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i think the sump idea in the garage is a good one .two holes for the inlet/oulet going through the bottom of the cupboard would be fairly unobtrusive. also a sump would make maintenance very easy.
make the stand part of the under bench but youll also need some sort of ventilation , your boyfriend would be able to put suitable lighting in for you and some sort of sealer would help for inside the cupboard as nowdays its all chipboard .
access would be through the cupboard doors on the other side , benches are usually 900mm high so allow yourself 250 to 300 mm for top access under the bench
if you get really excited get a tap installed above the tank (just like a dishwasher tap) to make water changes easy
i think at least a 6 foot tank in that space would look good.
but overall you need to be able to see the tank from sitting on the lounge otherwise it wont be as much of a feature


ps keith , you are following me i start typing but you beat me to posting










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Heh...side note...it'd be helful if I actually looked closer at the photo rather than just oogle over the paint job.

When I bought my current house, a few of the floorboards were replaced because there was some damage to them, the floor was then refinished and you probably wouldnt know the wood was replaced unless you knew. And the house was built back in the 40's so it's not like it was new flooring :%).

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Having done a lot of interior/furniture/building design work I can see some very huge problems.

If you dont own the appartment as it is a biult in unit it will have to stay this will either add value or make it harder to sell.

Visibltity of the tank will only be appreciated when you are sitting on the floor as you will always be looking down and not at the tank.

You will have to make an lost space area for all the equipment, including an area where you can do all the regular feeding and cleaning etc.

Being in a bench it would be subject to a lot of virbration and noises from the bench top.

The closeness to the floor would also have a lot of passing traffic causing stress to some fish.

Wall units built in have far less problems.

Sorry to be so critical but I think you would prefer looking at all options weather they be good or bad.

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Keith

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This idea sounds amazingly familiar (*cough* adaaam*cough*) ....

Comments, not sure how helpful they'll be...

What type of floor do you have? Hardwood wont be all that hard to patch up I'd assume?, or just use it as a infloor planter ...I had some other idea about that but cant remember...

About the stand, I asked someone at work once and they commented that a stand should be @least 1' tall in order to fully distribute the ammount of weight. Dont forget the ammount of weight of people sitting on the bench as well as the tank itself.

Now as for the idea of the bench itself being a tank...same thing I argued with adam, how are you planning on watching them ....and why not use a tank for a table instead?
Okay not too helpful but I'm sleepy and wanna make sure I keep tabs on this project :%) sounds interesting!

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REALLY?
"Indeed."
IT MIGHT BE BEST, said Death, IF NEWS LIKE THAT DID NOT GET ABOUT. ~ Theif of Time [link=Terry Pratchett]http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link]

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