Fish Closet

One of the essential items for the reef keeping tank is a Fish Closet. This is where you keep your testing kits, aquarium scrapers & sponges, excess tubing, left over egg crate, acrylic rods, fish foods, dosing chemicals (Alkalinity, Calcium, Magnesium, etc.), carbon, sump sponges, replacement pumps, refractometer, various tubing, digital thermometer, extra pH meter, plastic bags for fish, various containers for coral transport, towels and more towels for avoiding any oceanic spills and other materials you somehow inherit. (Water changing 5 gallon buckets, pumps and sump sponges are stored in the garage where they can dry out after each use).

Close the Fish Closet door, et viola; your visiting guests will only see your reef tank and have no true idea of how much maintenance is involved!

Stuff started piling up in a disorganized manner, so I decided to empty out my Fish Closet and reorganize.

I was using two old CD racks to hold various items. Nails were driven in the wall to hold maintenance tools.

The garage was being rearranged and this rack was made available.

Luckily, for me, it fits nicely in this under-the-stairs closet. Now, I can stuff it full of more junk!