Aquariums Near A Wood-burning Fireplace?

[Colin_BC]

Hi all. I'm in the middle of moving to a new place right now and am trying to figure out where all my tanks are going to be setup. I'm moving into basement suite that only has two possible rooms for tanks. In the living room there's a wood-burning firplace. On the right side of it there is exactly enough room to put either my 32G and stand or 29G and stand. My concern is that it's going to be within about 3-4 feet of the fireplace (to the side, not in front). We will be using the firplace occasionally, but so far we just use one of those crackling firelogs you can buy at the grocery store, which doesn't throw off too much heat. The only other room I can put tanks in is out front entry way, but it has relatively new laminate (wood) flooring and potential water damage worries me.

Does anyone else have an aquarium anywhere near a fireplace?

Colin

 

[TigerIssey]

I have a wood burning fireplace but my tank is across the room. I don't think heat would be a problem, however soot and ash would. The wall a fireplace is located on gets very dusty, I would be wary of a tank so near, we just cleaned our wall it was so sooty.

 

[annka5]

I've a woodburning stove which is used most evenings in the winter and throws out loads of heat. I have a tank about 6 feet or so from it, but the tank is bigger - 260 litres.
You'll find when you use the stove that most types take a while to heat up to full temparature, and even longer to cool down, so the fluctuations in tank temp shouldn't be too rapid.
The actual temperature near the stove shouldn't get high enough for long enough to cause most tropical fish to be particularly uncomfortable - does depend on what you keep.
If you put the larger tank there it would heat up more slowly, as it has more volume of water in it.
I find mine doen't blow smoke or ash out to the room, I think it's a good advantage over a stove compared to an open fire - they just aren't as messy. So long as the chimney is in a decent state, this shouldn't be anissue.

 

[TigerIssey]

It actually depends on the draw you have on the chimney, and where the house is located. We have a clear chimney, maintained aswell before fitting wood stove although the house is located in a valley. If the draw is not so good on some days, you will inevitably end up with dust and soot in the room. Even emptying the ashpan means you end up with some dust in the room. I would be wary too close, just think how air fresheners can affect your water quality.