First off, please move this thread if it's in the wrong spot; wasn't sure if I should put it here or in DIY (or general?).
Anyways,
So this thread will be updated ridiculously slowly, as it'll probably be a year before I finally get the fishroom up and running (moving,money, etc), but that just gives me more time to plan it. I don't have exact dimensions of the basement of the new house yet, so it'll be done in parts until I can actually get measurements.
The plan is to have the tanks in rows, seperated by the water parameters they require (row 1 for tap water, row 2 for blackwater, 3 for alkaline, &c.). This will make the water change system a bit easier, but more on that much later. Each rack will have 3 shelves, with a shelf per rack per species (each rack=3 species). This will allow me to keep fry close and the room more organized. It's mostly going to be 20L's, 10's, and a few Zoo Med Lowboy tanks (48x24x10).
So the first thing I'm trying to figure out is the water/drainage system.
Messing around in sketchup again, and came up with this. The green is the overflow and main drainage, the yellow is for the second drain (more below), blue for airlifts for the mattenfilters, and red for new water. The second drain is to preform larger water changes and drain the tank completely when needed. The valve for the second drain is at the front of the rack for ease of access; I'm fairly tall with a bad back and knees, so the less bending and reaching I have to do the better
. The second drain is tied into the overflow.
The new water line is where I'm stuck. I made 2 versions; version one being a single line at the top, which will have valves, with airline going to each tank (the same as an air system), with version 2 having a line going to each shelf. I think I like the second version better, but what do you guys think?
Front view
Back version 1 with single line
Back version 2 with 3 lines
View of plumbing for 2nd drain
Any thought/ideas? I realize some of it may be overdone, but that's what I do best
Anyways,
So this thread will be updated ridiculously slowly, as it'll probably be a year before I finally get the fishroom up and running (moving,money, etc), but that just gives me more time to plan it. I don't have exact dimensions of the basement of the new house yet, so it'll be done in parts until I can actually get measurements.
The plan is to have the tanks in rows, seperated by the water parameters they require (row 1 for tap water, row 2 for blackwater, 3 for alkaline, &c.). This will make the water change system a bit easier, but more on that much later. Each rack will have 3 shelves, with a shelf per rack per species (each rack=3 species). This will allow me to keep fry close and the room more organized. It's mostly going to be 20L's, 10's, and a few Zoo Med Lowboy tanks (48x24x10).
So the first thing I'm trying to figure out is the water/drainage system.
Messing around in sketchup again, and came up with this. The green is the overflow and main drainage, the yellow is for the second drain (more below), blue for airlifts for the mattenfilters, and red for new water. The second drain is to preform larger water changes and drain the tank completely when needed. The valve for the second drain is at the front of the rack for ease of access; I'm fairly tall with a bad back and knees, so the less bending and reaching I have to do the better
The new water line is where I'm stuck. I made 2 versions; version one being a single line at the top, which will have valves, with airline going to each tank (the same as an air system), with version 2 having a line going to each shelf. I think I like the second version better, but what do you guys think?
Front view
Back version 1 with single line
Back version 2 with 3 lines
View of plumbing for 2nd drain
Any thought/ideas? I realize some of it may be overdone, but that's what I do best
