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Good news for the fish room! So I never got to putting the drywall up last Sunday. My parents aren't much help (health issues) so they can't do too much labor intensive work for too long, and my friends were all busy, of course! So my dad called his brother today and he will be coming by my house tomorrow to help with the drywall! I will have to move all my tanks out of the way so they don't get pushed off the rack and break. It's about time I FINALLY get this drywall up LOL. After the drywall is up and finished, I'm going to get the last 3x 20L, drill and plumb them all to a main pvc drain pipe, get and install the utility sink and I'll finally be ready for fish! The 40B row will be worked on after the 20L are done.
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Not so good news. The drywall has yet to be installed -.- when my uncle came over, we were discussing how my parents want to install security cameras at the house (very busy corner and lots of accidents). So he told me that before we an install the drywall, we'd have to get the cameras and install them first and hen do the drywall. So now we're just waiting to get the cameras and install them and then we can do the drywall. Crazy how all these small little hiccups can just delay things so much.
On the flip side, I did order some more things I need for the fishroom. I got the last of the bulkheads for the tanks yet to be bought, 6 more sponge filters, one more diamond coated hole saw bit, more PraziPro (ran out), and a new light for my 10 gallon tank (the stingray I have isn't growing my plants at all). All of these should be here within the next couple of days to a week
On the flip side, I did order some more things I need for the fishroom. I got the last of the bulkheads for the tanks yet to be bought, 6 more sponge filters, one more diamond coated hole saw bit, more PraziPro (ran out), and a new light for my 10 gallon tank (the stingray I have isn't growing my plants at all). All of these should be here within the next couple of days to a week
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Boring update for you guys. So we finally got the security cameras from amazon on Thursday I think it was. I called my uncle to see if he'd be able to come this weekend to help me install them but he couldn't. So next weekend he said that he'd come over to help me install them. Once those are up and running, the sheet rock will be next. I'm going to see if he can help me put it up the same day hehe. My dad wants to put sheetrock on the entire ceiling in the basement but we're definitely starting where the fish rack is, that's most important lol (my mom wants my tanks in the dinning room out, except the 75g). I also totally forgot about getting the utility sink for water changes. I have the sink saved in my cart on Home Depots website. I will probably buy that within the next couple of weeks (fish room funds are running low) and have it installed by the guy that's renovating my bathroom. Fish room building is an expensive ordeal but it will be so worth it in the long run.
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It's been a long time since an update so I figured I give you guys one. THE SECURITY CAMERAS ARE INSTALLED!!! That means that the drywall can get put on the ceiling and I can add water and fish to my tanks! I also need to get that utility sink installed too. I'm not in a huge rush to finish because winter and the cold weather is going to make getting fish shipped to me very limited. But I am in a rush because I want to finish and get my fish babies lol
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It's been a while since I last updated this thread. I am sad to report, that the fish room is being placed on hold of now. I've decided that my 2 main display tanks (75g community tank and 10 gallon nano fish/shrimp tank) are going to be my main focus right now. I am happy with both of those tanks but there are things that I want to do to both that require most of my time and fish funds. Once the 2 tanks are finished with what I want to do to them, the fish room build will proceed. If I can, I will still be slowly getting some supplies for the fish room here and there but like I mentioned, my display tanks come first since people can actually come and see those in my dining room.
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It’s been a long time. Does this count as progress in the fishroom? Lol these are 2x 10 gallon tanks. The one on the left has 7 WCMM (to keep the cycle alive) and some different anubias and java ferns. The one on the right has a massive amount of java moss and ramshorn snails. That’s it. These are the only 2 tank that are “set up” in the fishroom. I put quotations because their not even tanks that will be finally put in the fishroom. Just a couple spare tanks that I will be using as QT tanks while I work on the final stocking for my 75g.
Once my 75 gallon is finally stocked (taking forever) I will continue to work on the fishroom.
