Hello all,
New to the forum, just moved into a new house and starting to get my 55 gallon freshwater tank set back up after a few years of having no fish! I searched for an answer to my question but didn't see one, but please point me to it if it's been answered before.
On the other side of the wall behind my aquarium is the laundry room. Which means that there is both a hot and cold water pipe, as well as a drain just inches away through the drywall.
How can I best use this to my advantage? I'm thinking having a drain right next to the tank would be great both for water changes and possibly leak protection. The water source could be useful to not have to carry buckets of water around.
Anybody done anything like this? Have any pointers about what type of fittings and such to install?
Obviously, I am willing to cut a hole in the wall and do general plumbing and drywall work as needed. I am fairly handy at that sort of thing.
The aquarium is currently empty, so now's the time to do any work like this!
Thanks for any help,
Russ
New to the forum, just moved into a new house and starting to get my 55 gallon freshwater tank set back up after a few years of having no fish! I searched for an answer to my question but didn't see one, but please point me to it if it's been answered before.
On the other side of the wall behind my aquarium is the laundry room. Which means that there is both a hot and cold water pipe, as well as a drain just inches away through the drywall.
How can I best use this to my advantage? I'm thinking having a drain right next to the tank would be great both for water changes and possibly leak protection. The water source could be useful to not have to carry buckets of water around.
Anybody done anything like this? Have any pointers about what type of fittings and such to install?
Obviously, I am willing to cut a hole in the wall and do general plumbing and drywall work as needed. I am fairly handy at that sort of thing.
The aquarium is currently empty, so now's the time to do any work like this!
Thanks for any help,
Russ