my fish house/room

[northeastcichlids]

Looking good! Your gonna need lots of electricity too.

too right i am looking forwards to see if buy the poly makes a difference??
im heating the room aswel so hoping that will keep it down a bit

 

[northeastcichlids]

You're welcome.

Last time I used CLS was on this project.....

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93107

It cost £2.28 for a 2.4 metre length from my local B&Q - as cheap as most builders merchants.
It's fun gettin a bunch of those home in a Ford Ka, let me tell u! Still managed it though!

very nice mate,looks strong as house

 

[bmxer4ever]

cheers mate,ive used 3x2 dressed gear from B+Q at £2 a length for all stands.i was wanting to use 4x2 for the 5 fters but was promised that it is sufficient to hold it so fingers crossed that it is,if it isnt there one less cristmas card to write

your right its CLS,the 5 fters are the same it just looks smaller in the pics.before i fill them up do u think its big enough to hold??and your right its only £1.98 for a 2.4m length if u buy 5 or more!!!!

Give us some more pics of those stands, cos the pics so far don't show 'em that well to tell, but it LOOKS ok!

no probs mate,and i never did mate but i did put some visqueen under to stop the damp coming through? i dont know if it helps tho??at least i know for the future lol,will learn by my mistakesi suppose if it really affects me i could put a wooden floor in with tanalised joists with poly underneath

Visqueen will do the trick for damp proofing....
As long as your walls and ceiling have good insulation, you should be ok. Extra insulation at this stage will save a lot on your electrical bills over time, it just a trade off in how much you want to spend NOW as opposed to the eventual running costs. I don't know how much you've already put in so I can't say much more at this stage.
We use Poly under the concrete when we're pouring the slab for houses - the concrete never gets cold after that and some kind of floor insulation does make a difference to the overall warmth in the room as it prevents cold seeping UP through the floor - important in wintertime!

thanks for the tip,never thought of thati think its too late now because the are tight down to the groundim either going to varnish the racks or gloss them white,varnish will be quicker but i think gloss would look betterwilll have to think about it

I went down the white gloss route for the stand below and I think it looks great, and is a good waterproofer. Brightens up the space too. More details here....
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73655

 

[northeastcichlids]

thanks for the reply, the stand looks well glossed!!
will get a few pics of the 5 fterwhen ive had a tidy up as ive just shot everything under there for the time being lol will need to build another shed just for that lol

 

[andi872]

that is a wonderful room

 

[bmxer4ever]

thanks for the reply, the stand looks well glossed!!
will get a few pics of the 5 fterwhen ive had a tidy up as ive just shot everything under there for the time being lol will need to build another shed just for that lol

Got those pics yet?!

 

[at2]

thanks will spend loads of time in their hence me leaving enough space for my beers

i need a place like that to drink beer it!

 

[northeastcichlids]

no pics yet havent sorted the stuff underneath it yet,been concentrating on drainage and ceiliing for the time being

 

[northeastcichlids]

thanks for the replys,will have a fridge for my beers lol

 

[Quido]

Very nice!