Majorwld3
02/22/2007, 04:27 PM
Great news, my wife asked about us having a tank again.
A little history. We had a great 65 gallon rr tank, but sold it because of money needs, maintence issues, an impending house move, and our landlord not liking it. We moved and have started to settle in the new house. During the course of considering furniture and decorating issues, my wife asked if a nice sized room divider tank would be good between the kitchen dinner table and the den. It was one of those moments where you just take a deep breath and say "perhaps."
The planning will be a long process because I want to move slowly and plan ahead. There is currently a 4' high book shelf room divider with A WET BAR! Which means there is a plumbed water source and drain right there. There is also an electric outlet right there. Of course lots of rewiring and plumbing will be needed. I need to do planning drawing.
Which program do you guys use to do your sketches?
I did a little prelim measuring and the tank may be 5' to 6' wide. I just need to do a good plan on traffic flow around it, etc. The ceiling is 8 foot there so I do not yet know if I will extend the hood to the ceiling or not. I will need to research a structual engineer about the wieght and the floor. It will be hopefully close to the footing/cement wall of the den crawl space. I will post planning pictures.
Which structural engineer do you guys recommend?
Unfortunately, there are several significant budget items to do before I can start working on this. You don't know how tempting some of the full set up sales have been lately. But planning and timing are key. Then there is having the money.
Very excited,
Lane
A little history. We had a great 65 gallon rr tank, but sold it because of money needs, maintence issues, an impending house move, and our landlord not liking it. We moved and have started to settle in the new house. During the course of considering furniture and decorating issues, my wife asked if a nice sized room divider tank would be good between the kitchen dinner table and the den. It was one of those moments where you just take a deep breath and say "perhaps."
The planning will be a long process because I want to move slowly and plan ahead. There is currently a 4' high book shelf room divider with A WET BAR! Which means there is a plumbed water source and drain right there. There is also an electric outlet right there. Of course lots of rewiring and plumbing will be needed. I need to do planning drawing.
Which program do you guys use to do your sketches?
I did a little prelim measuring and the tank may be 5' to 6' wide. I just need to do a good plan on traffic flow around it, etc. The ceiling is 8 foot there so I do not yet know if I will extend the hood to the ceiling or not. I will need to research a structual engineer about the wieght and the floor. It will be hopefully close to the footing/cement wall of the den crawl space. I will post planning pictures.
Which structural engineer do you guys recommend?
Unfortunately, there are several significant budget items to do before I can start working on this. You don't know how tempting some of the full set up sales have been lately. But planning and timing are key. Then there is having the money.
Very excited,
Lane