start of fish room planning

[bigfishsmallpond]

What R # insulation are you using ?
Are you using 2x4 or 2X6?
Are you using drywall or green board?
and what heating apparatus are you using ?
I am onle asking because i too am building a fish room

 

[Charney]

One recommendation: use all threaded bulkhead fittings and plumbing so that you can dissassemble and reuse in your next setup. You will be very happy!

I looked into solar and with all the juice my tanks use, a system on the house would only cover about 3/4 of the bill!

thanks will remember that

What R # insulation are you using ?
Are you using 2x4 or 2X6?
Are you using drywall or green board?
and what heating apparatus are you using ?
I am onle asking because i too am building a fish room

the first room i am not building anything.

The second move which is a year away then I will construct a room. One of my good friends is a contractor and he will take care of insulation, humidity control and plumbing. Will get a licensed electrician for electrical. Exploring metal options for holding everything. I have time on all of this.
Though this week has been one of those weeks where so much has gone wrong that I wonder if I should just be doing one tank! Everything would be so much easier.

 

[DB junkie]

I used to use all threaded bulkhead fittings so I could re-use them.

Problem I ran into is not being able to fund nice schedule 80 fittings. So I opted for midgrade fittings. What happens when you reuse them? They split. Not after you install them, but a couple days later. Poof! Magically appearing leak.

I now use slip fitting bulkhead fittings. I glue the PVC into them leaving about 1.5" of PVC sticking out. Then I use the double hose clamp rubber streets to connect the rest of the pluming. Easy to reuse. No leaks. No split fittings down the road no spending hundreds of dollars on schedule 80.

 

[knobhill]

I used to use all threaded bulkhead fittings so I could re-use them.

Problem I ran into is not being able to fund nice schedule 80 fittings. So I opted for midgrade fittings. What happens when you reuse them? They split. Not after you install them, but a couple days later. Poof! Magically appearing leak.

I now use slip fitting bulkhead fittings. I glue the PVC into them leaving about 1.5" of PVC sticking out. Then I use the double hose clamp rubber streets to connect the rest of the pluming. Easy to reuse. No leaks. No split fittings down the road no spending hundreds of dollars on schedule 80.

Hmmm, that is a new one to me. I use schedule 80 on the bottom of my tanks and they are more often than not the fittings that came with tank. All my tanks were used for saltwater too. I have only split one schedule 40 bulkhead from overtightening. I also like threaded because you can use a 90 degree elbow right off the bat, so I can have the biggest sump possible. Do you have an extreme pH in Iowa? Maybe something you are using is compromising the pvc?

 

[DB junkie]

Hmmm, that is a new one to me. I use schedule 80 on the bottom of my tanks and they are more often than not the fittings that came with tank. All my tanks were used for saltwater too. I have only split one schedule 40 bulkhead from overtightening. I also like threaded because you can use a 90 degree elbow right off the bat, so I can have the biggest sump possible. Do you have an extreme pH in Iowa? Maybe something you are using is compromising the pvc?

I wouldn't think brand new fittings to be compromised, but maybe I am doing something wrong? It's irrelevant though cause after a pile of split fittings ranging from 2" all the way down to 3/4" I'll never use them again.

So you agree, if not using schedule 80 then splitting is something to worry about.......

I prefer stand alone sumps so it's easier for me to work on them. I prefer to put tanks under tanks and the sumps next to the double stack.

Different strokes for different folks.