Here's another dumb question

I had a dozen tanks when we married, so my wife came into this with her eyes open. But there are a few pointers that I do follow.

1. Tanks do not dominate the area where they live. If the room is smallish, don't go overboard on tank size. Nor does the tank lighting dominate the room - too bright lights can kill the calm of a room and definitely makes the tank dominate the area.

2. Keep the glasses clean. It as amazing how this boosts the acceptance factor of a tank,

3. Never leave buckets, hoses, towels, gravel, test kits, filter media, etc. laying about. this a close corollary of #2. If you are neat around the tank, the tank is more acceptable. If you need the kichen sink for tank cleaning, don;t schedule this when you spouse is sheduled to be preparing for a party.

3b. Plan ahead. If necessary, when planing a tank, make sure you negociate a storage area to be used for all the items listed in #3 and a few more. The storage cabinet or closet is best tank-only, if this is at all possible. Shared storage with household cleaning supplies is IME dangerous.

4. Allow your significant other the reciprocal allowances - if have have tank space in living areas of the home, the SO can have comparable hobby space and funds, but under the same guidelines.

5. Scheme and plan. A tank room/hobby room is the best solution. It likely will not be instant gratification. but it allows storage and space which is not living area in the spouse's usual sense of the word. It is worth planning ahead.
 
I have 40+ tanks in my dinning room. I wanted to move them into the spare bedroom but my hubby thinks they are "cool"

<---- Needs $$$$ to build a real fishroom

Lisa
 
ONEPAWNUP....LOL

You had me on the floor w/your response....even my husband was hysterical.

I will consider your suggestion....NOT

I will somehow find a space, even if I have to get rid of something else....hubby maybe LOL
 
goldentiff said:
My husband gave me a 55 gallon for my B-day. Now he wants me to get rid of my 29 gallon. Says too many fish tanks in house.
My son has a 10 gallon w/red platys, tetras, african dwarf frog ghost shrimp and apple snail. I also have another 10 gallon that I use as a hospital tank.

My question is I noticed alot of posters have alot of tanks, how do you guys do it (do your homes look over-crowded w/tanks)?

Like I said stupid question and I wouldn't be surprised if either no replies are given or response is sarcastic but I am curious.
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not astuiped q. Well i like having lots a tanks.
 
goldentiff said:
I will somehow find a space, even if I have to get rid of something else....hubby maybe LOL
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O.k., I'll send you my wife, you bring your tanks here. :rolleyes: :joke:
If only I had been into fish keeping as a hobby before we were married :mad:

Only have the 92gal in living area atm. All the rest are in the basement.
Your hubby has been to a decent fish store with you hasn't he? And looked at all the beautiful fish? Might bring him over to the fish-side :)
 
I have currently 10 tanks set up in a townhouse. Live alone, so no complaining from anyone. I do have them kind of spread out, but I have the ultimate gravel vac 50' that will reach to each one. 8 of the 10 are on my main floor in two rooms though. It is nice to have that many.
 
55 gallon community, 20 gallon "ghost theme' tank (new), 5 gallon dwarf puffer tank, 2.5 gallon betta tank, 1 gallon snail tank, 10 gallon communty tank at work, 10 gallon QT tank on standby.... once a tank is in the house, its there to stay! My family hasn't figured out that the reason I bought the stand that I did for the 20 gallon high is because I can put another tank underneath! :dance:
 
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