BoykinsNDucks

@ARMYVET Yes, you and I are in the same boat. I don't even know what my well water would be like..I guess I am going to check into what I am dealing with this weekend. Maybe I can trench the line myself and save money. But then I would have to get power to the well, and that would be more trenching and expense....Its just so far from my house.. I'm not TOO concerned about the leftover ammonia. I have dealt with chloramine before, and I never had issues as long as I kept my water changes modest. The fish did not do well with big percentages, but 30-50% was fine. But I generally keep low stocked tanks. My main problem is I want the following: 1) A auto option that basically is drip system on a timer so I can set and forget when my interest is low. 2) A manual option where I can close off a few valves and drain and fill individual tanks manually. One system that I like is using Diaphragm to move water through 1/4" tubing. Jadren aquatics on youtube does it that way and the system looks like it would be reliable. But I have to figure out out to get both a drip and fill out of it. If I drain a 40 breeder by half, a drip system would take forever to fill it. I know there are several auto dosers now geared towards Aquascapers and Reef folks. I think those could easily work for adding prime...I need to see about mixing up a solution of Safe, that would be cheaper than prime.

Oooh, I thought you were saying water butt and auto correct struck. That is exactly what I would use. I have always called them IBC Totes.

Water buffalo...that cracked me up. Thats exactly the alternative to having the water change come straight from tap (like how Cory's is). But I need to figure out how to automate filling the water storage, dosing prime, preventing it from running dry, and prevent it from just topping itself up instead of emptying/filling completely.

I'm going back and forth on two different water change systems and how to automate them. My tap water has chloramines. Which adds an additional layer of expense (carbon block filters) and uncertainty. I'm not sure how long the carbon block filters will last and there is no warning system for if it has been used up. What if I simply forget to change them out. Am I making a big deal over nothing? So with that component added in. I am wondering if it would be easier and cheaper to automate the filling of a water storage tank and adding an auto doser to drop in prime/safe. And then use a pump to deliver water to the aquariums. Another pro to this setup is I could probably do without a hot water heater out...as the water could come up to temp in the storage container since I will heat the room. I'll be dealing with about 20 aquariums totaling 1,000 gallons. Thoughts? And as a monkey wrench. The property has an old well. I could investigate getting the well running, but it would cost a pretty penny. I'd estimate 2-3,000 by the time I bought equipment and had water lines trenched up to my shop (400-500' or so).

Here is an example of the pallet racks: https://www.grainger.com/category/material-handling/storage-workspace/shelving-and-storage-racks/pallet-racks-and-accessories/pallet-racking-systems?categoryIndex=5

400 pounds per shelf would worry me. I think a 40 breeder could top that once you added substrate and rock. The gladiator may be an option and much cheaper than the pallet racks I have been looking at. I just don't want to be the first to try and stack two 125s on them lol. The pallet racks are expensive, but rated for 4-5k per shelf. Probably super overkill, but if I ever stumbled upon a deal on 8'x2' tanks they could handle them.

I have seen those gladiator racks for 40 and 20 gallon tanks, but not for 125 gallons. They are rated for 2k per shelf. I bet a 125g is pushing 1500 +. Thoughts? What I have been looking at is the pallet racks for warehouse use. I seen a garage fishroom where a guy used them for large tanks. But I don't know the brand as it was years and years ago.If I can stick to the same type of rack for the big and little tanks, I can mix and match as needed.

Hello, Does anyone have experience with the industrial style racking for a fishroom? I will be building a fishroom this year. The room is in my outbuilding with sprayfoam insulation. I am building a smaller room inside the outbuilding for a man cave/fishroom. The room is a little over 16x16. Concrete floors with a couple of floor drains. Originally, I was going to fill that 16x16 room with wall to wall tanks! But I have come to my senses and I am going to limit myself to one wall with an auto water change system. My fish interest goes sky high during the spring and summer and falls to nonexistent once fall comes back around and my outdoor hobbies start up. So since I am sticking to one wall, the metal shelving seems to give the most flexibility and space. But I worry about the sturdiness. So far, the wall will contain: (2) 125g (6) 40 breeder (9) 20 gallon (or 15's if I can find them).