Since I've gotten my 75 gallon, my 5th tank, I've been dreaming about moving into a real house instead of our crappy trailer house because I just cannot fit any more tanks into the house! Nevermind that I'm not sure that the floor could even hold any more tanks, lol.
I keep thinking back to my childhood home with it's concrete slab floors, all one level, with a large living room that could be easily converted to a fish room. It was the front room of the house. If you went to the right, you went into the kitchen and laundry room. If you went forward and slightly right, the bathroom. Forward and slightly left, you went into the office which connected the back of the house with a large TV/rec room and then into either the garage or the master bed and bath. And finally, if you went far left, you got to 2 bedrooms.
The concrete slab means that I'd be able to put almost any size tank in there without much trouble. Plus, the proximity to the bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room means many options for draining and refilling the tanks. And, perhaps best of all, the whole room could be devoted to fish tanks and make an awesome first impression for the whole house! I could easily fit several largish tanks into that room, especially if I left the wall between the kitchen and living room rather than knocking it down. Or, I could use the TV/rec room or one of the smaller bedrooms as a fish room. But, I think that first living room would be perfect. :evil_lol:
I'd probably put a 180 gallon tank on the left wall (should be about 6ft, and wall is more like 15). On the front wall (where the front door is) I could probably have 2 75-gallon tanks. On the right wall (kitchen side) I could easily fit a 4ft 90g tank or a few smaller ones on racks for grow out/breeders. I think I'd leave the final wall (the one that you see first as you walk in the front door) without any tanks since they would be vulnerable to the walk through traffic, I think. I might even have a round tank right in the middle of the room. Like this one. Of course, I'd also have to win the lottery or something to get enough money to do that! But, it's my dream.:silly:
What's your dream setup? If you could design a floor plan or whatever, how would you?
I keep thinking back to my childhood home with it's concrete slab floors, all one level, with a large living room that could be easily converted to a fish room. It was the front room of the house. If you went to the right, you went into the kitchen and laundry room. If you went forward and slightly right, the bathroom. Forward and slightly left, you went into the office which connected the back of the house with a large TV/rec room and then into either the garage or the master bed and bath. And finally, if you went far left, you got to 2 bedrooms.
The concrete slab means that I'd be able to put almost any size tank in there without much trouble. Plus, the proximity to the bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room means many options for draining and refilling the tanks. And, perhaps best of all, the whole room could be devoted to fish tanks and make an awesome first impression for the whole house! I could easily fit several largish tanks into that room, especially if I left the wall between the kitchen and living room rather than knocking it down. Or, I could use the TV/rec room or one of the smaller bedrooms as a fish room. But, I think that first living room would be perfect. :evil_lol:
I'd probably put a 180 gallon tank on the left wall (should be about 6ft, and wall is more like 15). On the front wall (where the front door is) I could probably have 2 75-gallon tanks. On the right wall (kitchen side) I could easily fit a 4ft 90g tank or a few smaller ones on racks for grow out/breeders. I think I'd leave the final wall (the one that you see first as you walk in the front door) without any tanks since they would be vulnerable to the walk through traffic, I think. I might even have a round tank right in the middle of the room. Like this one. Of course, I'd also have to win the lottery or something to get enough money to do that! But, it's my dream.:silly:
What's your dream setup? If you could design a floor plan or whatever, how would you?
Inhabitant wise, if it were legal, I would love a huge tank with some snakeheads. :whistle: Channa barca are especially nice, of course. I would even settle for a smaller tank with some dwarf snakeheads.
