Hello fellow reefers,
I will hopefully be starting a 150g upgrade over the next few months and I am debating on placing the sump/equipment into the garage which is directly on the other side of the wall where the tank will reside.
I am toying with the idea as I am shopping for equipment for the coming build. Main goals are noise reduction and ease of maintenance. As an added benefit, generally you can also have much larger sump capacity and large refugiums that would typically be limited in a stand.
The garage itself is finished and insulated (including the roll up door) but the space is not conditioned. Living in Palmdale, the garage can get as hot as 90 ish in the summer and as cool as 50 ish in the winter. I have researched pros and cons on this but was curious if there were any local So Cal reefers that have had success or horror stories to share.
Tank build is planned for SPS dominance with as much automation as is affordably possible.
Input/Opinions appreciated.
Thanks,
Jason
I will hopefully be starting a 150g upgrade over the next few months and I am debating on placing the sump/equipment into the garage which is directly on the other side of the wall where the tank will reside.
I am toying with the idea as I am shopping for equipment for the coming build. Main goals are noise reduction and ease of maintenance. As an added benefit, generally you can also have much larger sump capacity and large refugiums that would typically be limited in a stand.
The garage itself is finished and insulated (including the roll up door) but the space is not conditioned. Living in Palmdale, the garage can get as hot as 90 ish in the summer and as cool as 50 ish in the winter. I have researched pros and cons on this but was curious if there were any local So Cal reefers that have had success or horror stories to share.
Tank build is planned for SPS dominance with as much automation as is affordably possible.
Input/Opinions appreciated.
Thanks,
Jason