I have my ideas, usually, I read up quite thoroughly before projects, but in this case, it was built spontaneously which I can now regret.
In the bathroom, I have a box that I thought of placing an aquarium on... then a box on top... to give the illusion that the aquarium is built into a mountain (tiles).
But... I have no real experience with aquariums, least of all how they should be constructed. The glazier groaned that it would be too narrow, cruel for the fish.
The box is currently 85 high, 110 wide, 30 deep. Then it was planned that the tiles would add 3-4cm as well.
The aquarium I thought could be maybe 90cm high and like the box otherwise.
But I could consider rebuilding the box, both increasing the height and depth of it.
Say a 90-high box then 80cm high aquarium should be enough. and change the depth a bit.. If there are suitable pumps and filters that have to stand nearby, then I could consider hiding it behind a plant, then the aquarium won't be quite as wide...
1. I am concerned about what dimensions I should stick to
2. I am wondering how the box above the aquarium should be designed so you can clean the aquarium, whether with hinges on the whole, or making a removable rim closest to the aquarium, and avoid moisture damage - maybe make the frame from aluminum instead of wood, but there are more things that can get damaged than that..
Feels like there are now many and messily formulated thoughts, a completely new subject for me, but would appreciate help =) Thanks in advance.
Or should I give up the whole project, build a low box with spotlights at the ceiling and place shampoo bottles and flowers on the box.. =/
One idea is to have the aquarium's top, i.e., the water surface, hidden by the upper cabinet's door/drawer front. I have a feeling the illusion will be better then. Tips, search on Google Images.
Otherwise, I dare not make any recommendations... Can't your glassmaker assemble the aquarium? He/she surely has suitable profiles and glue, I know others have had glassmakers build custom-built solutions.
Consider how you will be able to clean, because you have to... Otherwise, it will soon overgrow and look unkempt.
A bit unfair to the fish, well, it depends a bit on what type of fish you choose, there are fish that don't grow more than a few cm, so 10x body length is plenty of space.
Depending on the thickness of the glass chosen, you don't even need any profiles around the edges.
Letting the upper box cover the water surface with a couple of cm margin is probably a good idea. Some kind of ventilation at the top of the box is not a bad idea. I could imagine building the box in 2 parts is a good idea, the lower part with a built-in light strip, maybe 30 cm high and resting on the edge of the aquarium, and the upper part slightly larger that you can lift off to access and clean the aquarium when needed.
The lower part having some kind of hinges is probably good, so you can easily open the front to feed etc.
Since it's only 30 cm deep, an external filter might be a good idea. Do you have the possibility to place something behind a small door in the lower box?
Of course, you shouldn't give up! 30 cm depth isn't a lot, but you should stick to fish that thrive in this. Don't expect to be able to put any large catfish in the tank.
As already mentioned, an external filter is recommended... pretty much always! You should easily have room for it in the lower cabinet and have the hoses nicely integrated. Since this will be a custom-built tank, you can also decide where you want the inlet and outlet in the tank. And get nice fittings for this installed!
Exciting project! (just sold my 540L and it does make you a bit tempted again )
We also have a similar project underway and got a lot of tips and advice from Akvarielagret in Bromma. I also don't think 30 cm is too narrow if you don't have too big fish, but we were advised not to make the aquarium higher than the length of our arms. You should ideally be able to reach down and fix things on the bottom. Ours is 50 cm thick. We haven't built the aquarium itself yet either, but Akvarielagret builds to measure, so they will do it when we're ready. As for the "mountain" above the aquarium, you must be able to move it away when you need to fix things in the aquarium. We are planning a sliding wall, which slides down in front of the aquarium when we need to clean and fix. Then it slides back up again. We found fittings for this at Teofils, but we haven't built that wall yet either.
Another tip is to install a cabinet in the box below the aquarium for the pump, etc. Here are a couple of pictures of our project. First with the wet layers and then painted. We used painted wet layers around the entire aquarium.
Our aquarium also has an additional dimension - it should be visible both from the bathroom and the room outside.
Considering making a slimmed box above.
Install spotlights. Then the lower box can function as a decorative shelf with flowers or other things if you go crazy with the aquarium.
That way, I should avoid the problem with moisture, and be able to work with the aquarium and such.
All the electricity is already set up, I have an earth fault breaker, and running a discreet cable up there to power the aquarium should also be possible.
Doesn't this feel more sensible than building a big upper box to chase the impression that everything is built into the wall?
(note, very quickly drawn so take the number and placement of spots, etc., with a grain of salt)
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