Joshlikesfish Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Hey everyone. I'm able to get a "fish room" for christmas. I am able to put a wall up in the garage, giving me a space of 1.7mx6m. My dad and I would be building a wall, fititng a door, and insulating it. The other three walls of the garage are not insulated much and have windows which we'll be blocking up with poly Does this sound good? My other option is the 2.4m-3m shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 great idea, remeber to use 25 -50mm poly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Sounds good Just plan everything really well before you do anything. The more insulation you put in and the more you draft proof it etc then the more efficient it will be. Also think of things like what you are going to stick on the floor (assuming you have a concrete floor) and think of locating a drain/water supply before you stick tanks in there. It is a shame you aren't closer I am tearing all my poly out of my room soon you could have had that to get you started it is all fireproof stuff to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 The room in the garage sounds good, less building and it will also have power. I'd insulate it with poly (cheaper and cleaner than batts), and line it with coreflute which will also help with the insulation. 1.7M isn't very wide though, but I guess it depends how wide your biggest tank is. You could have a bank of tanks up to 600mm wide on one side and still have a reasonable amount of room to work, but if they were narrower it would be better. Fish rooms are great, its so good not having to worry about the carpet when doing water changes!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted September 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Nearest water supply is the hose outside. Was thinking about putting in a bench with a tap etc. Have an old sink, just need to set it up. 1.7m is far as we can go, otherwise we cant use the garage door. Was going to have a bunch of 60-30's as grow outs. Maybe even figure out how to heat the room for betta jars :roll: I was also hoping to get a stand built that could house two 4ftrs that i'll get my first discus in I want to keep plecs, bettas, dwarf cichlids and discus. Opps, i ment to say breed :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 good luck with the power bill lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 I was also hoping to get a stand built that could house two 4ftrs that i'll get my first discus in If your dad is going to frame up the wall then surely you guys can work out the stand! They aren't that hard if you can cut and measure accurately. The ambient air temperature will be similar to the tanks if its well insulated (you felt how warm my room was!) although if it drops it will take a while to warm back up if the tanks are the only heat source. Having a fan heater on a thermostat set a couple of degrees higher than what you want your tanks will mean the heaters only run when you add cold water. You could probably do away with heaters in small tanks, but IMO its not worth it. What are you going to do for filtration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 got a tank you should consider http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 562761.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 got a tank you should consider http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 562761.htm Oi leave my tank alone That is a beauty, wonder how scratched it would be having been used at the zoo though.. If you only have 1.7m then it would be good to run a 6m length of tanks down one side you could fit ALOT of tanks in there and depending on how high you wanted to go you can go at least 3 high maybe even 4 high with some of them. I found major heat losses came through the floor so ran carpet and underlay in my fishroom it made it far warmer but then it was a pain when it got wet so consider what you might want to do there before you put tanks in. Also I have seen a few fish rooms well made using heavy duty brackets that bolt to the walls, this looks really tidy and keeps stands off the floor so gives you more floor space etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted September 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Aims of the fish room is to lower the power bill =p David Dads already making me a stand for 4 x 600mm tanks He works for robinson marine. Been making things out of wood all his life Was hoping I could use unheated jars etc for individual male betta's. Filtration of the tanks or the room? :-? Ryan That tank is pretty sweet haha. If I had the money, it would be mine :lol: I was going to use the wall. Already have half a bench and some tanks along it I'm really bad when it comes to spillages :oops: My stands were going to hopefully leave a bit of space underneath. Garage doesn't have the height to go three tanks up though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Aims of the fish room is to lower the power bill =p LOL yeah we thought that too making a fish room in our garage and having one heater going in the room with no heater in all 16 tanks!!!!! but yeah didnt quite work out how we had planned :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 It costs me the same to heat 60 odd tanks in my room as it did 9 tanks in my unlined garage. Costs even less in summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 hey do you want the number of the place where i got my poly from its cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted September 26, 2010 Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 Oi leave my tank alone That is a beauty, wonder how scratched it would be having been used at the zoo though... hahaha :D I've been looking at it hoping somebody buys it soon. It shouldn't be too scratched but even then it's 12mm glass so should be able to be polished a bit I would have thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted September 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 It costs me the same to heat 60 odd tanks in my room as it did 9 tanks in my unlined garage. Costs even less in summer I have about nine tanks in an unlined garage. I want 60 :lol: hey do you want the number of the place where i got my poly from its cheapThat'd be awesome when the time comes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 hahaha :D I've been looking at it hoping somebody buys it soon. It shouldn't be too scratched but even then it's 12mm glass so should be able to be polished a bit I would have thought? If you want me to go and check it out I'm happy to over the weekend - I live in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Put some serious thought into this. Will need to put poly on the tree existing walls as I cannot pull up the boards to insulate. No insulation is currently in them. Will also need to figure out how to insulate the floor that i will wet often with my clumsyness. Then the roof. How do I airate this also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 i wouldnt bother with the floor but the roof would be a priority by aerate to you mean the room or the tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Aerate the room. I imagine it would get very humid and moldy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 what a cool Dad 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 i run a dehumidifier in my room after it started getting moldy and its stopped the mold. when building it it would be best to build it like a bathroom and have waterproof walls. like core flute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 what a cool Dad 8)Grandads the one letting me, dad just has to help i run a dehumidifier in my room after it started getting moldy and its stopped the mold. when building it it would be best to build it like a bathroom and have waterproof walls. like core fluteIs it expensive to run? The other three garage walls will need insulating with something water proof in that case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allister_B Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 low power bill you say... how bout free power? just dont dob me in haahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allister_B Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 as for airrate the room josh puting cold air in wud defeat the purpose but circulation the air and taking out some hott air wudnt be bad, small extract fan on with the lights maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 low power bill you say... how bout free power? just dont dob me in haahaha how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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