Help design my fish room

nailbender

nailbender

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I'm getting closer to setting up my 250 to where I would like to plan out my fish room.
The tank will be on the main floor, sump etc. in the basement. Basement is unfinished so I can pretty much do what I want.
I would love to hear about your fish rooms, what works, what doesn't. I used 35 gal. mixing tubs wish I had gotten 65 etc.
I put my sump on the floor wish I had raised it up a couple of feet so I don't bend over so much etc.
Pictures with details would be great, or links to good build threads.
There are a lot of great brains on this forum I would like to pick them. Why reinvent the wheel.
Thanks,
Rick
 
You should build a raceway out of 2x4s plywood and cinder blocks then put pond liner in it and grow mangroves and coral in it. It would act as a filter/frag tank! :D
 
Smith11 said:
You should build a raceway out of 2x4s plywood and cinder blocks then put pond liner in it and grow mangroves and coral in it. It would act as a filter/frag tank! :D
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I love the idea!

Just go for as much water volume as you can go for. Try to maximize the refugium if you plan on having one. I'm a fan ou keeping everything off of the floor at least 6".
 
You should host a BBQ at your place and invite us all to discuss this in person. Being two youtube courses short of a certificate in marine biology and fish keeping, I am practically an expert. That is my advice.


Can't wait to see the pics!!!
 
Seeing this is going into a basement, I'd think you'd want to put it into an area that's easy to keep dirt and dust out of.
 
I have read about people having trouble with lenghty runs of pipe from a display to a sump... try and keep the distance from display to sump as short as possible. Don't remember what exactly the problem was but I believe it was something to do with algae er uh really I don't remember... it was a build thread by a fella named Geoff on thereeftank.com, perhaps it was something about debree eventually getting stuck in the pipes and polluting you tank.... http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f6/the-rebuild-begins-63881.html?highlight=geoff+build+thread think this is it
 
Id look into using correct pipe for your pump thats what i made sure i did pn my new tank also built stand for sump and will have my fuge above that like to not bend over as much as well im also gonna seal the extra space around holes in floor to reduce sound and vibrations pump in internal so im using rubber mat around stand to help as well as below the stand i used drylock paint on both stands and poly something to help waterproof it good luck this is going to be fun fyi when drilling thru floor use two hands and not alot of pressure when you punch through your fingers are the only thing stopping the dril lol ouch!!!!!
 
I highly recommend keeping your fishroom away from your workshop tools. I am packing mine up today and all my tools are coated in rust on the side that was against the pegboard. I guess it shouldn't be a surprise since I'm pumping about 2 gallons of water into the air a day, but as I design my next one in the new house I'm definitely taking that into consideration. Perhaps a little clean room made of plastic sheeting and 1by with a humidistat controlled vent fan. . .
 
Rick,
A very expensive lesson I learnt was ventilation for tanks in basement.
Moisture & high humidity will certainly get to your equipment (Firnace, Water heater, Washer & Dryer). Set up your fish tank farthest away from the equipment to prevent rusting.
You have seen my setup, I had to have my furnace mother board replaced, water heater replaced & all my duct work shows rust. I'm now running a exhaust vent to the outside being very cautions of negative pressure.

Setup your tank where you can vent the moisture pretty easily.


Oops, never realized this was an old thread! Still the information pointed out applies.
 
Wow!
Thanks for the tips. It has been up and running since Nov. and I absolutely love having it in the basement, with the display tank on the first floor. I'll work on getting a picture up with some descriptions.
Rick
 
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