Just wondering is there a such thing as to many tanks??

[kroxabp]

Hey all,

Thought it would B interesting to kno if you guys thought there can B to many tanks in your home.. The reason I ask: I stay in a 1 bedroom apt. And currently have 2 tanks(115 gal 6'long soon to B replaced with 180+ and a little 29gal molly breeder in a corner by the computer desk) and I have a 50in space on the other side of the computer where I been thinking of adding another 4ft tank or this stand someone want to sell me with to 4foot tanks on top and bottom.. Is that crowding my apartment 700 sq foot apt or what your thoughts... And you can post a list of the tanks u have around your places(how many, what areas, sizes,any plans for more, etc...) Would love to here!

 

[rgonzales]

No such thing as too many tanks as long as you dont can maintain them and still find joy in it. Currently i stay in a 2 bedroom apt and have 3 tanks a 240 in my living room, a 20h sitting next to it, and a 25 in my room. Plans are to upgrade the 240 to a tank with at least an 8x3 footprint within a year

 

[kroxabp]

Awesome I was thinking the same I would love maintaining every tank and knowing they were all healthy and great looking and have ppl come see how they would look at there best health when they came to my place.. Thanx for your input

 

[Kaosu]

I have 7 tanks in my bed room 65,40,30,20L, 20L, 10, and 7 . I ran out of space and started building wracks up ^_^

..11 tanks up in all 290 gallons total...and I want more!!

I still have room in my bedroom for a bed..3 cats a dog and a comp desk.....>.> im sure I have space for another one somewhere...I just have to figure out what i don't need...like the TV..it went away.

 

[Fat Homer]

I agree, its never too many till you stop enjoying the hobby or you can't keep up with maintenance of the tanks...

Otherwise, i would say, as long as you have the space, time and money, then why not?

Personally i've reached my limit with 4 tanks... 1X 10G feeder tank, 1X 25G Paludarium, 1X 60G Tank and 1X 200G tank... although in the future when my polleni passes away i'll be moving the fish from my paludarium into the 60G and turning it into a planted tank... so will be down to 3 tanks...

 

[kroxabp]

I have 7 tanks in my bed room 65,40,30,20L, 20L, 10, and 7 . I ran out of space and started building wracks up ^_^

..11 tanks up in all 290 gallons total...and I want more!!

I still have room in my bedroom for a bed..3 cats a dog and a comp desk.....>.> im sure I have space for another one somewhere...I just have to figure out what i don't need...like the TV..it went away.

Lol sounds like a pretty big bedroom.. But it must b great and relaxing to jus lay in the bed and watch all of them..

 

[kroxabp]

I agree, its never too many till you stop enjoying the hobby or you can't keep up with maintenance of the tanks...

Otherwise, i would say, as long as you have the space, time and money, then why not?

Personally i've reached my limit with 4 tanks... 1X 10G feeder tank, 1X 25G Paludarium, 1X 60G Tank and 1X 200G tank... although in the future when my polleni passes away i'll be moving the fish from my paludarium into the 60G and turning it into a planted tank... so will be down to 3 tanks...

Yea I think 4 would B my max limit to if I can obtain the double rack tank I was talking about.. Great feed this thread shuld include pics now of the tanks around the house

 

[Gill Blue]

when the floor collapses.

 

[1bigdovii]

Aint found a limit yet allthough i may be near it currently either 13 or 14 tanks running I forget. 5 are over 100 gallons. That doesnt include my reptiles.

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[wrslrcichlid]

Well, as others have mentioned there are really three limiting factors on the number of tanks.

1. Space available. Pretty obvious one, but whenever you run out of space you run out of space. You can stack or do whatever sometimes, but how much space you have is sometimes up to you. How cluttered of an apartment do you want? Personally, my limit is two in my bedroom apartment: my 125g Malawi tank and my wife's 75g turtle tank. I do have another 125g that is empty at the moment because I am moving soon.

2. Willingness/Time to do maintenance. If you aren't able or willing to take care of more tanks then you have reached your limit.

3. Floor's load limit. From the sound of it, this is the main one you need to look into and think about. Are you on the ground floor or is there a basement or floors below you? Can you determine where the load bearing wall(s) are, what is the floor made out of, etc.? In my apartment each floor is made of steel joists and concrete, and the outer apartment walls are all brick. So, basically with my number of tanks I don't have to worry about anything - but I'm not sure at what point you have to think about the floor's ability to hold the weight.