What room holds all your aquariums?
- Thread starter Deepsouth
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most are in my bedroom, with one in the kitchen, but i hope to move most of them into the basment when i set up the big tank
Deepsouth;2244278; said:
I was in the exact same situation half a year ago So what I did was I built a wall dividing my 2 car garage into two sections using one side as a fishroom and the other as my storage shed / garage.
So now when you open the bay doors (one has an auto opener, the other doesnt, both are functional) this leads you into a 10 deep (front to back) x 20 wide (left to right) work area. This is where I keep my saws, dry storage fish stuff, lawn gear, etc.
Then there is a standard door in the wall I built leading to the other side which is 13 deep (front to back) and 20 wide (left to right). This is my fishroom
spiff;2244293; said:
spiff;2244293; said:
I have 1,150 gallons worth of tanks in the fishroom, I dont have to worry about splashing water on the concrete floor, I dont have to worry about fighting humidity as the room is properly sealed, I dont have to heat individual tanks as the room can be kept at a constant temp, no one complains when I dont put a bucket away, my fiancé rarely comes in the room as the humidity gives her big hair Dude... if it was ocean front it would be paradise
But of course I have a couple of bigger display tanks in the house too
View from Drive Way...
View from Bay door through the garage side into the fishroom
This is a basic overview drawing
Blue rectangles are aquarium tiers (pictured below), the center island is constantly changing (soon to be an 8x2x2 DIY tank with a movable table for workspace) and the big green rectangle is a stand with a Tegu cage and a salt water system.
This is what my tiers look like
I like the garage. I was out there measuring the other day and I was going to set mine up the exact same way. The only thing that is somewhat stopping me is that I may move in 5 or so years. Once the kids are out of the house.
It didn't cost me that much at all to build the wall, insulate the room and seal the floors/walls. When I move I'll simply tear the wall down and they will be left with a nicely painted/sealed/insulated garage... which will make many a male potential buyer smile...
nc_nutcase;2245024; said:
i thought about this too, but there will be a mark at the ceiling where the old wall use to be. I thought about making a 7 foot wall, just so I wouldn't have to mess up the ceiling.
RedDevilDon2005;2245051; said:the basement which is where my bedroom is which is where all my tanks are
Thats cool. My tanks are getting too spread out. Heck I have to alocate 15 minutes everymorning just to feed all the fish. I go room to room to room. I would love to centralize them more.
