Josh Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Hi all I have finally got tanks running in my fishroom and thought I would post up some shots from the consruction of it The floor plan The beginning. Besides being a big mess. I started lining the external walls. The whole cavity is now full of foam The fake wall I had to put is lined with R3.5 Bats as is the ceiling. There's no door on there yet as the rack wont fit through the opening with it on. Inside the room And last of all the tanks I am only running 15 tanks in my room. I dont have the time for any more. The racks I am getting made his weekend and it should allow me to have nine tanks (6 four foot tanks and 3 three foot tanks) running in the next few weeks. The racks will be made from 40x40x2 duragal box tube Filtration is by internal side drop filters. and the whole room including my tropheus tanks :63: will be running of a single airpump, a column heater and a few fans in the hottest months With the rain gone I finally got to get my mate around to Knock up a little rack for the tanks to go on. Saturday Morning I started with this. The bare wall was completely painted now. Then by lunch time we had all the metal cut and got into it It took alot longer then I thought. 5 hours in total to cut and weld the new rack together. The final stages of the construction had to be done in the room as the rack wouldnt go through the door when finished. All up it measured 3.4 x 0.46 x 1.55 and total cost was just over $220. Try making one that cheap from timber :LOL: Then this afternoon I came home and moved a few tanks around. The rack holds 6 48x18x18 tanks (3 on each end) and 3 36x18x18 tanks down the middle So now all I have to do is finish of the filtration and hook it up to the air and it will be running. I have still got two more racks to build but they are smaller then this one. One will hold three six footers and another will hold 3 4 footers, but they can wait until next year now. Water going in. Water flowing. I have finally started up some tanks and moved all but one tank of fish out side. The tanks hold my second Tropheus colony (nkonde's bottom left), N. multies (center bottom), and then my peacock fry in the bottom right tank. Above them is the adult peacocks and Flavus the middle tank is a mix of tropheus gold comps and a single gold occie. The far left will be my Polit tank when I get them this week. Drilling and tapping the PVC for air line was one of the last things I had to do, Probably the most boring part of the whole job Finally I have 6 tanks running Thanks for looking Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Lookin good Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Hey hey Josh, Looking good Which part did Matthew help you with again? In return for all the hard work he put you through at our place Can't wait to see it in person. Wish the Taj Mahal of fish rooms was all set up I know for sure it will be some time in 2006 See you soon. Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 Thanks guys Aline I had to get my photos up first as it doesnt compare the 8th wonder of the world. Matthew helped me heaps on the room. He had all the bad luck and I had none You are welcome down here for a look anytime. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Hi Josh The room is great I understand the work involved and appreciate the hours spent . Now for the easy bit stocking the tanks. The stand legs are only welded on the side of the horizontal. I thought that a bolt tapped through two tubes would make it heaps less likley to shear the load bearing welds which could be disasterous also keep the galmet paint up to them It makes sense to keep the horizontals continuous to slide tanks through . Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Looking really nice Josh! Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 Thanks for the tips Neil The welds are horizontal and vertical on the legs. So I am hoping it holds the weight.....I know it will. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 wow very nice!!!!! a dream come true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Outstanding room. What was the time frame from beginning to end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 It started about 12 months ago and stoped for about 6 months in the middle of the project. The last three months has seen the internal walls lined/ painted, ceiling put up and insulated, air system put up, racks built and tansk setup. probabaly about 5 months of weekend work to finish it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosco Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Great stuff there Josh it is looking really good. You have a great array tanks and sizes, you have really thought it out. I need more space I will start working on that prospect in the new year . It is not my fault having MTS and all . I hope that 8th wonder of the world is completed soon then the canberra contingent can do a road trip to the Gong and surrounding regions cheers rosco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Looks great! I've liked how you've mainly chosen 3' and 4'+ tanks, just makes the room look that little bit more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoges Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Wowzers looks fabulous I'll be waiting by the letter box for my invite to the house warming party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Mate, it looks absolutely awesome . Can't wait to see pics when the 6 footers are in . Well done on a fantastic job, Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colfish Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 hi Josh lookin' great mate, i'm about 3 weekends behind you with my extensions. but i had last w/e off. [was down your way, on some r+r, doing some fishing ] questions?, what is the [working] distance between the top of a tank, to the bottom of the one above overall hieght [floor to top of the top tank is there any apparent deflection in the 7ft span [4+3 tanks] using that size tube i have the same size for my racks, and was planning on 6ft spans, using combinations of 4FT. 3ft and 2FT, but the plan looks clutered. cheers; Colin ps. you spoil your shellies rotten in those size tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy001 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Great looking setup Josh. Nothing better than a rack full of tank's waiting to be filled. Keep the photo's coming. Cheer's Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 Thanks for the comments Rosco I think I will need more space Laura you dont need an invite. Drop by anytime Jamie, give it a few weeks mate. My rack builder want to build them over christmas There is a bow in the seven foot span. The top of the tank would be less then 2mm closer then the bottom. I am not really worried about it. The gap between the tanks is about 250mm on bottom tank and 200mm on middle tank I have about 400mm for top tank to ceiling. The top one is probably a little high, only because the wife will have to stand on a milk crate to feed the fish up there the rack is abut 1550mm high and has a 450mm nigh tank on it so with foam it would be about 2 meters give or take a bit. I know the shellies are spoit in there. I was going to do rank with smaller tanks but that can wait till I have all these going and get some more tropheus to go in them. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashieFront Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 I love it. I wish I could weld. Good pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6C1 Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Looking great mate! Envious! Wish I had the room and $$ to be able to do something like that. Must be your pride at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Very nice Josh . The floor needs tiling though I see you've got dropsides great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 18, 2005 Author Share Posted December 18, 2005 Very nice Josh . The floor needs tiling though I see you've got dropsides great stuff ← Tiles? Mate you sound like a salesman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitrusty Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Very nice Josh . The floor needs tiling though the floor needs marine carpet i can get some if you need it.great set up looks better in life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormboy Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Awesome setup Josh, I am so unbelievably green with envy. Oh well, I'll bide my time and do it all one day *sigh* Good luck, have fun and keep us posted. -Mat- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngy_11 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 looks great now i have to get my fish room going. I am going to use metal for the frame as you did because it will be much cheaper and stronger. Great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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