kjw2008 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Well after some time I have finally convinced the better half that I need a fish room. It will only be a smallish one 3500 x 3600. It will have insulated walls with blue foil sheeting on both sides of the wall and batts between the walls. Here are a couple of pics of it so far..still a long way to go, but I'm getting there. I am busy putting together a plan for the interior, I will post that soon. I'm open to any tips suggestions etc. If anyone lives on the southside and has a similar size room I would be keen to visit to get a bit of an idea on how others are set-up wrt plumbing/filtering etc. Kjw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwalters Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 You lucky bugger, i would love another fish room. I look forward to your updates. What sort of fish do you want to keep and how do you plan to keep it cool in summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick1 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 looks good mate put up some pics when finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Be interested to see the finished renos. Keep working mate. Cheers Shorty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie123 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 If your over Kingston way anytime drop in and I can show you some setups for your room if you are going to be running sumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjw2008 Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 hmm. now where did those pics go..might turn up!! Now sump or sponges that is the question..At the moment I am thinking sponges with some internal filters. my reasoning behind this is there is less likelyhood of spreading a disease from one tank to another. the ability to keep fish with different requirements, and the cost invovled I think an air driven system would be cheaper to run than a sump or 3. As for heating I am hoping that with enough insulation the amount of heating/cooling I have to do will be minimal, and I plan to heat.cool the room rather than the tanks. One question for those in the know. I was thinking about lighting, I was just going to have the room totally enclosed and use fluros to light the room, or should I allow some natural light into the room, would one have any benefits over the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick0 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 check out monsterfishkeepers.com heaps of good fishroom info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
