JeffroM Fishroom

[JeffroM]

Well work is finally progressing on my fishroom!

Done:

Electrical essentially done
Wall framed / insulated / drywalled / painted
Duct work wrapped w/ insulation
Insulated between joists
Ceiling grid / ceiling tiles installed
Laundry tub sink installed
Sump w/ sewage grinder pump installed
Hot & Cold Water lines to fishroom filters installed
Work place counter, base cabinet and wall cabinet installed
Furring strip around perimeter of room installed (for air PVC and water supply lines)
Room lights installed
1st coat of floor paint complete
Closed loop PVC for air supply installed
1/2 of 2" waste water drain line installed
Furnace & humidifier drain lines re-routed

Still to do before I even think about tanks, stands, etc:

Install fishroom water supply filters
Install 2 water supply lines around perimeter of room
Finish waste water drain lines
Install door / trim around door / paint
2nd coat of paint on floor
Install room heater


I have not been keeping track of how much this is costing.  Thankfully.  If I realized how much I've blown on this room already and there isn't a single tank in it yet I might not be very happy with myself.

[jcunningham0295]

Sounds awesome.  Do you have any pics of the progress you can share?

[JeffroM]

Sounds awesome.  Do you have any pics of the progress you can share?

Thanks. 

Ankle hurts too much to go back down stairs to take pictures - fracking metal plates are making it throb.  Maybe tomorrow.  Not much to look at though.

[jcunningham0295]

Sounds awesome.  Do you have any pics of the progress you can share?

Thanks. 

Ankle hurts too much to go back down stairs to take pictures - fracking metal plates are making it throb.  Maybe tomorrow.  Not much to look at though.

Ok thanks.  It is always great to get ideas from others fishroom.  Are you planning on drilling your tanks and installing an automated water changing system?

[JeffroM]

Yes it will have an automated water changing system.

I have horrible water coming from my well.  I had a new iron filter / water softner system installed for the house - $2500.  Ouch.  That makes the water close to okay for fish.  But I've run hot and cold water to the room.  I will combine those water lines using vacuum breakers to prevent back flow and attempt to get the water supplied to the room roughly 75-80 degrees.  The water line will then run through a series of 4 water filters and then get branched off into 3 lines.  One a constant (water always on) line that I'll hook a hose up and fill tanks as I desire by opening a ball valve.  The 2 other lines will go through a sprinkler solenoid valve and be hooked up to a sprinkler system timer.  Each of those lines will have a loop around the room.  I will tap each of those loops with drip emitters that will run to each tank.  The reason for 2 separate loops is the sprinkler timer will run the loops for different amounts of time - a low hours per day loop and a high number of hours per day loop.  The smallest drip emitter is .5 gallons per hour which on a 10 gallon tank couldn't run all day.  But I wanted a longer duration of even distribution on the larger tanks.  My goal is approximately a 15% to 20% water change daily via the automated system.

When the drip emitters fill the tank the overflow will drain from the tank through a bulk head down to a drain line that goes to my sump.  The sump then pumps it out to the woods on my property - this is so the water quantity doesn't tax my septic system.

Also I do have a sink in the room and a python.  I'll use the python to clean gravel and waste as anyone normally would.  Thank sink does run to my sewage sump though and then gets pump to my septic.  I have 2 tanks and 4 long runs in my septic field though so I don't have a huge concern about this amount of water going into my septic.  Just as long as the majority of the water changes doesn't.

I'm hopeful that it turns out pretty slick.

[JeffroM]

Also I don't intend on drilling my tanks myself.  I plan on buying all new tanks pre-drilled except for 2 - 120's that I'm going to have Chris Benes (Pet Supplier in Highland, MI) drill them for me.

[JeffroM]

My layout with include the following tanks:

Qty / Tank size
15 / 10 Gallon
7 / 15 Gallon
8 / 20 High
4 / 25 Custom
6 / 32 Breeder
4 / 40 Breeder
4 / 50 Breeder
2 / 120 gal (6'x18")
1 / 150 gal (6'x2')
1 / 180 gal (6'x2')
1 / 240 gal (4'x4')
1 / 500 gal (8'x4')

[danielratti]

If.you are looking for a 500 I got a guy selling one for 250 tank only. I got yelled at for thinking about buying it...

[JeffroM]

If.you are looking for a 500 I got a guy selling one for 250 tank only. I got yelled at for thinking about buying it...

I would be interested in that tank.  PM me details.  Thanks, Jeff

[Helloitsme]

I couldn't even begin to think of what I would do with a 500 gallon tank!

[danielratti]

I couldn't even begin to think of what I would do with a 500 gallon tank!

I could I would charge people to get to go swimming with fish in my basement.

[Helloitsme]

I couldn't even begin to think of what I would do with a 500 gallon tank!

I could I would charge people to get to go swimming with fish in my basement.

That's funny.
I might even get big fish with a tank that big. Or doing some thing really crazy involving plants. It would have to have plants!

[danielratti]

Turn it into a garden.

[Helloitsme]

Yes, sir! An underwater garden. That's what I would do.

[Regalblue]

Good to hear you're making progress & near completion of your fishroom .


I would also like to take This opportunity to publicly apologize for not making it over & helping you with This project yet.
 Hopefully now that I have weekends off I can make it out.