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From: richard@gryphon.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Re: Tank Location
Message-ID: <2481@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: Fri, 4-Dec-87 03:01:35 EST
Article-I.D.: gryphon.2481
Posted: Fri Dec  4 03:01:35 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 8-Dec-87 06:19:08 EST
References: <4768@sol.ARPA>
Reply-To: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton)
Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
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Summary: away from drafts and out of the direct sunlight

In article <4768@sol.ARPA> becker@cs.rochester.edu (Tim Becker) writes:
>Well, all this talk about big tanks (bigger than my 20 gal long) has
>got me *wanting* a bigger tank.  Where do you folks keep your
>55/100/etc gallon tanks?  I kind of like my tank in a living area where
>I can enjoy it, but my living room couldn't handle another piece of
>furniture the size of a loveseat.  Does anybody keep their tank in the
>basement?  Spare bedroom?

When I lived with my parents, I kept about 5 tanks upstairs
in my bedroom. Until I had a little "accident" and 10 gallons
of water slowly found it;s way onto the hardwood floor
during the night (I had wondered what all that damn creaking
was) and thouroughly destroyed it.

Dad had a little talk with me, along the lines of:

"Son, you and I are going to build you a fishroom"

So, for about 7 years I had about 18 tanks in a 10' by 10'
room. If I had to do it again, I'd put a drain in the middle
of the floor and pipe runing water into it.

Eventually of course, we all leave the nest, and now I live in an
apartment. 1 bedroom for my wife and I and the other one for the 13
fishtanks I had running. See, we had a kid. Down to 7 tanks
immediatly to make room.

Now kiddo is 18 mos, and dammit, he got my fishroom. My remaining 3 tanks
are in the living room. The rest are empty, in the garage.

I once bought a 100 gallon tank for $50 with the bottom glass cracked.

You can't put one of THOSE in an apartment. Weighs almost a ton when 
filled. It's still in the garage.

One day.

>
>Tim Becker.
>becker@cs.rochester.edu or ..!rutgers!rochester!becker


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