Coffee table aquarium?

[comycus]

Anyone toyed with the idea of setting up coffee table aquarium before? Something like this...

[comycus]

I know there are many constraints, like lighting, salt splash, skimmer, filtration etc.

Just day dreaming here... nice concept right? Will toy around with it in my mind to see the feasibility

[dachkie]

I know there are many constraints, like lighting, salt splash, skimmer, filtration etc.

Just day dreaming here... nice concept right? Will toy around with it in my mind to see the feasibility

actually its not tough, the idea is a very low cabinet and shallow tank with a glass or acrylic lid, no lightings and the only corals you can keep are sponges and sun corals, the sump will be hidden in the cabinet.

a friend of mine used to have 1 and all he kept inside is a blue ribbon eel that slides all over the place , no big rocks , just a few small pieces here and there to give a beach sandbed look

[comycus]

actually its not tough, the idea is a very low cabinet and shallow tank with a glass or acrylic lid, no lightings and the only corals you can keep are sponges and sun corals, the sump will be hidden in the cabinet.

a friend of mine used to have 1 and all he kept inside is a blue ribbon eel that slides all over the place , no big rocks , just a few small pieces here and there to give a beach sandbed look

yeah I was thinking this would be great for keeping a NPS tank like SLCW's.

Cannot build low cabinet la... the idea is the tank is the coffee table itself. Maybe pump out water to a refugium (tt can act as a side table ) to filtrate, skim and chill. And build some sort of fake floor platform to hide the pipes. wah idea... Gonna try to explore this in future when I get my own house.

[dachkie]

yeah I was thinking this would be great for keeping a NPS tank like SLCW's.

Cannot build low cabinet la... the idea is the tank is the coffee table itself. Maybe pump out water to a refugium (tt can act as a side table ) to filtrate, skim and chill. And build some sort of fake floor platform to hide the pipes. wah idea... Gonna try to explore this in future when I get my own house.

but if you believe in fengshui , then its not a very good idea especially if its the main table in the living room , just my 2 cents

[comycus]

but if you believe in fengshui , then its not a very good idea especially if its the main table in the living room , just my 2 cents

WAAAH really ah? then cannot le... so sad. Maybe can consider as a side table instead.

[teebs]

WAAAH really ah? then cannot le... so sad. Maybe can consider as a side table instead.

Do as a dining table lor...

[comycus]

Do as a dining table lor...

cannot la... how to eat fish when you got live swimming fish staring at you?

[jackywongto]

Do as a dining table lor...

If you believe in fengshui, dinning table also cannot.

Dining table symbolizes your career.

Need to get those heavy sturdy wood. Very strong and stable ones.

[dachkie]

If you believe in fengshui, dinning table also cannot.

Dining table symbolizes your career.

Need to get those heavy sturdy wood. Very strong and stable ones.

yup haha , use chengai dinning table , strong and indestructable

[teebs]

Use Bullet Proof Glass...Super indestructable...

[teebs]

cannot la... how to eat fish when you got live swimming fish staring at you?

Cannot eat fish...then eat lobster lor...

[jackywongto]

Use Bullet Proof Glass...Super indestructable...

wahahaha.... u quite a TC king.... funny

[peong]

I'm going to setup one similar, but instead of top glass, mine mayb will have side arm surrounding the tank for coffee n tea.

My tank size is 2.5ft x 2.5 x 1.5H, tank already made but no time to continue as my new job is too busy...

[comycus]

I'm going to setup one similar, but instead of top glass, mine mayb will have side arm surrounding the tank for coffee n tea.

My tank size is 2.5ft x 2.5 x 1.5H, tank already made but no time to continue as my new job is too busy...

v. cool idea bro pls update us on your build in future! Just need some precaution maybe to prevent stuff from dropping in? Like if you were snacking there on chips and it drops into the tank... heh

[peong]

My tank photo...

[teebs]

wahahaha.... u quite a TC king.... funny

Of course must TC TC a bit lah...