My new fish room with some pics
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A few bath fans will solve that problem with ease manloach43;2609726; said:Doin' the drywall shuffle
This shows the main reason why I went for more windows. The light shines in from east to west as the day goes by. perfect for triggering fish spawning all over the place (I hope).
You are also viewing another mistake that I made. If you are building a fish room do not use regular drywall. Use this instead. http://homerenovations.about.com/od/wallsandtrim/a/artgreenboard.htm
I did not know about 'greenboard' until it was too late. Much better choice for fending off moisture. I'll have a dehumidifier but my room will likely wind up being a giant mold spore anyway regardless of the fact that I put several coats of paint on it. Today was a great day. Lots of much needed plumbing done! Me happy and feeling closer to drip system paradise.
like 50 bucks at home depot. ceiling fans dont change humidity only fresh air does.
Dehumidifiers will happen. I left two open circuits under the room and two more inside the roof. 
I'll likely use two dehumidifiers in the roof but I'll have to be careful. It's tight up there and I don't want a fire. Logistics not yet sorted out.
The ceiling fans will help just by moving air around. better results than that if I click on the heater fans. They can blow out room temperature air without heat if I set them that way.
I'll likely use two dehumidifiers in the roof but I'll have to be careful. It's tight up there and I don't want a fire. Logistics not yet sorted out.The ceiling fans will help just by moving air around. better results than that if I click on the heater fans. They can blow out room temperature air without heat if I set them that way.
After weeks of scouring the earth and wondering what kind of window situation I wanted for the south wall, I found a group of half-circle windows on sale for 50 bucks each so I snarfed up three of them. Rectangular windows with enclosure blinds followed (unfortunataly not at all on sale). These had to be custom ordered and took five flippin weeks to arrive but I'm really glad to have them. I can control the amount of light that gets into the room with the flick of a switch.
I want to stay away from UV sterilizers or worse worse than that....drapes!
The deal breaker with getting regular blinds is that they need to be dusted often or else they look like crap. These things need no dusting at all since they are sandwiched between glass. They will also open up all the way with the option of adding screens in the warmer months.
Mistake #1097 of 4910
If you see half-circle windows on sale, be sure to investigate how they will be installed on a 'completely installed' level first. Manufactured inserts and trim will cost more than the actual windows. With that, I wound up getting a big sheet of clear thin acrylic and sawed pieces from it to make the inner arches. This took forever because thin acrylic will snap unless you saw it really.. really ....slow. Lots of filing and edge sanding followed as I repeatedly checked my pieces to the arches. Kind of scary each time I had to bend them for a fitting. Hopefully they won't break later on from the workout.
Once all the acrylic pieces were sized to fit perfectly against the window bevels and flush to the inner wall edge, they were lightly sanded to help the paint adhere. I also had to cut out some small pieces of plywood and nail them in at strategic places around the unseen outer arches, otherwise the inner arches would be warpified by mean old Mr. gravity.
THE TRIM
or
'I do not want a fish room, I want a fish temple.'
Pictured is one of many scribblings that I did for the trim design. I know, I know.... graph paper???? I'm way faster at conjuring up ideas with graphite on paper than photoshop.
Making a stencil from a vinyl cigarette ad that I found in a dumpster at a gas station.
This part was enjoyable. I used a blade that was meant for cutting through metal instead of a wood. Much cleaner for scrolling in this case. I love this saw because ideas flow out of my eye sockets every time I use it.
Fine tuning (and the smell of burning wood)
Done! Perfect miter cuts to the point of almost looking seamless. All finishing nails sunken, spackled, painted, and invisible.
This is probably the longest post I've ever made. Hope I didn't put anyone to sleep!
I want to stay away from UV sterilizers or worse worse than that....drapes!
The deal breaker with getting regular blinds is that they need to be dusted often or else they look like crap. These things need no dusting at all since they are sandwiched between glass. They will also open up all the way with the option of adding screens in the warmer months.
Mistake #1097 of 4910
If you see half-circle windows on sale, be sure to investigate how they will be installed on a 'completely installed' level first. Manufactured inserts and trim will cost more than the actual windows. With that, I wound up getting a big sheet of clear thin acrylic and sawed pieces from it to make the inner arches. This took forever because thin acrylic will snap unless you saw it really.. really ....slow. Lots of filing and edge sanding followed as I repeatedly checked my pieces to the arches. Kind of scary each time I had to bend them for a fitting. Hopefully they won't break later on from the workout.
Once all the acrylic pieces were sized to fit perfectly against the window bevels and flush to the inner wall edge, they were lightly sanded to help the paint adhere. I also had to cut out some small pieces of plywood and nail them in at strategic places around the unseen outer arches, otherwise the inner arches would be warpified by mean old Mr. gravity.
THE TRIM
or
'I do not want a fish room, I want a fish temple.'
Pictured is one of many scribblings that I did for the trim design. I know, I know.... graph paper???? I'm way faster at conjuring up ideas with graphite on paper than photoshop.
Making a stencil from a vinyl cigarette ad that I found in a dumpster at a gas station.
This part was enjoyable. I used a blade that was meant for cutting through metal instead of a wood. Much cleaner for scrolling in this case. I love this saw because ideas flow out of my eye sockets every time I use it.
Fine tuning (and the smell of burning wood)
Done! Perfect miter cuts to the point of almost looking seamless. All finishing nails sunken, spackled, painted, and invisible.
This is probably the longest post I've ever made. Hope I didn't put anyone to sleep!
Wow, great job! Your fishroom looks better than most peoples living rooms and it just keeps looking better.
You are my hero! When this bad boy is completed, you should put a neon sign outfront and turn it into a LFS, use the money from selling fish to pay for your costs in building this Fish Utopia.
Very Nice Room!
Very Nice Room!