Once my 75 gallon is finally stocked (taking forever) I will continue to work on the fishroom.
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THE FISHROOM IS IN THE WORKS AGAIN! I know I said I was going to wait till I finished stocking my 75 gallon (which I haven’t finished) but I can’t wait any longer. I will try to ration my fish funds and do a little of both lol. Drywall will be going up on the ceiling probably this weekend I’m hoping. I want to paint the walls white so it’s brighter in there too. I’ve got a 15 gallon and 2x 10 gallon up and running so far. All of which are building up BB with the extra filters to kick start cycles for other tanks
Here’s the current mess I call my fishroom
The 15 gallon on the left (picture at the end) is what I’m calling my “retirement tank”. This is where I’m going to put fish that I don’t have proper numbers of or my older fish to live out their lives. So far I have 1 peppered cory, 2 harlequin rasboras, and 3 wcmm. I know this is going to be frowned upon but my LFS is honestly not the best home for them. I can provide way better for them in this retirement tank.
The real brightly lit 10 gallon in the middle has 11 habrosus corys that will be going into the 75 gallon after 5-6 weeks of QT.
The other 10 gallon has my trio of apistos I want to breed. They’ll be upgraded to a 20L soon.
Here’s the current mess I call my fishroom
The 15 gallon on the left (picture at the end) is what I’m calling my “retirement tank”. This is where I’m going to put fish that I don’t have proper numbers of or my older fish to live out their lives. So far I have 1 peppered cory, 2 harlequin rasboras, and 3 wcmm. I know this is going to be frowned upon but my LFS is honestly not the best home for them. I can provide way better for them in this retirement tank.
The real brightly lit 10 gallon in the middle has 11 habrosus corys that will be going into the 75 gallon after 5-6 weeks of QT.
The other 10 gallon has my trio of apistos I want to breed. They’ll be upgraded to a 20L soon.
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I love watching others build fish rooms .
It is so much easier then working more on mine !
Looking good ! I have honestly found that smaller tanks 5,10,15 ,20 are great for breeding pairs or groups.
Larger tanks are only needed for massive amounts of juvis to grow out .
I wish I had planned out my room ahead of time . Even if you only plan to line one wall with tanks make plans that include every inch so you know what you set up is in the right place .
I need to move two racks to have better access to tanks in a corner.If I had known or thought about it I might not need to move 15 tanks totaling 500g....The two racks just need to switch places ..Sheesh. I have been procrastinating this for some time now ...
It is so much easier then working more on mine !
Looking good ! I have honestly found that smaller tanks 5,10,15 ,20 are great for breeding pairs or groups.
Larger tanks are only needed for massive amounts of juvis to grow out .
I wish I had planned out my room ahead of time . Even if you only plan to line one wall with tanks make plans that include every inch so you know what you set up is in the right place .
I need to move two racks to have better access to tanks in a corner.If I had known or thought about it I might not need to move 15 tanks totaling 500g....The two racks just need to switch places ..Sheesh. I have been procrastinating this for some time now ...
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I envy seeing other peoples fish rooms!
Thank you! I'm going to keep my trio in the 10 gallon for a while. I'll probably rearrange some stuff in the tank so my current female will stop being a jerk. The 40B will be used to grow out all type of fry when I have them. One of them might be a display 40b but with the way I have the tank, length wise, it'll be kind of hard to see all the fish swimming how I like.
I've been planning this fish room for over a year now so I hope I do this right lol.
Hey, if you ever need any help in your fish room to move those stands, I'm more than glad to lend a helping hand
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It’s about time I updated this thread
Got a new tank for the fish room, another 20L. This (as well as a couple other tanks) will be used as QT for some new fish I’m picking up tomorrow Bottom of the tank is painted black. I did a very sloppy job but oh well, maybe I’ll go overboard it again later tonight or tomorrow morning.
