Re: [APD] Planted tank in a room with wood flooring

[Vaughn Hopkins <hoppycalif at yahoo_com>]

When I installed my 120 gallon tank in my family room, with an oak 
floor, I planned ahead to eliminate the possibility of big water  
spills.  I put in hard plumbing and valves to make water changing spill 
free.  I made my stand so the tank sat in a recess that was relatively 
water tight, with a drain hole in the middle and a tube from there to a 
sump under the tank, which had a drain hose permanently attached to 
drain outdoors.  The result was that in about 4 years with that tank I 
never had more than drops of water spill on the floor.  The sump drain 
worked the only time I had an under the tank leak in the filter 
plumbing.  It was well worth the effort.

Vaughn H.

On Thursday, January 5, 2006, at 05:51 PM, xicotenco wrote:

> Planted tank in a room with bamboo flooring
>
> Good day and happy new year to you all,
>
> I'm planning to place a 90 Glls aquarium in my
> living room with an all glass pine stand,
> I had placed  strips of felt pads under need the
> stand to avoid scratching the floor surface, but
> now I'm wondering what to do besides having a towel
> handy to protect the floor from inevitable water
> spills.
>
> Those anybody there has experience to with large
> aquariums placed in wood floors to share.
>
> Thanks and Kind Regards
> Mario
>
>
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