cichlid7 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Well i have an old post where i said about the plan for a new fish room. well now that the room is clear and ready to start lining I came across a few problems with the first plans :oops: :oops: :oops: the room is 3.6 x 3.6m As im using 6inch polystyrene on the walls and ceiling that only give me a room which is 3.3 x 3.3m so now these plans SHOULD fit in this size :roll: :-? . i am now going to have 2 long tanks under the breeding stands on each side of the room for water changes, instead of two blue barrels. And a 40mm pipe around the bottom of the tanks for old water which will go outside and doum the drain. so tell me what you think of my plans here is a new google sketch up from the top view only (it takes too long to do more views) NOT TO SCALE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Looks good. In my fish house I made the two foot tanks 2foot wide as well. This is a size you can manage. It doubles your storage capacity for fish and water, and increases the surface area. The more water you have the better it acts as a heat sink. When you open the door the warm air escapes but most of your heat is stored in the water. I would go for as much water as it can fit and still be manageable. I think you will be glad once you start breeding successfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted October 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 hi alan thanks for the info not enough room to go 2feet wide but i might try 1 1/2 feet tho the cichlid tank in the middle is alot wider than in the diagram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 **UPDATE** I have now lined all the walls and roof with pink batts then polystyrene and then black polythene sheeting (Man the polythene is soo hard to put up :evil: ) The stand on the right side is now made and part of the discus tanks stand is made the floor is also done :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Sounds and looks like a good plan ill post some pics of my fishroom when I tidy it up What are you using for the flooring? I have concrete floors in my fishroom and even when the rooms 24C they are cold as so ive got to be loosing heat from there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Sounds and looks like a good plan ill post some pics of my fishroom when I tidy it up What are you using for the flooring? I have concrete floors in my fishroom and even when the rooms 24C they are cold as so ive got to be loosing heat from there.. on the floor (concrete) im using polythene then polystyrene then mdf them vinyl so it should keep the heat in :-? i think I will try and post some pics tomorrow ive now got my 550L tank and my 600L tank in there But just trying to work out how to use the sump :oops: :-? :-? i have know idea. it would be good to see some pics of other peoples fishrooms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted November 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 all the building work is done and i have got 5 tanks setup so far just checked the them of the room and it is 27*c i am just trying to get all the fish out there now last night i was putting the malawis into there new 600L tank and it took me about 2 hours to catch them all :lol: my 550L planted tank is running but i need to add more plants and ive got a couple of discus tanks setup in there i plan to get all the plants in the planted tank today and hopefully the fish too i still need to take pictures of the room :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'd ditch the cichlid tank and put one of those spin around 'egg' chairs in there so that you can spin around and watch the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted November 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Na the cichlid tank is the best lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 got any pics of the fishroom yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted November 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 about to try once i finish it and tidy it up u should come and have a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 sounds like its going o be a good fish room are you going to try breed lots of fish in there or just display tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bichon Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Hi cichlid7 what have you done to reduce condensation in your new fishroom? wanting to turn my storage room into a fishroom as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 50% of the heat loss is through the ceiling and only 10% through the floor. How did you fix the polystyrene and the polythene sheeting? I used batts and lined with sheet steel from that roofing place in Shands Road just over Halswell Junction Rd and sealed the joints with RTV. You should only get condensation if the walls are cooler than the air. Where are you going to put the 20 tanks you will need when you get breeding successfully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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