More pictures to follow after tomorrows adventures
Got a new tank for the fish room, another 20L. This (as well as a couple other tanks) will be used as QT for some new fish I’m picking up tomorrow Bottom of the tank is painted black. I did a very sloppy job but oh well, maybe I’ll go overboard it again later tonight or tomorrow morning.
More pictures to follow after tomorrows adventures
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Nice! Hmm, have you ever heard of PlastI Dip? It's what I use for the black backgrounds on all my tanks. Goes on like spray paint and dries like a layer of plastic... making it easy to scrape off overspray or completely remove if ever needed.
Can't wait to read all about tomorrow's adventures. Wish I could be there but since I can't, sending high fives all around and big hugs for my girl Lchi87
Can't wait to read all about tomorrow's adventures. Wish I could be there but since I can't, sending high fives all around and big hugs for my girl Lchi87
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So I met up with DarkOne Lchi87 coralbandit cadd richsfishes today in Jersey. It was a blast meeting and/or seeing you all! First I’ll post some pictures of Discus Madness in Jersey. Really a great place to go. We were all like kids in a candy store lol
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Some pictures of the stuff I got today. Big thanks to coralbandit for the new fish and the awesome tee shirt!
Standard fin male super red Bristlenose pleco
Female Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Moliwe
6 juvenile Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Moliwe
Apistogramma agassizzI fire red pair
Standard fin male super red Bristlenose pleco
Female Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Moliwe
6 juvenile Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Moliwe
Apistogramma agassizzI fire red pair
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It was fun hanging out! That's fine with me, borrow any of the pictures you'd like
Thanks! I think I have the new racks re-designed that allows me to put them length wise. If I measured everything right, I'll be able to fit 2x 40B, and hopefully 10x 20L. I have to do some more measuring again but I think it's going to work. If it does, I'll be buying some 2x4s and 4x4s to build 3 new racks, all separate from each other
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Thanks for offering the help! I have those too except the pick up lol. I did notice that the 2x6 got from HD are warped now so that makes sense. Thanks for that advice, I had no idea that it's usually cheaper at an actual lumber yard. I'll look around my area and see if there are any.
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Here’s a quick little tank by tank post with the new fish I got this weekend.
This 20L houses the adult female Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Moliwe and the male super red bristle nose pleco. It’s got a boat load of some type of val floating in it. She’ll be in here for QT for about a week and then going into my 75g. The male BN will more than likely be bred with my long fin yellow blue eyed pleco (that’s if it’s for sure female).
The pair of Apistogramma agassizziI Fire Red are in a 10 gallon all by them selves. They're going to be staying in here for breeding.
The male
The female
Lastly, this is a 5.5g tank that I’m using as temporary grow out for the 6x Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Moliwe juvies I got until they can go into a 10 gallon and then a 20L. Once they grow up, a male will be going into the 75 gallon with the adult female and the rest will get split up in the fish room.
This 20L houses the adult female Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Moliwe and the male super red bristle nose pleco. It’s got a boat load of some type of val floating in it. She’ll be in here for QT for about a week and then going into my 75g. The male BN will more than likely be bred with my long fin yellow blue eyed pleco (that’s if it’s for sure female).
The pair of Apistogramma agassizziI Fire Red are in a 10 gallon all by them selves. They're going to be staying in here for breeding.
The male
The female
Lastly, this is a 5.5g tank that I’m using as temporary grow out for the 6x Pelvicachromis Taeniatus Moliwe juvies I got until they can go into a 10 gallon and then a 20L. Once they grow up, a male will be going into the 75 gallon with the adult female and the rest will get split up in the fish room.
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The design for the new fishroom racks are complete. The space I’m working with is roughly 10.5ft L x 4ft W x 5.5ft H. It’s basically a nook in my basement. The new design consists of 4 separate racks.
Here is the top view of how the tanks will be placed. I’ll have 2 racks on the side 4ft walls, each with a 40B and 2x 20L and 2 more racks on the 10.5ft wall with 3x 20L on each of them. The tanks will only be over lapping but a couple inches so I’ll still be able to see everything.
