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February 3rd, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| The Retreat
After plenty of thinking, planning and discussion with my wife, I'm going to turn our laundry room into an aquarium retreat. We call it the laundry room as that is the only place in our house that has hookups for a washer and dryer and no doubt it will still be called that even after the reorganisation. 
The room is about 18 feet long x 9 feet wide and was previously a carport that had been enclosed by a previous owner some time ago. I has a concrete floor with carpet over it, and although the floor isn’t 100% totally level, as our house was built in 1940, it’s pretty darn close to it.  All the other rooms in the house have carpeted wood floors and when anyone walks through the house, vibrations from the footsteps can go through the tanks and cause stress to the fish.  So, this makes it the best room to have the majority of our tanks in; some of which are already there.  Plus, it’ll get a much needed spring cleaning,  so please excuse the mess 
Below are pictures of the room as it is as well as a simple plan-view diagram of the room and how the tanks will be laid out when done. | 
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February 3rd, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Here is the diagram of how I want the tanks laid out | |
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February 3rd, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| That will be cool. Keep us posted in progress pics.  | |
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February 4th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| you're really detailed harley, not to mention thorough, I guess you have to be in the case of aquariums. Keep up the good work and keep us posted, its good to hear positive reports from other aquarists. | |
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February 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| It's a standstill at the moment as I sprained my left ankle the other day coming off a ladder but the swelling has gone down and I'm hoping I'll be able to put more weight on it by Monday.
Fingers crossed  | |
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February 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Hope you start to feel better, but I have to ask if you think the washer/dryer will make a lot of noise that may stress the fish in the room. Not trying to bring you down or anything just making sure you have everything planned out for the safety of the fish. | |
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February 9th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Hey not a problem with asking the question. That was actually a question my wife asked when we first talked about it.
To answer your question though, no, it will not bother them. With the floor being concrete and the tanks not being beside the washer/dryer I'm glad to say the fish won't be affected.
Noise and vibrations in the rest of the house are why I want all the tanks in the Fish Room and right now, 99% of the tanks are already there ; I just have to move the 30g but my Pearl/Red betta will be staying in my stepson's bedroom.
I also have to figure out how I'm going to repair the free 55g I got.  | |
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February 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Repair? | |
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February 10th, 2008
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| Yup, previous owner broke the plastic center brace, then screwed a length of timber as a quick fix. Have a look for yourself
I'm debating several ideas to remedy the quick fix.
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February 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| That looks like quite an interesting project! I wish I had a room dedicated to fish! Please keep us posted as to how it comes out. Do you already have your 450 gallon set up? What do you have in it? | |
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February 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| No Kate, the 450g is not up yet. It actually a different project that'll be started once I get the room cleared out.
If you want to you can read about it here | |
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February 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Sounds like a great setup! Have fun with it! | |
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February 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Swelling on ankle has gone down a lot now and today I put a little more weight on it ... err ... ouch! Still have to move gingerly but might be able to resume work on the laundry room conversion (light stuff) this weekend.
I think as long as I'm careful not to aggravate it I can get that far wall cleared.
[sigh]
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February 14th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| That's cool you should put a couch in there. What are you going to do with a 450 gallon? Saltwater reef? Please show a stocking list for that. | |
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February 19th, 2008
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| Didn't get much done over the weekend but I do have good news that I will be sharing by the end of this week ... yes I'm going to keep y'all in suspense about it. 
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