If you were to build a fish room to save tons of money how would you do it. What pump lights etc .. Use solar power how would you do it to save the most money
Most energy efficient fish room
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Just a few quick ideas that myself and other old timers use in their fishrooms. Only sponge filters, no power filters or canisters anywhere. Shop lights, heat room not individual tanks. It also depends on what you want to keep. Killifish and livebearer fishroom is much different then discus and angels.
Azmtns knows his stuff man. Great info that I have learned from fish keepers that have been in the trade before technologies have taken ober
Deffinetly I'm just trying to find ways I can save some money while still having tons of tanks
Get a large pump or blower versus lots of individual air pumps, it may cost more in electricity but you won't have to spend a fortune replacing little pumps all the time. You can also plumb a central manifold out of pvc with a tap going to each tank so you won't have a mess of air hoses. Larger pumps also have rebuild kits available most of the time.
Heat the room and insulate it. There are standard screw in LED bulbs that use as little as 4watts and are adequate for most tanks. You can put them in those cheap clamp on drop lights.
Alternative enegry like solar is a great idea, but it takes a long time to get a return on that investment.
Heat the room and insulate it. There are standard screw in LED bulbs that use as little as 4watts and are adequate for most tanks. You can put them in those cheap clamp on drop lights.
Alternative enegry like solar is a great idea, but it takes a long time to get a return on that investment.
Don't get caught up in making your fishroom into what other people expect it to be....it is your space and your tank/s....and what someone may criticize you for, like spending to much money, or not enough, that really isnt anyones business.
I think the obvious things would be, larger tanks are easier to maintain, hold their heat longer and don't shock as easy. Natural lighting is a big way to save money...like a sky light or a big window. Try and use more modern equipment....old stuff is less efficient...use propeller water movers instead of impeller style pumps. LEDs as much as possible. Buy bulk. Bulk food, bulk water conditioner, bulk filter media. Recycle....like water change water...use it on the lawn or garden.
The most efficient fishrooms are the ones setup for practical fish keeping...not the ones set up to show off.
I think the obvious things would be, larger tanks are easier to maintain, hold their heat longer and don't shock as easy. Natural lighting is a big way to save money...like a sky light or a big window. Try and use more modern equipment....old stuff is less efficient...use propeller water movers instead of impeller style pumps. LEDs as much as possible. Buy bulk. Bulk food, bulk water conditioner, bulk filter media. Recycle....like water change water...use it on the lawn or garden.
The most efficient fishrooms are the ones setup for practical fish keeping...not the ones set up to show off.
Come to think of it, your biggest problem or expense may be controlling humidity. Air driven filters can speed up evaporation. They don't seem as bad from my experience if I wasn't using airstones.
Dehumidifiers are expensive to run. Extra Ventilation may cause heat to be pulled from the room and wasted.
Dehumidifiers are expensive to run. Extra Ventilation may cause heat to be pulled from the room and wasted.
Completely agree. Get a blower and you can run a ton of sponge filters.
Hang up some shop lights and have a battery operated led source to bring over the tanks to get a good luck at each tank when need be.
Heat the room.