keeping a tank in your room

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  1. Reillysky3

    Reillysky3 Plankton

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    Odd question but is it actually safe to keep the tanks in your room next to your bed?
    I'm just wondering because of all the pumps and "germs" act would it be a concern
     
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  2. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    Mine's in my bedroom and I've had no problems.
     
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  3. KDtrey5

    KDtrey5 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    No it's fine
     
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  4. Nuebie

    Nuebie Peppermint Shrimp

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    I had a freshwater in my room for years. It's too hard for me to wake up with the hum of the pumps and sounds of water so it had to go!
     
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  5. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    I have had tanks in my bedroom for the last 15 years; healthy as an ox (an extremely healthy ox!).
     
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    Rawdogz Torch Coral

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  7. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    We used to have FOUR tanks in our room and one or two in each kid's room.

    To be honest, tanks are pretty free of pathogenic bacteria that humans can contract...in fact, the only one I can think of offhand is Mycobacterium marinarum, which requires you to have an open sore and stick it into the tank.
     
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