Fish room rebuild now
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I like how you put the air pump over the doorway. It needs to be accessable, as these pumps have an air filter that needs to be periodically cleaned. If you can get a spare air filter for your pump next time you place an order, that's a good idea. You can then put the extra filter in while the original one is drying out from being washed (Unless you are like me and lose the extra one )
Just one suggestion.. It might be too late, but if funds allow.. I got some 2" insulating styrofoam sheets from a home improvment store and used a special adhesive that comes in a caulk gun to glue them to the walls. The insulation really helps keep the room warm. I did other insulation too, but I don't want to ramble too much.. Point is, my room stays at about 80, year round, with no supplemental heat (the furnace and water heater keep the room warm with background heat. I had to close the furnace vent because the room got to 90).. If you can keep the entire room heated vs heating each tank and put lids on your tanks, a lot of humidity problems go away. I have about 40 tanks, with lids.. no dehumidifier, in a basement and the humidity is only 40% in the winter. I forget the summer measurement, but it was in the ok range. Of course, it's a lot of extra work to do all that too, and you have a lot of fish you need to get moved now.
Just one suggestion.. It might be too late, but if funds allow.. I got some 2" insulating styrofoam sheets from a home improvment store and used a special adhesive that comes in a caulk gun to glue them to the walls. The insulation really helps keep the room warm. I did other insulation too, but I don't want to ramble too much.. Point is, my room stays at about 80, year round, with no supplemental heat (the furnace and water heater keep the room warm with background heat. I had to close the furnace vent because the room got to 90).. If you can keep the entire room heated vs heating each tank and put lids on your tanks, a lot of humidity problems go away. I have about 40 tanks, with lids.. no dehumidifier, in a basement and the humidity is only 40% in the winter. I forget the summer measurement, but it was in the ok range. Of course, it's a lot of extra work to do all that too, and you have a lot of fish you need to get moved now.
Yeah I already have 2 extra filter pump was 200 filters are 4 so why not lol I grabbed extra and my room is heated to about 80 just from my commercial dehumidifier and my foundation is totally below ground so walls stay warm actually I only use a tank heater if I see some ich
Oh and by the way I bought 40 old house windows and I cut glass myself and make tops that's soon
Worked downstairs for a couple hours got few more 40s up now you can see how the ttans or going, basically little coves where 6 tanks are around you and there is 4 "coves"
Yeah bean it is And actually I would be downsizing instead of growing if not for the auto waterchange system
Racking is done may throw up 2 more 55's if anything. I went and picked up flooring yesterday which is down now just did take photos. The water change system is getting installed this morning it is very different then anything I've seen but effective
Thanks cassd, yeah it's a addiction at this point ... went and picked up a 8' tank today so best part is I already tore down few things and shuffled room again... not like shuffling pillows on a couch I moved a 210, 3 75's and few more but it will be awesome and I got a cool chill spot now instead of not having a space to sit and enjou
