basement

[jack_uk90]

Hello i am thinking of moving rooms into a basement...is it wise to take a fish tank down there as well? As i know a tank needs some natural sunlight. The room is medium sized and the only natural light is through two glass double doors which lead out onto steps that go up to ground level. Is that enough or is there anyway or thing i can use to make up for this?

Thanks

Jack

 

[OCCFan023]

Im pretty sure it would be fine, tanks dont need natural sunlight (persay), it will be just fine with a hood light.

 

[Mushroomman]

Yeah its ok, I have some tanks in my basement.

 

[FroggyFox]

Yeah...you definitely dont NEED outside sunlight. Matter of fact unless you have live plants outside sun is probably bad because it can cause algae outbreaks and change the temperature of your water more than you want. If you have live plants and depend on the outside light for them to grow, they're probably not going to do too well with just your stock lighting on the tank.

 

[preggoguppo]

my one and only tank is in my basement and everything is fine, my plants are the best but thats because i dont have any special light or goos sorce of co2

 

[Cutlass]

Basements are good places for tanks. There's very little sunlight, the ground is sturdy, and the temperature tends to be much more stable day/night/year round since it's underground.

 

[Fish Friend]

yeah, basement is great for tanks, they dont need natural sun light, because that will just cause algae to grow more and make the temp warmer...

 

[f8fan]

yeah, basement is great for tanks, they dont need natural sun light, because that will just cause algae to grow more and make the temp warmer...

sounds pretty much the same as

Yeah...you definitely dont NEED outside sunlight. Matter of fact unless you have live plants outside sun is probably bad because it can cause algae outbreaks and change the temperature of your water more than you want. If you have live plants and depend on the outside light for them to grow, they're probably not going to do too well with just your stock lighting on the tank.

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[Cichlid-Man]

LOL thinking the same thing there F8....pretty much what Cutlass said too.

For the record and to add something useful to this thread, basements are also great for tanks because they usually have concrete floors and can support all the weight.

 

[Fish Friend]

maybe its coz i dont read ALL the posts ?

 

[f8fan]

maybe its coz i dont read ALL the posts ?

Perhaps you should....


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EDIT: And fish friend, I didn't mean to post this as a mockery to you. It's just sometimes it's very annoying and it wastes a lot of forum space for everyone to read a "new" post that is simply "I agree" type post that fifteen other members have already said in exactly the same manner. Heck, if I responded to every post that I agreed with like as an example "yes, I agree two plus two = four" with the response "My opinion is that two plus two = four" than I'd be a "Super Fish" too. If the question has already been answered with whatever you would have originally posted, then repetitive answers get annoying for message board users. No need for you to respond with yet another post. This is just a little friendly advise.

 

[fibrechunk]

The only bad side of putting a tank in the basement is if there is no windows at all. Some light is a good. I tried some fish down in my heater tank and found that they did alot better with alittle light then none at all. They also take 15 to 30 minutes after you turn the light on to eat.