This view would be if you’re facing the racks on the 10.5ft wall. The “floating” boxes are the tanks on the 4ft side walls, I just didn’t incorporate the actual rack.
If you were to be facing each rack, this is what they’d look like. The rack with 3x 20L is on the left and the rack with the 40B and 2x 20L is on the right. The 40B rack is a little off measurement wise in this illustration but it’s a rough idea of how it will look.
Also, to continue this fishroom saga build. My dad “convinced” his brothers to come over this Sunday and help install the drywall on the ceiling. He told them there would be beer lol. Let’s see if that actually happens, I won’t hold my breath lol.
If it does happen, I’ll have to move the tanks I have set up to the other side of the basement. Seems like this is finally getting back in action
Here is the top view of how the tanks will be placed. I’ll have 2 racks on the side 4ft walls, each with a 40B and 2x 20L and 2 more racks on the 10.5ft wall with 3x 20L on each of them. The tanks will only be over lapping but a couple inches so I’ll still be able to see everything.
This view would be if you’re facing the racks on the 10.5ft wall. The “floating” boxes are the tanks on the 4ft side walls, I just didn’t incorporate the actual rack.
If you were to be facing each rack, this is what they’d look like. The rack with 3x 20L is on the left and the rack with the 40B and 2x 20L is on the right. The 40B rack is a little off measurement wise in this illustration but it’s a rough idea of how it will look.
Also, to continue this fishroom saga build. My dad “convinced” his brothers to come over this Sunday and help install the drywall on the ceiling. He told them there would be beer lol. Let’s see if that actually happens, I won’t hold my breath lol.
If it does happen, I’ll have to move the tanks I have set up to the other side of the basement. Seems like this is finally getting back in action
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If you need to use buckets for filling any tanks make sure they work with the stand ..
That is sort of how I try to figure space from top of one tank to bottom of other besides taking the limits into consideration.
If you are going wood instead of blocks this is my favorite rack that stacks tanks on top of each other..
By notching "dado' the 2x4 that runs front and back is held up by the 2x6 not fatseners ,they just keep things in place..
To make them look nicer I add 1x5 to the front runners to cover tank bands but they are not needed.
That is sort of how I try to figure space from top of one tank to bottom of other besides taking the limits into consideration.
If you are going wood instead of blocks this is my favorite rack that stacks tanks on top of each other..
By notching "dado' the 2x4 that runs front and back is held up by the 2x6 not fatseners ,they just keep things in place..
To make them look nicer I add 1x5 to the front runners to cover tank bands but they are not needed.
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I’m actually thinking about installing a utility sink in the basement for water changes that way all I need is the hose. My second option is to get a strong pump that I can use to pump the water into the tanks out of a 55 gallon barrel.If you need to use buckets for filling any tanks make sure they work with the stand ..
That is sort of how I try to figure space from top of one tank to bottom of other besides taking the limits into consideration.
If you are going wood instead of blocks this is my favorite rack that stacks tanks on top of each other..
By notching "dado' the 2x4 that runs front and back is held up by the 2x6 not fatseners ,they just keep things in place..
To make them look nicer I add 1x5 to the front runners to cover tank bands but they are not needed.
I am going with all wooden racks instead of wood and blocks. I was thinking about building something very similar using dado joints in the 2x6 risers.
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They are easier to make then most think .
Clamp all 4 together first then mark and cut all so they are perfect.. Circular saw and speed square make for nice straight cuts .
The front to backs blocks can be any size and I make mine so they hold my lights.I used 2x6 then attached a 2x4 on side to hold the lights .
Clamp all 4 together first then mark and cut all so they are perfect.. Circular saw and speed square make for nice straight cuts .
The front to backs blocks can be any size and I make mine so they hold my lights.I used 2x6 then attached a 2x4 on side to hold the lights .
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