So until I can get my basement remodeled and turn it into my Fishroom, my dining room is my "semi-Fishroom" since when it's just me and my parents we normally eat in our family room (don't judge ). So since our dining room is only ever used on the holidays I decided to put some tanks in it. Right now it holds 2 of my 4 indoor tanks and will probably be getting another in it soon. It's basically my place to do work and enjoy some of my tanks. It's also great for fish since it's cool due to lack of electronics usage in it which is great for the tanks I have in it now (both are natives).
So, here's my concern. Even though it only gets used by anyone other than me on holidays that still means that it gets used a good 3-5 times a year. During that time there's 6 people in it at a time and 2-4 people in the room right in front of it. Now take it there are only this many people in here for a few hours a day only a few times a year if that makes a difference. Not only do I worry about weight being an issue since it's on the first floor (my garage is under it), I'm also worried about the fish potentially getting stressed with people walking in and out so much where as when it's just me in the room I only walk around every half hour or so and for the rest of the time I'm either looking at tanks or doing work.
I suppose I could cover all the tanks with skittish fish in them during holidays so that problem could be avoidable but I'm more concerned about the weight than anything else. What with 6 adult people and several tanks on a first floor room. So do you guys think the room can support enough weight for me to add more tanks or should I stop at the two I have in it now and find another place for any new tanks I setup?
If you can follow this, this is the order of the tanks I'd be adding into the room. Let me know when I should stop for either weight or electricity issues.
20 Tall (already setup in room). Whisper 40 air pump, 24" light.
30 Long (already setup in room). Whisper 40 air pump, 36" light.
20 Tall (I haven't set it up yet). Whisper 40 air pump, 24" light, potentially a heater if I do tropicals.
10 Gallon (I haven't set it up yet). Whisper 20 air pump, 20" light, potentially a heater is I do tropicals.
Fluval 6 Gallon (I haven't set it up yet). Everything Built in.
(Let me know if I could hold more than his many tanks (in my dreams right )
Hope you could follow that last part, I don't think the room could take many more tanks really but I'm no architect and I'm sure a lot of you on here could answer my concerns much better than I could try to.
So my final questions are. Is this room a good spot to be adding more than 2 tanks to? How many of the above tanks could I have in this room? Am I going to have any weight or electricity issues, if so at how many tanks would I run into these?
So, here's my concern. Even though it only gets used by anyone other than me on holidays that still means that it gets used a good 3-5 times a year. During that time there's 6 people in it at a time and 2-4 people in the room right in front of it. Now take it there are only this many people in here for a few hours a day only a few times a year if that makes a difference. Not only do I worry about weight being an issue since it's on the first floor (my garage is under it), I'm also worried about the fish potentially getting stressed with people walking in and out so much where as when it's just me in the room I only walk around every half hour or so and for the rest of the time I'm either looking at tanks or doing work.
I suppose I could cover all the tanks with skittish fish in them during holidays so that problem could be avoidable but I'm more concerned about the weight than anything else. What with 6 adult people and several tanks on a first floor room. So do you guys think the room can support enough weight for me to add more tanks or should I stop at the two I have in it now and find another place for any new tanks I setup?
If you can follow this, this is the order of the tanks I'd be adding into the room. Let me know when I should stop for either weight or electricity issues.
20 Tall (already setup in room). Whisper 40 air pump, 24" light.
30 Long (already setup in room). Whisper 40 air pump, 36" light.
20 Tall (I haven't set it up yet). Whisper 40 air pump, 24" light, potentially a heater if I do tropicals.
10 Gallon (I haven't set it up yet). Whisper 20 air pump, 20" light, potentially a heater is I do tropicals.
Fluval 6 Gallon (I haven't set it up yet). Everything Built in.
(Let me know if I could hold more than his many tanks (in my dreams right )
Hope you could follow that last part, I don't think the room could take many more tanks really but I'm no architect and I'm sure a lot of you on here could answer my concerns much better than I could try to.
So my final questions are. Is this room a good spot to be adding more than 2 tanks to? How many of the above tanks could I have in this room? Am I going to have any weight or electricity issues, if so at how many tanks would I run into these?