Morangus
Aquarium Advice Regular
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2013
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So I'm looking to get into the hobby... Have only had freshwater tanks previously but as a certified advanced open water / specialty night diver Thru PADI, I've always wanted to get into the hobby but have always been put off due to cost... That will be changing soon and I'm getting ready to start remodeling my house. With that being said I'm looking to put in a 300 gallon tank, viewable from 3 sides as its going to be part of the wall as well... One side will be my bedroom, other side will be the family room. It will sit on a stand that sits on a concrete slab. Because this is going to be my bedroom, and the fact that I'd like to have more then just one sump for water changes and giving more water in the system for stability, I'm looking to make a fish room about 30 to 40 ft from the display tank. My question is, I see everyone running their flow from the tank downward, but has anyone run their pipes upward. Say through a drop ceiling into a different room? I can't put in a raised floor and I'd prefer to not cut up the concrete slab to lay pipes... I can run the pipes through the wall because the doorway is at the end of the display tank which is going to be part of the wall and the opposite wall has a fireplace. Any thoughts or suggestions?