I technically don't have a full Fishroom now but my dining room was only being used on holidays so I'm allowed to use it as my "semi-Fishroom" and study area for myself for all but a few days of the year. Anyway, right now it has 3/6 current tanks and this week will have 4/7 tanks. The tanks that are in it include.
For those around the pittsburgh area you've probably heard of GPASI. If you're not from around here, it's the biggest fish club in the area and I might go on a limb and say it's one of the best if not the best one in PA. Anyway, 90% of the people in it are breeding maniacs and I'm starting to catch the craze as well
. I have a double stand in my garage that could hold either one or two 30"x12" footprint tanks which I'd do both 20 longs. I'm eager to set them up fairly soon but I need to make room and the reason I'm using my dining room as a Fishroom for now is it has a lot of spots for tanks (the only space left on my house until my basement Fishroom is done) but unfortunately it's on my first floor meaning my garage is under it and I'd prefer the floor to not collapse onto our 6 month old new car And the truck we just payed the last payment on . The reason I brought up GPASI is because their big fall auction is Sunday and there's always a ton of rare, cool, and most of the fish are breedable there that I could get tanks setup for quickly if I have the potential to via insta-cycling with mature sponge filters.
My worry is either the floor in the dining room will collapse with all the tank weight on a holiday when there 6-7 adult people in the room plus the water weight or the electrical setup of the room won't be able to handle the load of that many tanks (the tanks are really the only thing that are ever using electric in that room other than a lamp every now and then but that's still a lot of tanks).
So could I setup one 20 long, two 20 longs, or just wait until my basement Fishroom is done in the spring?
- 30 Long (36"x12"x16"), no heater, no lighting
- 20 High (24"x12"x16"), no heater, T8 lighting for 12-14 hours daily
- 20 High (24"x12"x16"), no heater, no lighting
- 15 standard (24"x12"x12"), heater at 74F, T8 lighting for 6 hours daily.
For those around the pittsburgh area you've probably heard of GPASI. If you're not from around here, it's the biggest fish club in the area and I might go on a limb and say it's one of the best if not the best one in PA. Anyway, 90% of the people in it are breeding maniacs and I'm starting to catch the craze as well
. I have a double stand in my garage that could hold either one or two 30"x12" footprint tanks which I'd do both 20 longs. I'm eager to set them up fairly soon but I need to make room and the reason I'm using my dining room as a Fishroom for now is it has a lot of spots for tanks (the only space left on my house until my basement Fishroom is done) but unfortunately it's on my first floor meaning my garage is under it and I'd prefer the floor to not collapse onto our 6 month old new car And the truck we just payed the last payment on . The reason I brought up GPASI is because their big fall auction is Sunday and there's always a ton of rare, cool, and most of the fish are breedable there that I could get tanks setup for quickly if I have the potential to via insta-cycling with mature sponge filters.My worry is either the floor in the dining room will collapse with all the tank weight on a holiday when there 6-7 adult people in the room plus the water weight or the electrical setup of the room won't be able to handle the load of that many tanks (the tanks are really the only thing that are ever using electric in that room other than a lamp every now and then but that's still a lot of tanks).
So could I setup one 20 long, two 20 longs, or just wait until my basement Fishroom is done in the spring?
