking for something with a better eye appeal.

This is the area I have to play with.

Links and mixing station pictures are welcome!

 

[jonelder68]

I don’t find any mixing bin pleasing to the eye if this was me I would build a cabinet to conceal it while blending it in with the house “decor”

 

[Acanthaopolis]

Maybe something like this?
https://www.ntotank.com/55gallon-du...SvsdL2C3BpdKd8GRIL84ytZdcr1_GNWhoCizMQAvD_BwE

 

[Fish Styx]

Maybe something like this?
https://www.ntotank.com/55gallon-du...SvsdL2C3BpdKd8GRIL84ytZdcr1_GNWhoCizMQAvD_BwE

I use two of these in my setup.

 

[JGT]

Hey!

I’m looking for a better solution for my mixing bin. I recently moved and lost my entire fish room I had in our old basement. In this basement I don’t have the greatest place to put a mixing set up except next to this bar area. My wife doesn’t like the “brute trash can look” so I’m looking for something with a better eye appeal.

This is the area I have to play with.

Links and mixing station pictures are welcome!

Nothings gonna look sexy. Looks like you have enough room there for a cabinet. I’d stuff it in one. Maybe add a granite/marble top and it can serve as a cutting board/ serving area. Or go super big and remove the wall and put the kegerator in there and mount the spigot on top of the counter.

 

[Reef Jedi]

Nothings gonna look sexy. Looks like you have enough room there for a cabinet. I’d stuff it in one. Maybe add a granite/marble top and it can serve as a cutting board/ serving area. Or go super big and remove the wall and put the kegerator in there and mount the spigot on top of the counter.

This is actually a good idea!

 

[Reef Jedi]

I use two of these in my setup.

These are actually really nice!

 

[jonelder68]

These are actually really nice!

Problem is unless a supplier is local shipping it’s about 3X the cost of the tanks themselves.

 

[Reef Jedi]

Problem is unless a supplier is local shipping it’s about 3X the cost of the tanks themselves.

Of course it is lol

Maybe I’ll check out tractor supply or something close. I don’t mind paying for shipping if things are reasonable lol

 

[gkprevite]

I 2nd the cabinet and countertop idea.

 

[Reef Jedi]

I think it’s really just the “trash can” look. I think if it looked more like a water container that may pass better.

There is some room under the bar area, enough to fit two mini fridges. Currently we have all the booze under there with shelf’s. I could do shelf’s on the wall instead and free up some of that room.

 

[jonelder68]

Go with the bar theme. You could make the mixing tank look like a brewery silo

 

[Reef Jedi]

Good with the bar theme. You could make the mixing tank look like a brewery silo

That’s a cool idea!

 

[dank.reefer]

You could use a water storage like this https://a.co/d/0aCXh0EA

and conceal it like this.

 

[Reef Jedi]

You could use a water storage like this https://a.co/d/0aCXh0EA

and conceal it like this.

This is a really cool idea!!

 

[dank.reefer]

You could use a water storage like this https://a.co/d/0aCXh0EA

and conceal it like this.

This is a really cool idea!!

Thanks. I live in a small 990 sqft. home, so I am always looking for multipurpose ways to utilize space and create more storage. My lady has been wanting me to build her a bench like that in our kitchen nook, without the water tank inside of course.....LOL

 

[TomTheSeagull]

But your wife has no problem with the Star Wars picture?

 

[Reef Jedi]

But your wife has no problem with the Star Wars picture?

It’s actually a puzzle we put together and framed! I did get to name our first child, his name is Luke. I was not allowed to name the second one lol

 

[Acanthaopolis]

If she is onboard with your Star wars and reef keeping hobbies then you sir have found a keeper