alanmin4304 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 You need to convince her that will be obeyed that the water acts as a heat sink so the more and bigger tanks you have in the fish room the more the saving on heating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Go higher! Go lower! Go closer - after all you only need enough roomy to be able to slide yourself between the rows of tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Higher and lower are options for smaller tanks and probably options that will be done in time. Problem is I am big and I like big tanks and fish, so my four "big" tanks are taking up all of the room. I want to have the ability to breed some fish in here as well, which is why I am running out of room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 I also learned last night that, Panaque and foam filters may not be the best of friends. So my dream of all on sponge and foam may not be fully achievable, but time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 That doesn't sound good re the Panaque and foam filter ..... Anyway nice job. The fish room is looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted November 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 That doesn't sound good re the Panaque and foam filter ..... It is more the waste they make and the sucking abilities of the foam. Option B is making my own foam filter with Poret (Thanks for the idea Raymond) and option C is use one of the canister filters I have sitting waiting for me to do something with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Yeah that makes sense. The bigger Panaques certainly create a heap of top soil. You might need a large filter or a sump to handle the waste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Yeah I think the FX5 may end up being employed for the job on that tank. Another 1500L of water got added to the room tonight.... Thanks all who were involved tonight. Beers on completion of the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Beers on completion of the job! He he, good to see you still have your sense of humor Cam. A fish room is never finished...... Oh and you don't need the FX5. Put your HMF filter at one end, say the right end for the purposes of this discussion. At the left end put a small powerhead that blows water from the left back straight accross the middle height of the tank to the left front. Make sure your wood is arranged so that there are clear channels from left to right. What will happen is that the powerhead stops the waste from settling at the far end of the tank and the HMF will suck the waste right through the tank and it will collect at the bottom of the HMF, just waiting for you to vacuume it up. Works on my 100cm and 124cm long tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted November 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thanks Geoff, will give that a hoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted December 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 All of my extra tanks are now in the fish room. Only two display tanks left inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Nearly done. One more small rack may go where the heat pump is and then one large rack is going in the middle and it is DONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 That looks like a lot of fun. And one hell of an addiction. :smln: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Yip I think addiction sums it up nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Last stands now in place. Setting these up should keep my busy over the next few days/week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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