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Pics and Video => Tanks and Room setups => Topic started by: runawaypencil on July 05, 2013, 11:46:12 PM

Title: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: runawaypencil on July 05, 2013, 11:46:12 PM
So I finally got motivated to do what I have been talking about doing for a year now (mostly waiting on good weather),  I started my fish room remodel!!!!   So the room at its peek held just over 1500 gallons,  the plans for the new build out should be just over 2000 gallons and include automatic driper, zone heating, regenerative blower(already running but probably need a larger one) 4x180 gallon show tanks, 21x29gallon selling tanks, 3x90 3x75 8x55 breeding tanks,  180xgallon unknown (maybe disc trial breeding tank).  As you can tell and some of you know one of my best friends has 40x55 gallon and 10x300 gallon ponds which is where all the fry grow out he also has 1x90 show 2x150 show (which got its remodel done this past winter). 

So I embarked my start yesterday morning at around 9am and went to midnight (spent the first few hours building 180 gallon stand cost $45 2x4's).  So where might I be moving all these tanks,  Well I have a huge 3 season patio on the back of the house and I've moved everything out there for hopefully the next month. Day two Started around noon and am just stopping for tonight now 11:30 and have 5x29 tanks still to move out of the room.   So it will be pretty easy tomorrow moving dry goods and the table and spare lids now scattered all over the room and hopefully tearing out the carpet (I know I know a carpeted fish room,  it was never planned as a fish room just hodge pogde  togethether which is why i need to redo it).  Once the carpet is our I'm calling it a weekend and should be doing the new flooring, draining system and start of the 2x4's stand. The third weekend should be finishing up stands setting up the drip system and air system and drilling tanks for the over flow and if it works out the start of moving tanks back into the room.  Fourth week end finish moving current tanks into room and start looking for more tanks to fill the empty spots.    This is at least the game plan I'm sure it wont go as planned and wont be done for week 5 or 6 but its the plan.

I'm told for the floor it would be about 500-800$  Wood for all the stands 300-400  Pvc and drains and drip systems $300ish I already have the blowers most of the tanks a bunch of fx5's which i use on the 180 gallon tanks all the sponge filters and gang valves that i would need.  So I'm hoping to keep it under $2,000

I'm working on getting a few pics from my buddies room, and a few from my old room and a couple of the ponds (which have been stocked since june 1st)
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: runawaypencil on July 05, 2013, 11:50:35 PM
more pics of the room and some of the patio
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: Stan M. on July 05, 2013, 11:51:36 PM
I would like to stop over.
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: Regalblue on July 06, 2013, 12:11:07 AM
Awesome Tyler... good to see this getting under way.
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: runawaypencil on July 06, 2013, 01:14:46 AM
You guys got my number give me a call
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: Steve on July 06, 2013, 10:25:14 AM
Very cool man I could sit in that chair and just watch for hours in that room 8) What's the big guy in the bigger tank on the left? (The one on the wood stand)
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: runawaypencil on July 06, 2013, 01:42:41 PM
jardini arowana,  Hes now in 180 gallon tank in a different room. You know how hard it is to move a 2ft fish that goes nuts as soon as its caught!!!! I would have had better luck with a fishing pole and just yanking him from the tank real fast.
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: runawaypencil on July 06, 2013, 01:45:30 PM
Very cool man I could sit in that chair and just watch for hours in that room 8) What's the big guy in the bigger tank on the left? (The one on the wood stand)

I would commonly be found sleeping on the floor with the dog in front of a tank.... 
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: Steve on July 06, 2013, 02:26:04 PM
I thought that's probably what it was but couldn't tell from the first pics. That's a great looking fish, very nice.
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: RichE on July 06, 2013, 10:08:49 PM
I have been to tylers house pre-remodel and his set up was top notch. His fish look awesome and happy. He is a great guy to deal with , though hard to get a hold some times :P

Cant wait to see the new room, I will be stopping over when done.
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: Ron on July 10, 2013, 09:32:16 AM
Congrats on making the jump to redo the room!

What do the neighbors think of the fish outside? Do you heat those tanks at all? How do you remove the fry at the end of the summer?
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: Stan M. on July 10, 2013, 10:27:31 PM
Are you about ready to redo the floors?
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: jcunningham0295 on July 10, 2013, 10:51:20 PM
Can't wait to see it when it is done.
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: four_by_ken on July 22, 2013, 02:58:51 PM
Looks great!!!!
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: runawaypencil on August 10, 2013, 12:37:28 PM
I should be moving some tanks back into the room tonight/tomorrow and building some wooden racks over this next week and moving more stuff back in....  Took way longer then I would have liked
Title: Re: The Fish room over HAUL
Post by: Marty on August 10, 2013, 01:26:28 PM
I should be moving some tanks back into the room tonight/tomorrow and building some wooden racks over this next week and moving more stuff back in....  Took way longer then I would have liked

Lol, doesn't it always?