How to set up a reef aquarium - PART 3 - Positioning the aquarium aquarium.

How to set up a reef aquarium - a beginners guide. PART 3 - Positioning to the aquarium.

Introduction to setting up a reef aquarium, by James Goodchild at Salty Revolution.

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PART 3 - Positioning the aquarium.

BASIC ADVICE

Ensure the tank is on a study piece of furniture, that will not be damaged by water. Avoid putting the tank near doorways, windows, heat sources, or where it will get exposed to daylight. Avoid walls opposite to a TV, and anywhere where it may be bumped, or, near speakers. Ideally a nice quite shadowed corner next to your favourite armchair is ideal.

JAMES SAYS

So one of the things you need to look at when you're positioning your tank is to make sure that whatever piece of furniture you're going to put it on is going to be sturdy and able to take the weight of what you want to do. Tanks can be quite heavy. And that can do quite a lot of damage to furniture. As well as needing to watch out and make sure that it's sturdy enough, you need to also make sure the water isn't going to damage it with all the humidity as well. Because some woods like oak and things will soak up moisture quite easily. So that is particularly something to take into account too.
You also need to put it away from sources of heat, cold and daylight too, so don't put it near open fires, cold drafts, or doorways. Avoid facing onto a TV or flickering TV screen can spook fish. It is best placed on a wall at an angle to the TV on rather than a wall facing directly onto the TV. Also trying to avoid putting it near speakers or other sources of vibration. If you've got somewhere where you often lump down heavy shopping as you come in through the door. That wouldn't be a good place.
Also, you want to avoid it where you get some shocks of light as well. So a little bit of daylight coming through a curtain or something like that is okay. But you don't want to get a full sun really it's gonna make a lot more work for you. It's going to get darker and lighter as the sun moves around throughout the year as well. So try and face the tank towards the north side if possible.
You also want to make sure it's somewhere where it's not going to get a lot of possible chemical contamination to the tank. So avoid things like near sliding patio doors out into a garden, windows face onto open fields where they plough for crops, plant crops, things like that. If you've got some plants around the window that flower pollen can be polluting the tank, or facing onto a neighbour's fence or something like that. If they're spraying insecticides or pesticides. Definitely avoid anywhere like garages where you're going to be able to where you might use paint. Not a hobby room where you're using a lot of paint or fumes or solvents or anything that glues anything like that is going to possibly poison the tank. Ideally, a nice quiet corner in the corner of your sitting room out of light.
But the most important thing on the wall is to put it next to where you spend the most time. So if you spend much time at your computer, put it there. If you spend your time in the living room or sitting watching TV putting it next to your favourite armchair is a great idea. You know there's a lot of time and effort goes into maintaining your aquarium. So you want to make sure that it's right next to you. Because the more is near you, the more attention you're going to pay for it, the more enjoyment you're going to get from it and the more likely you are to spot small problems before they become a major problem. As well as avoiding sources of heat and light and vibration and ensuring it's near your favourite spot.
Not near windows, near doorways and sat between your favourite armchair and the wall is a perfect little spot for it to be.

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That’s all for PART 3, in PART 4 we look at Filtration the aquarium.