IS IT OK

[suzie1]

To get a fish tank for the conservatory, is this an ideal place for fish, and also i want a tall one that goes from ceiling to floor. Where is the best place to look to get this done. thanks

[snags]

It may get to warm if in direct sunlight all day, although having said that if you're in the British Isles that probably won't be a problem...

[craft1948]

^ subtle.

[craft1948]

excuse me I have no stubble.........

[tamborine]

U got long arms for feeding?

[carlton23]

I wouldn`t advise it as like snags says, and also it would make the sides of the glass thick with algea due to brightness from the sun.

[B00]

Also if you get a tank that tall, you'll never be able to get to the bottom of the tank,and believe me, you'll need to!

What kind of tank anyway? Tropical? Coldwater? Marine?

[Vagrant]

Conservatories are inherently poorly insulated, so there will be an enormous temperature range - unless it's air-conditioned and has blinds, the fish will cook in summer. Unless it's well heated, the fish will freeze in winter. I can't think of a worse place to put fish.

[heathfield]

I don't think you know what you're letting yourself in for. Take an upright tank that's a metre wide, a metre deep, and two metres tall. That's two cubic metres of water which will weigh 2000 kg, or two metric tons. The glass has to have a safety factor built in. For the above tank it would require glass that's 30mm thick, and the glass itself would weigh just over another 1000kg, making a total weight of over three metric tons. That three tons would be sitting on a floor area of one square metre.
For a different size and shape of tank, you can work out the figures for yourself on a website such as this one...

http://www.theaquatoo...uilding-your-aquarium

[hammerman]

I've had many tropical fish tanks in my conservatory including a siamese fighting fish breeding project. During the winter, everything is fine.....shorter day lenghts and grey days make it a pleasure to have a tank out there with no algeas issues.

However, summer is a different thing. Even my north facing conservatory gets roasting hot and i start to get real bad algea problems.

If you plan a "floor to ceiling" tank, The advice Heathfield above has given is good. you can get those acrylic 6 foot deep columns but how will you get to the bottom of the tank to get the algea, dead fish and other stuff out ?

The thickness of glass needed for such a deep tank would make the price too much too.....you'd be talking thousands of pounds.

[suzie1]

No Know - whats ur problem?

[suzie1]

thanks for your interesting response people, i have decided not to have it now, as you are right and after a few other queries found that it wouldnt be feasible in the conservatory.